Legislative Leadership

• Elected Assistant Minority Leader in 2004
• Awarded the 2005 Civic Leadership Award by the citizens league for being a co-founder of the bipartisan 2020 caucus
• Member, Senate E-12 Education, Higher Education, Business, Industry &  Jobs, and Capital Investment committees
• Ranking Minority Member on Senate Business, Industry & Jobs Committee
• Co-Chair, Early Childhood Caucus
• Co-Chair, Legislative Cancer Caucus
• 2006: Received the “Advocate for Local Educational Solutions” award from the Minnesota School Boards association

Local Republican Leadership

• Former Vice Chair, Senate District 42 GOP Executive Committee
• Chair, Roy Terwilliger for Senate Committee
• Legal Counsel, Ron Erhardt Volunteer Committee
• Former Chair, Senate District 42 GOP Bylaws Committee
• Legislative Assistant, Congressman Bill Frenzel