Senator, Tennessee State Senate, District 21, 2015-present

Democratic Leader, Tennessee State Senate, 2019-2023

Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 21, 2022

Minority Caucus Chair, Tennessee State Senate, 2015-2018

Member, Council on Pensions

Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee

Member, Health and Welfare Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Fiscal Review

Member, Select Committee on Rules

Member, State and Local Government Committee

Member, Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Former Member, Health and Welfare Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Member, Transportation and Safety Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Attorney, Bass, Berry & Sims, 2005-present

Law Clerk, Chambers of Judge Gilbert Merritt

Education Advisor, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, 2007-2009

Director, Get Out The Vote, Harold Ford for United States Senate, 2006

Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals, 2004-2005

Research Associate, TSD, Incorporated, 2001

New Hampshire Primary and Advance Staff, Gore 2000, 1999-2000

Assistant to Chief Political Strategist, Gore Lieberman 2000, 2000

Member, East End Preparatory Elementary School Board of Directors, 2010-present

Co-Founder, Nashville’s Kitchen Cabinet, 2008-present

Co-Chair, Casa Azafran Capital Campaign

Member, Nashville Bar Association

Disaster Response Volunteer, Nashville Red Cross

Member, Pencil Partner Program, Antioch Middle School

Volunteer, St. Luke’s Community House

Co-Chair, Superintendent Register’s Transformational Leadership Group

Member, Tennessee Bar Association

Member, Tennessee College of Applied Technology Advisory Committee

Capital Campaign Committee, Conexion Americas, 2011-2014

Chair, Finance and East-West Connector Committees and Full Board , Nashville Metro Transit Authority, 2009-2014

Board Member, Nashville’s Metro Transit Authority, 2009-2014

Sunday School Teacher, Christ Church Cathedral, 2007-2009

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