Minority Floor Leader, Kentucky House of Representatives, 2023-present

Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 33, 1989-present

Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 33, 2020

Minority Caucus Chair, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, 2015-2016

Member, Appropriations and Revenue Committee

Member, Banking and Insurance Committee

Member, Committee on Committees

Member, Education Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Education

Member, Joint Committee on Judiciary

Member, Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Legislative Research Commission

Member, Public Pension Oversight Board

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Education Assessment and Accountability Review

Former Member, Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Education, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Education, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Budget Review Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Committee on Committees, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Transportation, Kentucky State Senates

Former Member, Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Legislative Research Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Mileage Based Transportation Funding Task Force, Kentucky State Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on School Finance, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Kentucky State Senate

Attorney/Owner, Gerald A. Neal & Associates, Attorneys at Law, Limited Liability Company (LLC), 1973-present

Assistant Safety Director, City of Louisville

Member, Executive Committee, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, 2002-present

Vice Chair, National Black Caucus States Institute, 2001-present

Member, Kentucky Bar Association Poverty Commission

Member, Kentucky Bar Association, 1973-present

Member, Louisville Urban League

Chair, Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, 1984-1989

Vice President/Regional Director/Chair, National Bar Association, 1980-1981

President, Kentucky Bar Association, 1979

Awards:

West Louisville Crime Prevention Award
Minority Business, Sterling Award
Region VI Award
City of Louisville & Jefferson County Distinguished Service Certificates