Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District First Plymouth and Bristol, 1993-2023

Senator, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, District Third Bristol and Plymouth, 2023-Present

President Pro Tempore, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate, 2015-2018

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 9, 2001

Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1989-1992

Member, Global Warming and Climate Change Committee

Chair, Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Managment

Member, Joint Committee on Export Development

Member, Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Telecommunication, Utilities and Energy

Chair, Post Audit and Oversight Committee

Founder/Co-Chair, Southeastern Massachusetts Legislative Caucus, 1993-present

Co-Chair, CSG Subcommittee on Smart Government for the National “Future of Work” Task Force

Co-Chair, CSG/ERC Energy & Environment Committee

Co-Chair, CSG/ERC Territorial Relations Committee

Former Chair, Committee on Post Audit and Oversight, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Founding Chair, Council of State Governments U.S. State Legislative Climate Alliance

Former Chair, Global Warming and Climate Change Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Elder Affairs, Massachusetts State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Higher Education, Massachusetts State Senate

Former Member, Joint Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Joint Export Development Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Founding Co-Chair, Legislative Caucus on International Trade & Global Competitiveness

Co-Chair, National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL) Task Force on International Relations

Former Member, Personnel and Administration Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Guest Lecturer, Harvard University

Guest Lecturer, Suffolk University

Director, Federal Home Loan of Boston, 2002-2003

Chief Assistant/Budget Director, Mayor of the City of Taunton, 1982-1988

Department Head, City of Taunton, 1978-1981

State Advisory Board, National Environmental Policy Institute, 1999-present

Chair, Northeast States Association for Agriculture Stewardship, 1999-present

Legislative Advisory Board/Member, National Democratic Leadership Council, 1997-present

Chair, New England District Export Council, 1996-present

Member/Chair, Massachusetts District Export Council, 1994-present

Executive Committee Member, Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, 1993-present

Member, Taunton Democratic City Committee, 1993-present

Founder/Chair, Community Education Foundation, 1991-present

Member, Democratic State Committee

Representative, Massachusetts-Québec Research Council

Corporator, Morton Hospital and Medical Center

Delegate, New England Board of Higher Education

Past President, Portuguese American Civic Club

Founder, Senator’s Business and Economic Advisory Council

Member, Task Force on Energy Supply, National Conference of State Legislatures

Member, Task Force on Growth and Change, Southeastern Massachusetts-Vision 2020, 1998-present

Member, Taunton Lodge of Elks, present

Member, United Way of Greater Taunton, present

Trustee, James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, 1995-2000

Member, Taunton School Committee, 1980-1989

Chair, Taunton School Committee, 1987-1988

Awards:

Commander of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator, Republic of Portugal;
Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold with Star, Republic of Austria;
Medalha Da Ordem De Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste