Lieutenant Governor, State of Ohio, 2006-2010

Candidate, United States Senate, 2010

Attorney General, Ohio, 1991-1995

Senator, Ohio State Senate, 1983-1991

Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 1980-1982

Chair, National Commission on Crime Control and Prevention, 1995-present

President/Chief Executive Officer, Center for Families and Children

Experience, American Bar Association

Advisory Board, Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland

Experience, Cleveland Bar Association

Board, Cleveland Reads

Experience, Cuyahoga County Bar Association

Experience, National Association of Attorneys General

Board of Directors, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Board of Directors, National Center to Prevent Handgun Violence

Board of Trustees, Oberlin College

Experience, Ohio Bar Association