Majority Leader, Washington State Senate, 2019-present

Senator, Washington State Senate, District 03, 2013-present

Former Minority Whip, Washington State Senate

Candidate, Washington State Senate, District 3, 2020

Deputy Majority Leader, Washington State Senate, 2018-2019

Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 2010-2012

Member, Joint Legislative Unanticipated Revenue Oversight Committee

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Ways and Means Committee

Former Member, Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee, Washington State Senate

Former Member, Environment, Energy and Technology Committee, Washington State Senate

Former Member, Joint Select Committee on the Early Achievers Program, Washington State Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Washington State Senate

Partner and Management Advisor, Spokane Indians Baseball Club, 1992-present

Owner, Brett Sports & Entertainment, present

Former General Manager, Spokane Indians Baseball Club

Former President, Spokane Indians Baseball Club

Member, Board of Directors, Spokane Neighborhood Action Programs, present

Member, Board of Directors, Thrive by Five, present

Former Big Brother, Big Brothers and Big Sisters

Chair, Executive Committee, Northwest League

Member, Greater Spokane Incorporated

Former Member, Human Services Advisory Board, City of Spokane

Member, Mayor’s Financial Advisory Committee

Former Member, Organizing Committee, Bike to Work Week

Board Member, Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP)

Board Co-Chair, Washington Institute for Public Policy

Chair, Washington State Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Workgroup

Board Member, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), Inland Northwest of Washington

Awards:

Champion for Children and Youth Award from Fight Crime, 2018
Spokane Democrats Man of the Year, 2018
Children's Alliance Champion for Children Award, 2017, 2018
Latino Hope Foundation elected official of the year, 2017
WASA Golden Gavel Award, 2017
YMCA Legislative Champion Award, 2017
Golden Crayon Award from the Early Learning Action Alliance, 2016, 2014
Fix Democracy First's Outstanding Elected Leader, 2015
Washington state Farmer's Market Association's Legislative Champion, 2015
SEIU Champion for Working Families, 2013
Northwest League's Joe Martin Award for Service to Baseball and the Community, 2007
Northwest League Executive of the Year, 2004
Northwest League Executive of the Year, 1994
Northwest League's Larry McPhail Award for Promotional Excellence

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Completed, Coeur d'Alene Ironman Triathlon, 2004

Priority Issues:

COVID-19 response
Re-building our economy
Fixing our upside-down tax code
Investment in our health care system
Improving public safety, from oil trains to property crimes
Protecting our natural resources like the Spokane River
Continued improvement in early learning/childcare and K-12 education