Minority President Pro Tempore, Indiana State Senate

Senator, Indiana State Senate, District 25, 1997-2022

Minority Floor Leader, Indiana State Senate, 2012-2021

Candidate, Indiana State Senate, District 25, 2018

Assistant Minority Leader, Indiana State Senate, 2008-2012

Member, Anderson City Sister Cities Committee

Former Member, Civil Law Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Member, Commerce and Technology Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Member, Corrections and Criminal Law Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Elections Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Member, Ethics Affairs Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Family and Children Services Affairs Committee, Indiana State Senate

Member, Indiana Public Defenders Commission

Former Member, Insurance & Financial Institutions Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Member, Joint Ethics Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Indiana State Senate

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures Redistricting and Elections Committee

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Member, Public Policy Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Public Policy Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Rules and Legislative Procedure Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Member, Utilities Committee, Indiana State Senate

Assistant Democrat Leadership, Senate Democratic Caucus, 2008

Attorney, 1982-present

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney

Attorney, City of Anderson, Indiana

Juvenile Referee, Madison County Superior Court System

Master Commissioner, Madison County Superior Court System

Attorney, Indiana Legal Services Organization, 1977-1982

Board Member, Madison County Minority Health Coalition, 1998-present

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Anderson Noon Kiwanis Club

Member, Anderson Urban Enterprise Association Board

Member, East Central Legal Services Board

Volunteer, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Member, Indiana Trial Lawyer's Association

Member, Madison County Bar Association

Member, Madison County Urban League

Board Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Madison County, 2000-2006

Names of Grandchildren:

Nathalie