Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 12, 2008-present

Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 12, 2022, 2024

Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 151, 2005-2008

Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 151, 2004, 2006

Member, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee

Member, Appropriations Committee

Secretary, Education and Youth Committee

Member, Interstate Cooperation Committee

Member, Natural Resources and the Environment Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Member, Subcommittee on Education and Higher Education

Member, Subcommittee on Health and Workman's Comp

Member, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present

Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present

Secretary, Education and Youth Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present

Member, Interstate Cooperation Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present

Member, Natural Resources and the Environment Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present

Member, Regulated Industries Committee, Georgia State Senate, present

Member, Urban Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate, present

Former Member, Finance Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Insurance and Labor Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Long Term Aquifer Storage Study Committee

Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Tax Reform, Georgia State Senate

Former Deputy Registrar, Dougherty County

Member, Communities in Schools, present

Member, Children in Poverty

Member, Fort Valley State University Alumni Association

Member, Fort Valley State University Foundation Board

Member, Georgia Association of Retired Educators

Member, Kiwanis International

Member, Shilo Baptist Church at Albany

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

Awards:

2004 Outstanding Financial Contributions to Capitol Campaign award;
2008 Outstanding Legislator of the Year;
1991 Leadership Albany Award;
2010 Legislator of the Year Award, Turner Job Corps of Albany;
2012 Broadband Leader of the Year Award, Cable Television Association of Georgia;
2011 "Whatever It Takes" Award, Community Development Systems;
2014 Excellence Award, Georgia Association of Educators;
2000 Leadership Sumter;
2009 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Award;
2010 Banquet Speaker from Talbot County, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People