Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, District 26, 1962-2021

Senate President, Wisconsin State Senate, 1979-1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2009-2011

Presidential Elector, Electoral College, 1964, 2008

Co-Majority Leader, Wisconsin State Senate, 2001

Assistant Minority Leader, Wisconsin State Senate, 1965, 1993, 1995

President Pro Tempore, Wisconsin State Senate, 1975, 1977

Minority Leader, Wisconsin State Senate, 1967-1973

Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1957-1962

Member, State Capitol and Executive Residence Board, Wisconsin State Senate, present

Member, Wisconsin Building Commission, Wisconsin State Senate, present

Former Member, Administrative Rules Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Elections and Utilities Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Chair, Ethics, Reform, and Government Operations Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Information Policy and Technology Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Council, Wisconsin State Legislature

Former Member, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Law Revision Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Member, Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission

Former Member, National Executive Committee, Council of State Governments (CSG)

Former Member, Review of Administrative Rules Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Member, Sesquicentennial Commission

Attorney

Served, United States Navy

Member, Dane County Bar Association, present

Member, Oregon State Bar Association, present

Member, Wisconsin State Bar Association, present

Member, Board of Curators, Wisconsin Historical Society

Former Member, Board of Directors, State Legislative Leaders Foundation

Member, Disability Board

Vice Chair, Historic Sites Foundation, Circus World Museum

Member, National Conference of State Legislators

Member, State Capitol and Executive Residence Board