• Nevada Assembly, 2003-2014 (first elected November 2002)—eight special and six regular sessions

• Majority Leader 2013-2014

• Majority Whip, 2011

• Assistant Majority Whip, 2007-2009

• 2011 SESSION COMMITTEES: Judiciary (Chair); Commerce and Labor; Legislative Operations and Elections

• 2009 SESSION COMMITTEES: Corrections, Parole, and Probation (Chair); Commerce and Labor; Elections, Procedures, Ethics, and Constitutional Amendments; Judiciary

• 2011-2012 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice (Chair)

• 2009-2010 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice (Chair); Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice Steering Committee (Chair); Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice’s Subcommittee on the Reclassification of Crimes

• 2007-2008 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Commission’s Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste; Legislative Commission’s Subcommittee to Study the Benefits, Costs, and Feasibility of the Implementation of Courts of Chancery

• 2005-2006 INTERIM COMMITTEE: Legislative Commission’s Subcommittee to Study Sentencing and Pardons, and Parole and Probation (Chair)

• Chair, Law and Criminal Justice Standing Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), 2011-2012

• Member, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 2005-2012

• Member, Gaming Policy Committee, 2011-2012

• Member, Nevada Commission on Homeland Security, 2003-2004, 2011-2012

• Member, Nevada State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, 2009-2010

• Member, Nevada State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision, 2009-2010

• Flemming Fellow, Arthur S. Flemming Fellows Association, 2005

• Outstanding Freshman, 2003

• Graduate, Western Legislative Academy, The Council of State Governments–WEST, 2003

• Leadership Institute Graduate, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), 2003

• Past President, Phi Alpha Delta

• Past Class Representative, William S. Boyd Student Bar Association

• Member, Society of Advocates

• National Black Caucus of State Legislators

• Nevada Black Elected Officials Caucus

• Advisory Board, Bridge Counseling Associates

• Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity

• Tau Kappa Epsilon

• Advisory Committee, College of Urban Affairs, UNLV

• Adjunct Professor, UNLV

• Western High School

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), B.A., Criminal Justice

• William S. Boyd School of Law, J.D.