Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 38, 2024-present

Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 38, 2025

Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, District 11, 2014-2024

Minority Caucus Secretary, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 2015-2022

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia, 2021

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 2008

Member, Appalachian Region Interstate Compact Commission

Chair, Appropriations - Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Member, Appropriations - General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Member, Appropriations - Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Member, Appropriations Committee

Member, Center for Rural Virginia Board of Trustees

Member, Education - Higher Education Subcommittee

Member, Education - K-12 Subcommittee

Chair, Education Committee

Member, Interstate 81 Committee

Member, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission

Member, New College Institute

Member, Public Safety Committee

Member, Recreational Facilities Authority

Member, Roanoke Higher Education Authority

Member, Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, Virginia

Member, Southern Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees

Member, Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation

Member, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees

Member, State Water Commission

Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood

Chair, Subcommittee on Public Safety

Member, Virginia Delegation of the Roanoke River Bi-State Commission

Member, Western Virginia Public Education Consortium

Member, Fire and EMS Caucus, 2015-present

Member, Ben Franklin Privacy Caucus, 2014-present

Member, Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, 2014-present

Member, Rural Caucus, 2014-present

Member, Virginia Environment and Renewable Energy Caucus, 2014-present

Member, Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, 2014-present

Chair, Appropriations- Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Block Grants, Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Commission on Tobacco Region Revitalization, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Chair, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Interstate 81 Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Privileges and Elections Committee, Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Science and Technology Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Southwest Virginia Health Authority, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Campaigns, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Welfare and Institutions #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Militia, Police and Public Safety #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Pre-K-12, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Privileges and Elections #4, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Chair, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates

Former Vice Chair, Virginia Health, Welfare, and Institutions Committee

Director, Fahrenheit Advisors, 2019-present

Transformational Change Agent, ENVIGOR, 2013-3019

Adjunct Business Professor, American National University, 2012-2014

Chief Operating Officer, Kissito Healthcare International, 2012-2013

Chief Financial Officer, Kissito Healthcare, 2009-2012

General Manager, Provita USA, 2004-2008

Private, Virginia Defense Force, 2007-2008

Principal, Rasoul Properties, 2005-2007

President, Sunshine Entertainment, 2003-2007

Project Manager, Tech Mat, 2003

Roanoke City Public Schools, Substitute Teacher, 2018-present

Member, Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority, 2014-present

Board Member, Goodwill Industries, 2012-present

Member, The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke City, 2007-present

Member, Goodwill of the Valleys Board of Directors

Volunteer, Junior Achievement

Volunteer, Meals on Wheels

Lifetime Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Certified, Nursing Home Administrator, Virginia Department of Health Professionals

Member, Science Museum of Western Virginia Board of Directors

Member, Smart Beginnings Steering Committee

Former Member, The Hope Fund

Founder, The Impact Center

Member, Williamson Road Business Association

Board Member, Valley Character, 2007-2010

Awards:

Platinum Award, "Government Person Who Gets It", The Roanoker;
Top 20 Under 40, Blue Ridge Business Journal
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King, Jr., Drum Major for Justice Award
Virginia Education Association, Solid as a Rock Award

Priority Issues:

GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND ECONOMIC FAIRNESS: End Tax Loopholes and Unnecessary Subsidies, Limit Executive Compensation and Extreme Inequality
Limit Influence of PACs and Lobbyists, Reduce Earmarking and Pork-barrel Legislation
Increase Transparency in Government, Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform

HEALTHCARE: Enact H.R. 676, Better Care for the Disabled, Tax Credits for Businesses to Provide Employee Health Care, Digital Integration of Our Medical Record Filing System at a National Level, Comprehensive Care for Our Veterans

EDUCATION: Increased Financial Aid, Skills/Vocational Training, Pre-K Education
Expanding Head Start, Increase Funding For GI Bill

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION: Healthcare Tax Breaks For Small Businesses, Invest in Alternative Energies

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT: End Our Dependence on Foreign Oil, Invest in Clean Energy

FOREIGN POLICY