Former Vice Chair, Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

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

Former Member, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Vice-Chair, Financial Services

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

Chair, Labor and Workforce Development

Former Member, Post Audit and Oversight Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Chair, Public Service

Chair, Senate Committee on Children's Caucus

Former Chair, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Joint Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate

— Awards:

• Legislative Awards

  Massachusetts Coalition of Police

• Massachusetts Veterans Service
• Massachusetts Workforce Board Association
• Jewish Community Relations Council
• North Shore Labor Council (Outstanding Elected Official)
• Outstanding Constituent Services Award (Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce)
• Community Service Award (Operation Bootstrap, Inc.)
• Commitment to Youth Award (Boys & Girls Club of America)
• Teaming Award for Legislative Excellence (E-Team Consortium)
• Distinguished Service to Education Award (JFY Networks)
• Distinguished Services Award (Joint Committee of Community Development and Small Business)
• Presidential Citation Award (MAHPERD-Mass Assoc. for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance)
• Service to Community Award (Integracion Latina Inc)

  Legislator of The Year Award

  Mass Police Association

• Juvenile Bar Association
• YMCAs of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Recreation & Park Association

  Supporter/Advocacy Awards

  Lynn Community Connections

• Girls Incorporated
• Disabled AmericanVeterans
• Latino After-School Initiative
• Adult and Community Learning Services
• Project Bread
• Greater Boston Food Bank
• Catholic Charities
• Lynn Lions Club
• Alliance for Young Families
• Wyoma Square Little League
• West Lynn National Little League
• East Lynn Little League
• Challenger Little League
• Greater Lynn Babe Ruth
• Pine Hill Little League
• East Lynn Pop Warner
• West Lynn Pop Warner