She has been a member of Rochester's Planning Commission since 1982, and served as a
Trustee of Public Funds for Rochester from 1987 to 2003. In 2004, she was elected to the House of Representatives, and has served in that capacity ever since. She is assigned to the Corrections Oversight, Human Services and Judicial Rules committees, and is the present party
caucus leader of the Progressives in the House. ==Education==