• Nevada Assembly, 1995-2009 (first elected November 1994) - Assistant Majority Whip, 2001

• Nevada Senate, 2011 (first elected November 2010)

• Co-founder, Southeast Valley Coalition of Concerned Citizens

• Honorary Board Member, Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth

• Immediate Past Member, Opportunity Village Assocation for Retarded Citizens Board of Directors

• Board of Directors, Chaparral High School Alumni Foundation

• Board of Directors, The Public Education Foundation

• Member, Whitney Library Building Committee, 1994

• Past Advisory Board Member, CLASS! Publications

• Founding Member, Look Out Kids About

• Co-Vice Chair, Legislative Caucus, Nevada Arts Advocate

• Past Board Member, Seniors United (20-year member)

• Participant, graffiti cleanup projects, community cleanups, community food and clothing drives for district area residents

• Staunch recycling advocate

• Past Advisory Board, Nevada Parents Encouraging Parents

• Past Board Member, Paradise Democratic Club (20-year member)

• Caring to Make a Difference Award, Stop DUI, 1997-2009

• Certificate of Appreciation (for support and donation), Track and Field, Chaparrel High School, 2008

• HERO Award Recipient for Outstanding Legislative Support to the Nevada Association of Manufactured Home Owners, 1995, 2001, 2007

• Certificate of Appreciation (for dedicated participation in the Clark County Homeless Youth Count), 2005

• Certificate of Appreciation, Boy Scouts of America, 2005

• Nationally Recognized Legislative Leadership Award, The National Commission Against Drunk Driving, 2004

• Certificate of Appreciation (for valuable contributions to Black Student Assocation), Community College of Southern Nevada, 2004

• Certificate of Appreciation, Clark County Homeless Youth Count, 2003

• Certificate of Honors, "Veterans' Hero," Nevada Veterans Services Commission, 2003

• Appreciation Award (for the Handicapped Parking Volunteer Program), Southern Nevada Center for Independent Living, 1998

• Certificate of Appreciation (for community support), Pueblo Del Sol Community, 1995

• Outstanding Grass Roots Democrat of the Year Award, Paradise Democratic Club, 1994

• Veterans Advocate for Nevada Award, National Assocation for Uniform Services, 1994

• Certificate of Appreciation (volunteering for the Relief of the Great Quake of 1994), Disaster Welfare Information Center, American Red Cross

• Certificate of Appreciation (in recognition of important contribution to the ongoing fight against hatred and intolerance in America), Southern Poverty Law Center

• Graduate, Citizen's Police Academy

• Certificate of Recognition, School-Community Partnership Program

• The Kierra Harrison Foundation for Child Safety

• Stop DUI (25-year advocate)

• Nevada Parent Teacher Association

• Project Safe Place (instrumental in bringing Safe Place to Southern Nevada)

• Nevada Association of Manufactured Home Owners (20-year member)

• Flight 93 National Memorial

• Heaven Can Wait Animal Society

• Nevada Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

• National American Notch Association

• Nevada Seniors Coalition

• Friends of Desert Wetlands Park

• Town Board Watch Dog

• Chaparral High School, 1985

• Area Technical Trade Center, 1985

• Clark County Community College, A.S., Resort Occupation, 1989

• Clark County Community College, A.A., Hotel, Restaurant and Casino Management, 1990

• University of Virginia, Darden Executive Business Administration Course for Emerging Political Leaders