Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2014

Senator, Iowa State Senate, 2008-2011

Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2002-2008

Board Member, Linn-Mar Community School District Board of Education, 1996-2002

Member, Advisory Council of the National Science Foundation's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, present

Member, Federal-State Joint Conference on Advance Telecommunications Services, present

Member, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, present

Vice Chair, Economic Development Budget subcommittee

Member, Mid-American Regulatory Conference

Chair, Senate Commerce Committee

Member, Committee on International Relations, 2011

Member, Iowa Utilities Board, 2011

Member, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, 2011

Member, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Committee on Telecommunications, 2011

President, National Foundation of Women Legislators, 2011

Member, Vision Iowa Board, 2000-2002

Community Leader

Member, Board of Directors, Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation, 2005-present

Member, Board of Directors, Liars Holographic Radio Theater, 2001-present

Member, Board of Directors, Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted & Talented, present

Member, Board of Directors, Iowa Math and Science Coalition, present

Member, Board of Directors, National Foundation of Women Legislators, present

Member, Board of Directors, United States Center for Citizen Diplomacy, present

Member, Board of Directors, Women in Public Policy (Iowa Charter), present

Member, Boy Scouts America Hawkeye Area Council

Member, Junior League of Cedar Rapids

Member, Linn-Mar Booster Club

Member, Phoenix Club Leadership Team

Member, Board of Directors, Iowa Association of School Board's, 2000-2002