President-Elect, National Conferece of State Legislatures, 2003-present

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1990-present

Majority Leader, 1995-2001

President, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2004-present

Member, Juvenile Court Committee, Montgomery County, 1978-1980.

House Chair, Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation, 2000-present

House Chair, Joint Committee on the State's Emergency Medical Response System, 2003-2005

Study Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland, 2002-2004

House Chair, Special Joint Committee on Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program, 2002-2003

Member, Study Panel on Funding Needs of Trauma Centers, 2001-2003

Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2002

Speaker's Advisory Committee on Legislative Redistricting, 2001-2002

Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Data Systems, 1999-2002

Special Committee on Gaming, 2001, 2001

Business and Technology Division Task Force, 2000, 2000

Oversight Committee on the Administration of the HealthChoice Program, 1999, 1999

Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 1993-1999

Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law, 1998, 1998

Special Committee on Competitive Taxation and Economic Development, 1996-1997

Special Joint Committee on Group Homes, 1996-1997

Special Committee on School Enrollment Management, 1996-1997

Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 1996

Member, Governor's Task Force on Community Health Networks, 1994-1995

House Chair, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 1994

Chair, District 18 Democratic Caucus, 1981, 1988

Executive Committee, Democratic National Committee Small Business Council, 1986

Councilmanic Charter Redistricting Commission, Montgomery County, 1982

Vice-President, Intergovernmental Affairs, Ketchum Public Relations, 1993-present

Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1991-present

Attorney, 1979-present

Executive Director, American Council of Young Political Leaders, 1993-95

Executive Committee, Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders, 1989-present

Experience, Atlantic Association of Young Maryland State Bar Association

Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Co-Chair, Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Coalition, 1989