Representative, United States House of Representatives, New Jersey, District 9, 2025-present

Senator, New Jersey State Senate, District 35, 2012-2024

Majority Caucus Chair, New Jersey State Senate, 2022-2024

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New Jersey, District 9, 2024

Candidate, New Jersey State Senate, District 35, 2023

Assembly Appropriations Chair, New Jersey General Assembly, 2006-2011

Assembly Member, New Jersey State Assembly, 1997-2011

Deputy Speaker, New Jersey State Assembly, 2002-2005

Assistant Minority Leader, New Jersey State Assembly, 2000-2001

Member, Committee on Homeland Security

Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Member, Subcommittee on Aviation

Member, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

Former Member, Budget and Appropriations Committee, New Jersey State Senate

Former Chair, Commerce Committee, New Jersey State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Higher Education Committee, New Jersey State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly

Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, New Jersey State Senate

Member, New Jersey Commission on Capital Budgeting, present

Member, Passaic County Planning and Policy Partnership Committee, present

Member, Women’s Democratic Caucus, present

Former Chair, New Jersey Legislative Latino Caucus,, 2006-2024

Former Member, New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1997-2024

Chair, Mayor's Health Planning Task Force, 1988-1997

Member, Passaic County-Bergen County HIV Health Services Advisory Council, 1993-1997

Member, Passaic County Human Services Advisory Council, 1991-1995

Member, New Jersey Department of Health, Professional Advisory Committee, 1991-1992

Administrator, City of Patersen, 1986-present

Assistant Business Administrator, City of Paterson, present

Chair, City of Paterson, Department of Human Resources, 1983-1997

Member, Disparity in State Procurement Study Commission, present

Member, National Council of State Legislators, present

Member, National Foundation of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, present

Member, National Foundation of Women Legislators, present

Member, National Order of Women Legislators, present

Member, New Jersey Complete Count Commission for the 2020 Census, present

Member, New Jersey Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission, present

Member, Women in Government, present

Member, Task Force for Continued Transformation of Youth Justice in New Jersey

Commissioner, Paterson Public Library Board of Trustees, 1983-1984