Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 46, 2014-2025

Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 46, 2022

Member, Lawrence City Commission, 2003-2009

Mayor, Lawrence, Kansas, 2005-2006

Former Member, 2016 Special Committee on Patient Protections for Step Therapy, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Minority Member, Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy and Environment Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, House Federal and State Affairs Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, House Judiciary Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice-Chair, Rules and Journal Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Attorney, Highberger & Ananda Limited Liability Company, 2012-present

Employee, GEM Farm Center, Incorporated

Member, Board of Directors, Kansas University Legal Services for Students

Attorney, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 1992-2011

Trustee, Bert Nash Endowment Foundation

Member, Board of Directors, Community Mercantile Education Foundation

Member, Douglas County Food Policy Council

Member, Board of Directors, East Lawrence Neighborhood Association

Board Member, East Lawrence Neighborhood Association

Member, Elementary School Facility Vision Task Force

Member, Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund Advisory Board

Member, Free State Credit Union

Volunteer Counselor/Member, Board of Directors, Headquarters

Member, Lawrence Advisory Board, Housing and Credit Counseling, Incorporated

Member, Board of Directors, Independence, Incorporated

Member, Board of Directors, Lawrence/Douglas County Bioscience Authority

Board Member, Let's Talk

Member, Ozark Cooperative Warehouse, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Member, Public Incentives Review Committee

Member, Sustainability Advisory Board

Member, Unified School District 497 Elementary School Facility Vision Task Force