Majority Whip, Rhode Island State Senate, present

Senator, Rhode Island State Senate, District 1, 1987-2023

Delegate, Rhode Island Constitutional Convention, 1986

Former Member, Environment and Agriculture Committee, Rhode Island State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Rhode Island State Senate

Former Member, Housing and Municipal Government Committee, Rhode Island State Senate

Member, Internship Commission

Former Member, Labor Committee, Rhode Island State Senate

Member, Permanent Advisory Commission on Women

Former Vice Chair, Permanent Joint Committee on State Lottery, Rhode Island State Senate

Member, Rhode Island Veterans Home Commission

Former Member, Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee, Rhode Island State Senate

Member, Smith Hill Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission

Member, Water Resources Board

Member, Providence 12th Ward Democratic Committee, 1984-1986

Member, Providence Democratic City Committee, 1984-1986

Employee, City of Providence, present

Former Employee, Providence Journal Company

Member, Board of Directors, Smith Hill Center