Each week throughout the 2018 General Assembly, the Recorder will spotlight one of the 14 members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus.
District: Indiana House District 95 (includes Lawrence and parts of far-east Indianapolis)
Party affiliation: Democrat
Hometown: Indianapolis
Year elected: Filled a legislative vacancy left by the resignation of Mae Dickinson in late 2007 and was elected in 2008
Education: A graduate of Arsenal Technical High School and Martin University, also attended Ivy Tech
Day job: A retired tool-and-die maker for the Rolls–Royce Corporation, where he worked for 42 years
Committee roles: Chairman of the Indiana House Democratic Caucus and serves on the Indiana House Elections & Apportionment Committee; the Indiana House Employment, Labor & Pensions Committee; and the Government & Regulatory Reform Committee
Community involvement: Former chairman of the board of trustees of Martin University, current president of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, past president of the Devington Community Development Corporation, founding member of the Sheridan Heights Associations for Neighborhood Enhancement (SHANE), past member of the NAACP Executive Committee, past chairman of the Civil Rights Council for United Auto Workers Region Three
