Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 71, 2000-2021

Minority Leader, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2012-2018

Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 71, 2018

Assistant Minority Leader, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2010-2013

Osceola City Council, 1981-1983

Former Member, Administration and Rules Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ethics Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Government Oversight Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Legislative Council Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Service, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Studies, Iowa State House of Representative

Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Adjunct Instructor, Social Work, University of Iowa

Director of Special Projects, Substance Abuse Treatment Unit of Central Iowa

Member, Board of Directors, National Association of Social Workers, 2006-present

Treasurer, Friends of the Marshalltown Public Library

Former Chair/Member, Marshall County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Advisory Board

Former President/Member, Marshalltown Morning Optimists

Member, Iowa Board of Social Work Examiners, 1999-2001