Legislative Service
- Speaker Designate, 79th Session
- Nevada Assembly, 2011-2014 and 2017 (first elected November 2010; after lapse in service, subsequently elected November 2016)—three regular and two special session
- 2017 SESSION COMMITTEES: Commerce and Labor; Taxation; Ways and Means (Vice Chair)
- 2013 SESSION COMMITTEES: Judiciary (Chair); Commerce and Labor; Taxation; Select Committee on the Assembly
- 2011 SESSION COMMITTEES: Transportation (Vice Chair); Judiciary; Health and Human Services
- National Black Caucus of State Legislators
- 2013-2014 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Commission (Vice Chair); Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice (Chair); Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice
- 2011-2012 INTERIM COMMITTEES: Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice; Committee to Study the Structure and Operations of the Nevada Legislature; Committee to Study Trademark and Copyright Law
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Freshman Legislator, 2011
- Barbara Buckley Community Service Award, 2001
- Roosevelt Fitzgerald Outstanding Student Award, 2001
- Kappa Alpha Psi Leadership League and Jason Frierson Day award for leadership and community service, City of Las Vegas, 1994
Other Achievements
- Henry Toll Fellowship Program, CSG, 2012
- Western Leadership Academy, CSG-WEST, Graduate
- Leadership Las Vegas, Class of 2008
- Las Vegas Chapter, National Bar Association, President, 2005
- Nevada Law Journal, Special Projects Editor, 2001
- Student Bar Association, Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), President,1999-2000
- Associated Students of the University of Nevada, President, 1994-1995
- University of Nevada, Reno, Running Back, 1988-1992
- AmeriCorps program, 1995-1996
Affiliations
- Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association
- Clark County Bar Association
- University of Nevada Alumni Association
- Alumni Association, Boyd School of Law, UNLV
- Nevada Black Elected Officials Caucus
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
- Southern Nevada Officials Association, Football Official
Education
- University of Nevada, Reno, B.S., Health Science
- William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), J.D.
Personal
- Occupation: Attorney
- Spouse: Abbie
- Children: Two
- Born: 1970, Los Angeles, California
- Recreation: Family, fishing, traveling, weight lifting, officiating youth sports