Former Member, Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Government B, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Regulation and Protection, Connecticut State House of Representatives

Member, Appropriations

Member, Environment

Member, Judiciary

Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Development

Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Health

Member, Subcommittee on Human Services

— Awards:

• Legislator of the Year, Association of Retarded Citizens; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Ambulance Association; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Anti-Hunger Coalition; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Association of Halfway Houses; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Association of Human Services; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Association of Non-Profits (CARF); Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Association of Substance Abuse Agencies; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Coalition for Children; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Dental Society; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Public Health Association; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut United Way NEHCEU District 1199; Legislator of the Year, HealthFirst; Legislator of the Year, Maternal/Child Health Care; Legislator of the Year, Project M.O.R.E. Incorporated; Legislator of the Year, Region II Mental Health Providers; Legislator of the Year, Women's Health Services; Susan B. Anthony Award, Connecticut National Organization for Women (NOW).