• Nevada Senate, 2011 -Present (first elected November 2010)

• Nevada Assembly, 1995-2010 (first elected November 1994)

• Assistant Majority Whip, 2001-2002

• 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, Chaparral 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 Association), 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 Association 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

• Paradise Democratic Club Democrat of the Year, 2016

• Nevada Humane Society Advocate of the Year, 2016

• Nevada Arts Advocate of the Year, 2015

• Nevada Political Action for Animals, Legislator of the Year, 2015

• Progressive Democrats of America, State Senator of the Year, 2013

• 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

• Senate Government Affairs (Vice Chair)
• Senate Natural Resources (Vice Chair)
• Senate Transportation (Member)

SCR5	Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study relating to the working conditions at state correctional institutions and facilities and to the supervision of offenders. (BDR R-536)
SJR7	Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide certain rights to voters. (BDR C-403)
SJR16	Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (BDR R-786)
AB119	Revises provisions governing the practice of veterinary medicine. (BDR 54-247)
SB144	Revises provisions governing traffic laws. (BDR 43-72)
SB145	Authorizes a nonresident who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States and is stationed in Nevada to enroll in the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders. (BDR 43-71)
SB147	Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt certain policies relating to certain training for peace officers concerning dog behavior. (BDR 23-10)
SB152	Makes various changes to provisions governing public safety. (BDR 43-17)
AB164	Revises provisions relating to access by patients to certain investigational drugs, biological products and devices. (BDR 40-125)
SB164	Revises provisions prohibiting certain discriminatory acts. (BDR 18-59)
SB188	Revises provisions relating to vehicle collisions. (BDR 43-674)
SB204	Providing for protections from bullying in public schools. (BDR 34-51)
SB221	Revises provisions governing the addition of fence rollers to certain walls in common-interest communities. (BDR 10-1006)
AB232	Revises provisions governing health districts. (BDR 40-694)
AB234	Enacts provisions related to multicultural education. (BDR 34-102)
SB261	Makes various changes relating to certain research facilities. (BDR 50-56)
SB267	Revises provisions relating to the safe transportation of children. (BDR 43-686)
SB284	Requires the State Plan for Medicaid to provide for certain nonmedical transportation. (BDR 38-974)
SB312*	Makes various changes concerning victim impact panels. (BDR 43-888)
AB321	Revises provisions relating to school police officers. (BDR 34-925)
SB323	Establishes a program to provide loans to certain small businesses owned by minorities and women. (BDR 18-956)
SB324	Revises provisions concerning the Department of Transportation. (BDR 35-23)
AB350	Provides for certain credits against the modified business tax for taxpayers who donate money to an early childhood education scholarship organization. (BDR 38-1057)
SB354	Authorizes the use of motorized wheelchairs and the movement of other pedestrians in bicycle lanes under certain circumstances. (BDR 43-894)
SB365	Exempts certain offers or sales of securities from registration requirements for securities. (BDR 7-878)
AB377	Establishes provisions for the preservation, development and use of the Nevada State Prison as a historical, cultural, educational and scientific resource. (BDR 26-625)
SB385	Provides for recognition of Cinco de Mayo Day in Nevada. (BDR 19-20)
SB386	Revises provisions relating to motor vehicles. (BDR 40-675)
SB387	Revises provisions relating to wild horses and burros. (BDR 50-681)
SB388	Establishing additional fees for filing certain motions in a divorce action. (BDR 2-1046)
SB395	Revises provisions relating to marriage. (BDR 11-530)
SB398	Prohibits the sale or transfer of ivory under certain circumstances. (BDR 52-1022)
SB405	Expands the program of Zoom schools and the provision of programs and services to children who are limited English proficient in certain other schools. (BDR S-887)

