Senator, Illinois State Senate, District 33, 2012-2019

Minority Caucus Whip, Illinois State Senate, 2017-2019

Candidate, Illinois State Senate, District 33, 2018

Former Member, Appropriations II Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Committee of the Whole, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Committee on Pension Investments, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Committee on Restorative Justice, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Energy and Public Utilities, Illinois State Senate

Member, Executive Committee, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

Member, Executive Committee, Metropolis 2020

Former Member, Financial Institutions Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Financial Institutions Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Special Committee on Pension Investments, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Special Committee on Restorative Justice, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Charter Schools, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Gaming, Illinois State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Transportation Committee, Illinois State Senate

Member, County Domestic Violence Task Force, 1992-1993

Owner, Small Business

Board Member, Fox Valley, 2004-present

Founder, Help for Homeowners

Chair, Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Group

Member, Second Chance Felony Program, 1994-1995

Co-Founder, S.T.O.P., 1989-1992