Former Majority Whip, Iowa State Senate

Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 44, 2020

Senator, Iowa State Senate, 2002-2016

Member, Iowa Senate Democratic Caucus, 2003-present

Member, Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision State Council, present

Member, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council, present

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Commerce Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission

Former Member, Labor Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Rules and Administration Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Vice Chair, State Government Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Justice System Appropriations, Iowa State Senate

Former Employee, Case/New Holland

Served, United States Air Force

Member, American Veterans, present

Member, Regional Workforce Development Board for Region 16, present

Member, United Auto Workers Local 807, present

Former Chair, Burlington Civil Service Commission

Former President and Board Member, Burlington School Board

Former Steering Committee Member, Community Health Center of South East Iowa

Former Member, Community Relations Advisory Board at Great River Hospice

Former Chair, Des Moines County Democrats

Former Member, Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety

Former Chair, South East Iowa Community Action Program

Former Bargaining Chair, United Auto Workers Local 807

Former Union Production Safety Representative, United Auto Workers Local 807, 1988-2002

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

September 2012

Number of Grandchildren:

9 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren