Highlights of Senatorial Committee & Committee Leadership Appointments:
• Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs
• Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
• Member, Environmental and Public Works Committee
• Member, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
State Senator 1997 to 2004
State of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Won an intensely competitive Senatorial race. Partnered with Democrats, Republicans and Independents to pass favorable
legislation (e.g., education, health care, government spending, campaign finance, law enforcement).
• Provided $100+ million in tax cuts to families over 3 years through legislative changes to state tax law.
• Provided permanent health care coverage to 154,000 low-income residents (including 70,000 children).
• Reformed the state's notorious death penalty laws to help prevent wrongful convictions.
• Honored as a Keynote Speaker at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
Associate Attorney 1993 to 2002
Davis, Miner & Barnhill, Chicago, IL
• Litigated employment discrimination, housing discrimination and voting rights cases.
