Majority Leader, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2021-present

Former Assistant Majority Leader, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Member, Newton City Council

Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District First Middlesex and Norfolk, 1999-2023

Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District Norfolk and Middlesex District, 2023-Present

Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District First Middlesex & Norfolk, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Member/President, Newton Board of Aldermen, 1976-1994

Member, Ethics Committee

Chair, Global Warming and Climate Change Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Election Laws

Member, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Member, Steering and Policy Committee

Former Member, Bills in the Third Reading Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Bills in the Third Reading Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Cyber Security Readiness Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Massachusetts State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Joint Revenue Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Chair, Personnel and Administration Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Vice Chair, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Vice-Chair, Senate Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Former Member, Steering and Policy Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Member, Criminal Justice Reform House-Senate Conference Committee, 2017-2018

Former Chair, Senate Post-Audit and Oversight, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2013-2014

Former Chair, Joint Committee on the Judiciary, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2009-2013

Former Chair, Revenue Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2003-2008

Former Chair, Criminal Justice Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 1999-2003

Member, Governor's Council, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1994-1999

Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

Fellow, Women's Bar Association