Each week throughout the 2018 General Assembly, the Recorder will spotlight one of the 14 members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus.
District: Senate District 34
Party affiliation: Democrat
Hometown: Indianapolis
Year elected: Elected to State Senate in December 2006, elected Assistant Democratic Leader by Senate Democratic Caucus in 2012
Education: Attended Boston University, graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a bachelor’s in business administration, earned professional certificates from the Economic Development Institute and the International Economic Development Council
Day job: Has worked for the Community Development Corporation, the Indiana Department of Commerce and Forest Manor Multi-Service Center
Committee roles: Former assistant Democratic Caucus chair; ranking Democrat of the Health and Provider Services Committee; member of Appropriations, Elections, Ethics, Family and Children Services, Joint Rules, Local Government, Rules and Legislative Procedure, and Tax and Fiscal Policy committees; member of Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse; appointed to serve on the Agriculture and Energy Committee and the Environment Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures
Community involvement: Member of the Indiana Recycling Market Development Board and the State Workforce Innovation Council; volunteer for the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Member Diversity Committee, Junior Achievement of Indiana and the United Way of Central Indiana; current member of the Indianapolis Urban League and the NAACP; past board member for the National Kidney Foundation
