Senator, Colorado State Senate, District 18, 2008-2017

Assistant Minority Leader, Colorado State Senate, 2015-2017

Majority Leader, Colorado State Senate, 2013-2015

Candidate, Governor of Colorado, 2002

Former Member, Business, Labor and Technology Committee, Colorado State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Council, Colorado State Senate

Former Chair, State, Veterans and Military Affairs, Colorado State Senate

Teacher, "Humanizing the Negotiating Process," Leeds School of Business, present

President, International Corporation and Building Materials Corporation

Founder/Owner, Ponderosa Industries, 1988-2001

Senior Vice President, Johns Manville Corporation, 1973-1990

Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Reserves, 1970-1983

Director, ARMCO Steel, 1970-1973

Vice President, ARMCO Steel, 1970-1973

Lieutenant Colonel, Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army, 1961-1970

Member, Advisory Board, University of Colorado Business School, Denver, present

Member, Advisory Board, University of Wisconsin Business School, present

Founder, Business Coalition, present

Board Member, Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, present

Board Member, Colorado Forum, present

Founder, Democratic Business Coalition, present

Board Member, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, present

Board Member, Public Education and Business Coalition, present

Founder, Rocky Mountain Progressive Network, present

Board Member, University of Colorado, Student Leadership Institute, present

Chair, University of Colorado, Student Leadership Institute, present

Founder, World Trade Center Denver, present

Chair, Mile High United Way Annual Campaign, 2006

Awards:

Lifetime Achievement Award, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, 2000.

Priority Issues:

Social Justice and Human Rights
Transportation
Health Care
Education
The Environment
Sound Fiscal Reform and Leadership.