Work in the Senate 2003-2008

Legislative Committeees:

• Vice Chair of Senate Economic Development Committee Member of Senate
• Appropriations Committee Member of Senate education Committee

Major Sponsor for Successful Legislation:

• Green Workforce Development
• Omnibus Housing Bill
• Insurance Reimbursement to naturopathic physicians
• Next Generation support in scholarships, workforce training, tech ed
• The Creative Economy
• Downtown Development and Brownfield legislation
• Revision of Economic Incentives VEGI
• Worker's Compensation revisions
• Chiropractic Priveleges for medicaid patients

Outside/Summer Committee Work:

• Co-Chair for Council for Educational Governance
• Member of Commission for Future of Economic Development
• Member of Palliative, End-of-Life, Pain
• Management Committee Member of Leave No Child Behind Legislative Oversight Committee