Former Co-Chair, Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Member, Internship Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Legislative Management Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Member, Planning and Development Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Member, Reapportionment Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Co-Chair, Connecticut Long Island Sound Liquid Natural Gas Task Force

Representative, East Haven, Long Island Sound Study Commission

Former Co-Chair, Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Member, Internship Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Legislative Management Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Member, Planning and Development Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Former Member, Reapportionment Committee, Connecticut State Senate

Ranking Member, Executive and Legislative Nominations

Ranking Member, Legislative Management

— Awards:

• 2008 Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Police Chiefs Association; 2009 Roger Sherman Award, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; 2009 Children's Champion, Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance; 2009 Public Policy Award, Mothers Against Drunk Driving; 2011 Distinguished Service Award, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale University School of Medicine; 2011 Legislative Achievement Award, AARP; 2013 "Patient Advocate for Life Award," Connecticut Hospice; 2013 Town Crier Award, The Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST); 2014 Leon RisCassi-Theodore Koskoff Civil Justice Award, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA)