Majority Whip, California State Assembly

Majority Leader

Senator, California State Senate, 2000-2010

Candidate, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2010

Experience, Advisory Commission on Special Education

Senate Majority Leader, California State Senate, present

Domestic Violence Task Force, City of Los Angeles

Experience, Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission

Chair, Democratic Caucus

Experience, School Building Finance Committee

Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Member, American Civil Liberties Union

Member, California Faculty Association/American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

Member, Hispanic Advisory Council to the Los Angeles Police Commission

Vice President/Trustee, Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees

Member, National Organization for Women

Co-Founder, Women's Advisory Council to the Los Angeles Police Commission

Chair, Los Angeles Elected Charter Reform Commission, 1997