Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, District 43 Position 2, 1995-2025

Candidate, Washington State House of Representatives, District 43 Position 2, 2022

Speaker, Washington State House of Representatives, 2002-2021

Co-Speaker, Washington State House of Representatives, 1999-2001

Minority Leader, Washington State House of Representatives, 1997-1998

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Member, Housing Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Rules Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Senior Advisor, Solid Ground (Freemont Public Association), 2006-present

President, Solid Ground (Fremont Public Association), 1999-2006

Executive Director, Solid Ground (Fremont Public Association), 1983-1998

Lecturer, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, 1992-1996

Manager, North Community Service Center, 1981-1983

Administrative Director, Pike Market Senior Center, 1980-1981

Employee, Department of Human Resources, City of Seattle, 1976-1979

Director, Cascade Community Center, 1975-1976

Director, Program for Local Service Volunteer, 1974-1975

Planning Commissioner, City of Kent, Washington, 1972-1974

Director, Cascade Community Center

Founder, Home and Hope Project

Founding Member, Livable Wage Campaign

Co-Founder, Seattle Tenants Union

Founder, Washington State’s Housing Trust Fund

Board Member, Low Income Housing Institute, 1991-1998

Board Member, Office of PortJOBS and Working in King County Task Force, Port of Seattle, 1990-1994

Co-Chair, Low-Income and Affordable Housing, Capital Forum Coalition (Washington State Capital Budget), 1989-1993

Co-Founder/Chair, Committee for Economic Opportunity, 1989-1992

Technical Advisor, State Health Care Commission, 1991-1992

Member, Working Group on School/Community Partnerships, Seattle Education Summit, 1990

Regional Planning Task Force, Human Services Roundtable, 1988

Member/Chair, Seattle Housing Levy Oversight Committee, 1986-1988

Member, Leadership Tomorrow, 1987

Co-Founder/Board Member, Seattle Personal Transit, 1984-1986

Chair/Member, Steering Committee, Citizens for a Better Seattle, 1986

Co-Chair, Coalition for Survival Services, 1983-1985

Co-Chair, Health Care for the Homeless Coalition, 1984-1985

Board Member, Downtown Human Services Council, 1980-1981

Board Member, Fremont Arts Council, 1976-1979

Founder/Community Coordinator, Fremont Canal Park Project, 1977-1978

Member, Steering Committeee, Seattle Coalition on Redlining, 1976-1977

Co-Chair, Cascade Community Council, 1975-1976

Board Member, Central Seattle Community Council Federation, 1974-1976

Member, National Steering Committee, New Democratic Coalition, 1975-1976

Board Member, Citizens Against the R.H. Thomson Freeway (CARHT), 1973-1975

Volunteer, Program for Local Service, 1974-1975

Board Member, University District Community Council, 1974-1975

Chair, Washington Democratic Council, 1974-1975

Coordinator, Citizens for an Alternative to the West Seattle Freeway, 1973-1974

Member, Government and Citizen Participation Task Force, Seattle 2000, 1974

Member, King County Environmental Development Commission, 1973-1974

Member, Metro Transit Citizens Advisory Committee, 1973-1974

Father's Occupation:

Shipyard Employee

Mother's Occupation:

School Cafeteria Employee