Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 20, 2023-present

Assistant Democratic Leader, Iowa State Senate, 2021-present

Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 20, 2024

Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 16, 2017-2023

Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 16, 2020

Candidate, Governor of Iowa, 2018

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Committee on International Relations

Member, Joint Committee on Administrative Rules Review

Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Legislative Council

Member, State Government Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Justice System Appropriations

Member, Workforce Committee

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Commerce Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Ranking Member, Labor and Business Relations Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Justice System Appropriations, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals, Iowa State Senate

Partner, Hedberg & Boulton, P.C, 2007-present

Grader, Iowa Bar Examination, present

Adjunct Professor, Simpson College, 2009-2016

Adjunct Professor of Labor Law, Drake University Law School, 2012-2013

Adjunct Professor, William Penn University, 2007-2013

Associate Attorney, Hedberg, Owens, Hedberg & Walsh, Professional Corporation, 2005-2007

Law Clerk, Hedberg, Owens, Hedberg & Walsh, Professional Corporation, 2003-2005

Lobbying and Research Intern, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, 2005

Statewide College Organizer, County Field Organizer, Gephardt for President, 2003-2004

Legislative Intern, Senator Bob Dvorksky, 2004

Substitute Teacher, Student Teacher, Wapello High School, Indianola High School, 2002-2003

State Senate Campaigns Field Researcher, Iowa Democratic Party, 1999

Board of Directors, Drake University Athletics Bulldog Club, 2011-present

Board of Directors, John Culver Public Policy Center at Simpson College, 2010-present

Board Member, Former President, Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee, 2009-present

Member, Coordinating Committee, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, 2008-present

Member, Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group, 2008-present

Member, American Association for Justice, 2005-present

Board of Governors Member, Iowa Association for Justice, 2005-present

Member, Iowa State Bar Association, 2005-present

Founding Member, East Des Moines Democrats

Treasurer, East Des Moines Democrats

2009-present, Member, Iowa Association of Workers' Compensation Lawyers

Statewide President, Iowa College Democrats

Member, Polk County Democrats

Central Committee Member, Polk County Democrats

Precinct Caucus Chair, Polk County Democrats

Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon

2008-present, Board of Directors, Simpson College Alumni Association

Member, Sons of the American Legion

Member, American Federation of Teachers, 2015-Present

Section Council Member, Iowa State Bar Association: Workers' Compensation Section, 2007-2013

Member, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 2008-Present

Associate, Blackstone Inn of Court, 2007-Present

Core Group Member, Iowa Association for Justice Workers' Compensation Section, 2007-Present

Member, Former Vice-President, Iowa Association for Justice, 2005-Present

Member, Polk County Bar Association, 2005-Present

Member, Steelworkers (USW), 2003-Present

Licensed Sports Official, Iowa High School Athletic Association, 1997-2002

Awards:

2013 Key Person Award, Iowa Association for Justice
2011 Faculty Achievement Award, William Penn University
2011 Recent Alumni Loyalty Award, Simpson College
2011 Key Person Award, Iowa Association for Justice
2009 Recent Alumni Achievement Award. Simpson College
2005 Drake Journal of Agricultural Law Outstanding Note Award
2005 CALI Excellent for the Future Award in Trial Advocacy
2004 American Bar Association/BNA Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

August 9, 2014

Favorite Quote:

"You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take." - Wayne Gretzky

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Pets (include names):

Dog, Scamp, and cat, Philo.

Publications:

Establishing Causation in Iowa Workers' Compensation Law: An Analysis of Common Disputes over the Compensability of Certain Injuries, 59 Drake L. Rev. 463, 2011
The Farmer's Retort to Tort Reform: How Legislation to Limit or Eliminate Punitive Damages Hurts the Agricultural Sector, 9 Drake J. of Agric. L. 415, 2004

Spouse's Occupation:

Trails Coordinator for the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation,