Majority Leader, California State Senate, 2020-2022

Senator, California State Senate, District 18, 2014-2022

Candidate, California State Senate, District 18, 2018

Assemblyman, California State Assembly, District 40, 1996-2002

Assembly Speaker, California State Assembly, 2000-2001

Former Member, Arts Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Mental Health Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Natural Resources and Water Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction, California State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on the Governor's 2019 Report: Wildfires and Climate Change - California's Energy Future, California State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Gas and Electric Infrastructure Safety, California State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Modernizing Government, California State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Water Future for the Century, California State Senate

Of Counsel, Glaser Wiel Limited Liability Partnership, 2014-present

Chair, Board, G24 Innovations

Co-Founder, Renewable Capital

Co-Founder, Solar Integrated Technologies

Partner, Mayer Brown, Los Angeles Office, 2002-2014

Vice President, American Jewish Committee

Member, CORO Associates

Member, Cal-Grants Program

Member, California Bar Assocation

Member, Chinatown Service Center

Chair, County-Wide Marketing Task Force

Chair, Dean's Council of Hebrew Union Council, Los Angeles

Board Member, Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley

Member, Executive Committee for the Los Angeles Alliance for a Drug Free Community

Former Chair, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation

Member, Mulholland Tomorrow

Member, State Issue Committee of VICA

Former Member, Board of Governors, Valley Industry and Commerce Association

Member, Think Long Committee of California, 2010-2014

Co-Chair, California Forward, 2009-2012

Co-Chair, Citizen's Committee for Propositions M & N, 1992

Chair, State Board of Pharmacy, 1984-1988

Awards:

In the Top Ten Business Lawyers, Los Angeles Business Journal; In the Top 100 lawyers in California, The Daily Journal; "World Bank Award for Lighting Africa. 1999-2000 "Outstanding Mentor Award," California Young Democrats; 2003 "Legislator of the Year," California State University; 2005 Wall Street Journal Innovation of the Year Award; 2006 "The Power Issue: Southern California's 100 Most Powerful People," Los Angeles Times; 2007 "Advocate of the Year," University of California; 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016 "Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers in America; 2008 "50 People Who Can Save the Planet," The Guardian; 2008 "Top 100 Low-Carbon Pioneers," CNBC European Business; 2015 "Bebe Moore Campbell Award, Leadership in Minority Mental Health Advocacy," National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) California; 2015 "New Ideas Challenge Award - Innovative Policy Solutions," Developing Exceptional American Leaders (NewDEAL)