ACR3	Honors Nevadans who have lost their lives in the Global War on Terrorism. (BDR R-202)
SR4	Inducts Dean Rhoads into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1268)
ACR4	Memorializes former Assemblyman Joseph “Joe” Michael Hogan, Sr. (BDR R-1260)
SCR4	Directs the Legislative Commission to conduct an interim study relating to energy efficiency programs. (BDR R-537)
ACR5	Memorializes former Assemblyman Peter L. “Pete” Livermore. (BDR R-1259)
SR5	Inducts Terry Care into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1270)
SR6	Inducts Randolph J. Townsend into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1269)
SCR8	Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between the State of Nevada and Taiwan. (BDR R-1265)
SJR9	Expresses support for continued enforcement action against voting discrimination. (BDR R-7)
SJR13*	Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require the recognition of all marriages, regardless of gender. (BDR C-88)
AB155	Revises provisions governing the issuance of special license plates for retired professional firefighters. (BDR 43-619)
SB156	Makes various changes concerning motor vehicles. (BDR 43-11)
AB179	Revises provisions governing personal information. (BDR 52-756)
SB187	Revises provisions concerning the ownership, possession and control of firearms by certain persons. (BDR 3-871)
SB189	Makes various changes concerning the collection of information relating to the treatment of trauma. (BDR 40-95)
SB190	Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-785)
AB208	Revises provisions governing certain sexual offenses. (BDR 14-233)
SB215	Makes various changes relating to student loans. (BDR 18-933)
SB220	Requires instruction on financial literacy in public middle schools and junior high schools. (BDR 34-654)
SB229	Provides for the issuance of special license plates indicating support for Second Amendment rights. (BDR 43-713)
AB235	Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to each employee of the employer under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-1059)
SB236	Revises provisions relating to the Advisory Council on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. (BDR 34-655)
SB237	Makes certain changes relating to elections. (BDR 24-664)
AB239	Regulates operators of unmanned aerial vehicles in this State. (BDR 44-8)
AB243	Revises provisions relating to testing for the human immunodeficiency virus. (BDR 40-117)
SB257	Revises provisions relating to child care facilities. (BDR 38-97)
SB258	Revises provisions relating to common-interest communities. (BDR 18-903)
SB259	Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to each employee of the employer under certain circumstances. (BDR 53-973)
SB262	Revises provisions relating to guardians. (BDR 13-643)
SB265	Makes various changes concerning health care. (BDR 18-94)
AB267	Revises provisions concerning the sentencing and parole of persons convicted as an adult for a crime committed when the person was less than 18 years of age. (BDR 14-641)
SB268	Temporarily provides certain services for veterans. (BDR 37-1042)
SB269	Establishes an interim study committee to research issues regarding the behavioral health and cognitive care of older persons. (BDR S-1035)
AB281	Creates a statutory subcommittee of the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice. (BDR 14-243)
SB282	Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-259)
SB285	Revises provisions relating to local law enforcement agencies. (BDR 20-208)
SB294	Expands authorization for certain offenders to have access to telecommunications devices under certain circumstances. (BDR 16-282)
AB294	Enacts provisions relating to suicide prevention for veterans. (BDR 37-692)
SB295	Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-789)
SB316	Revises provisions relating to voter registration. (BDR 24-652)
AB318	Revises provisions governing financial services. (BDR 52-245)
SB319	Revises provisions governing the restoration of certain civil rights for ex-felons. (BDR 14-968)
SB331	Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-969)
SB338	Revises provisions relating to safety in or at a public school. (BDR 34-870)
SB339	Authorizes the Nevada System of Higher Education to impose additional restrictions relating to the use of tobacco. (BDR 15-873)
SB340	Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-255)
SB342	Revises provisions relating to the regulation and taxation of hard cider. (BDR 32-875)
SB343	Revises provisions relating to vital statistics. (BDR 40-141)
SB344	Establishes an entrepreneur-in-residence program. (BDR 18-142)
SB345	Expands full-day kindergarten in public schools. (BDR 34-868)
SB346	Authorizes certain credits against the taxes imposed on financial institutions and other businesses for certain costs incurred by employers relating to the provision of day care to the children of their employees. (BDR 32-1015)
SB347	Makes an appropriation to enable junior high schools and middle schools that are low performing academically to provide programs and services to certain pupils. (BDR S-219)
AB348	Revises provisions governing the consideration of the criminal history of an applicant for employment by the State or a county or city. (BDR 23-1053)
SB349	Revises provisions governing mortgages. (BDR 54-99)
SB356	Revises provisions governing the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-1092)
SB357	Revises provisions relating to pharmacists. (BDR 54-869)
SB358	Revises provisions governing the process for a change of name. (BDR 3-146)
SB359	Requires a child care facility to grant priority in admission to certain children. (BDR 38-1014)
SB360	Provides for an interim study concerning energy efficiency programs and the financing of clean energy in this State. (BDR S-41)
SB361	Makes various changes relating to health care facilities that employ nurses. (BDR 40-18)
AB361	Enacts provisions relating to captive wild animals. (BDR 20-776)
SB362	Authorizes the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a program regarding the prevention of domestic violence under certain circumstances. (BDR 18-112)
SB363	Establishes a statewide mental health crisis hotline. (BDR 39-881)
SB364	Establishes a pilot program to provide financial assistance to certain persons to pay the cost of child care. (BDR S-880)
AB364	Revises provisions relating to the state business portal. (BDR 7-696)
SB368	Revises provisions concerning elections. (BDR 24-885)
SB371	Revises provisions governing the use of apprentices on public works. (BDR 53-671)
SB391	Revises provisions governing educational instruction in the subject of reading. (BDR 34-644)
SB397	Revises provisions relating to the funding formula for K-12 public education. (BDR 34-563)
SB404	Makes certain changes concerning registration of mopeds. (BDR 43-1016)
SB407	Requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to adopt regulations relating to energy efficiency resource plans. (BDR 58-111)
SB408	Revises provisions relating to naturopathic medicine. (BDR 54-663)