Senator, Louisiana State Senate, District 15, 2016-present

Candidate, Louisiana State Senate, District 15, 2023

Representative, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 29, 2005-2016

Member, Finance Committee

Vice Chair, Health and Welfare Committee

Member, Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget

Member, Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee

Member, Judiciary C Committee

Member, Labor and Industrial Relations Committee

Chair, Select Committee on Women and Children

Member, Acadiana Delegation

Member, Capital Region Legislative Delegation

Chair, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus

Vice Chair, Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus

Former Member, Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Louisiana State Senate

Administrative Assistant, Inner Reflections

Former Legislative Assistant, Louisiana State Representative Sharon Weston Broome

Executive Director, Rise Up Louisiana, 1998-2005

Regional Chair, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, present

State Director, Women in Government and Women in Legislature Lobby, present

Former Vice President, Camp Fire Boys and Girls Programs

Member, Chamber of Greater Baton Rouge

Participant, Council of State Government-Center for Advancement of Leadership

Member, Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge Advisory Council

Participant, Flemmings Fellow Leadership Institute

Former President, Glen Oaks High School Parent Teachers Association (PTA)

President, Louisiana New School Academy Parent Teachers Association (PTA)

Member, National Abstinence Clearing House

Director, North Boulevard Macedonia Church Senior Care Ministry

Awards:

Regional Legislator of the Year, 2015, 39th Annual National Black Caucus of State Legislators

Regional Policy Legislative Honoree, 2015, Mental Health America Association

Names of Grandchildren:

Jeremiah and Derrick Jr.

Number of Grandchildren:

2