Serve as Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Housing

Produced Ohio’s 2024 Housing Legislative Report

HB 466- Co-sponsored legislation requiring written real estate agency agreement for representation

SB 43- Co-sponsored legislation to modify homestead exemption for surviving spouse of a disabled veteran

HB 50-Co-sponsored legislation that creates a Certificate of Qualification for Housing for formerly incarcerated individuals

SB 226- Co-sponsored legislation to enact the Ohio Property Protection Act

SB 244 Sponsored legislation to authorize programs for partial homeowner property tax exemptions

SB 245 Sponsored legislation to revise laws governing real property

SB 246 Sponsored legislation to modify housing law and rename the Department of Development

SB 249 Sponsored legislation to provide grants for mortgage, property tax, and utility bill aid

SB 257 Co-sponsored legislation to allow the military to participate in Ohio’s homeownership savings program

Serve as Member of the Minority Development Finance Advisory Board

HB 2- Co-sponsored Budget bill to direct state funds for economic growth, community development reduce state income tax and eliminate Commercial Activity Tax for certain businesses

SB 39- Co-sponsored legislation to exempt certain baby products from sales and use tax

SB 82 - Sponsored legislation to allow certain retailers to retain a portion of state sales tax

SB 166 - Sponsored legislation to allow certain minority businesses direct loans for working capital

SB 48- Co-sponsored legislation to reduce tax rate on certain motor fuel

SB 91- Co-sponsored legislation regarding fraud, waste and abuse of public funds

Serve as Member of the Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee

Hosted the 2024 POWERUP Capitol Square Career Expo

Hosted the 2025 POWERUP Capitol Square Career & Tech EXPO

SB 273- Sponsored legislation to establish Child Care Cred Program to make childcare affordable

SB 30 - Co-sponsored legislation to allow persons under 16 to work after 7 p.m. during the school year

SB 40- Co-sponsored legislation for Ohio to enter the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact

SB 56- Co-sponsored legislation for Ohio to enter the Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact)

SB 89- Co-sponsored legislation for Ohio to enter Cosmetology Licensure Compact

SB 90- Co-sponsored legislation for Ohio to enter the Social Work Licensure Compact

Serve as Member of the Senate Education Committee

SB 1 - Co-sponsored legislation to revise the Ohio Department of Education and Department duties

SB 79 - Sponsored legislation to improve dropout prevention and recovery for community schools

SB 104 - Co-sponsored legislation to expand Ohio’s College Credit Plus Program

SB 162 - Co-sponsored legislation to Improves academic intervention services

SB 168 - Sponsored legislation for education regulation reform

SB 182 - Sponsored legislation to establish Ohio Foster-to-College Scholarship Program

HB 47- Co-sponsored legislation to require automated defibrillators (AEDs) in schools

Serve as Vice-Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee

Serve as Member of the Executive Committee of the Council of State Governments (CSG)

Serve as Co-Chair of the CSG Criminal Justice Subcommittee

SB 101 Co-sponsored legislation to abolish the death penalty to replace with life in prison without parole

SB 112- Co-sponsored legislation to enact Ohio Childhood Safety Act

SB 122 - Co-sponsored legislation to revise the law regarding bail

SB 313- Sponsored legislation to enact Alyssa’s law regarding school wearable panic alert systems

Serve as Board Member of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation

SB 21- Sponsored legislation regarding change of venue for appeal from an agency order

HB 35- Co-sponsored legislation to eliminate limitation period for certain sexual abuse claims

SB 37- Co-sponsored legislation regarding decreasing debt related driver’s license suspensions

SB 147 - Sponsored legislation to enact the Voter Modernization Act allowing designation of political party affiliation in real time

SB 214- Co-sponsored legislation to allow human trafficking victims to expunge certain records

SB 245 Sponsored legislation to seal eviction record filings that do not result in an eviction

Serve as Co-chair of the Ohio Prayer Caucus

SB49 - Sponsored The RED Bill allowing 3 Religious Holidays for students K-12

SB 293/ HB 8- Sponsored legislation regarding school policies for release time religious instruction

Serve as Commissioner of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health

Serve as Member of the Infant Mortality Task Force

Serve as the 2025 Honorary Chair for UpLift Her

HB 34- Co-sponsored legislation to excuse breast-feeding mothers from jury service

SB 93 - Sponsored legislation to approve Medicaid expansion of doula services for expectant mothers

SB 95 - Sponsored legislation to authorize the operation of remote dispensing pharmacies

Serve as Commissioner of the Ohio Fatherhood Commission

Serve as Member of Senate Community Revitalization Committee

Serve as Member of the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee

Serve as Legislative Member of the New African Immigrant Commission

Serve as Member of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio African American Community Fund

SB 54 - Sponsored legislation to establish the New African Immigrants Grant and Gift Fund

SB 210 - Sponsored Legislation to designate Ohio Black Media Week

SB 53 - Sponsored legislation to lower minimum age for original appointment as a police officer

SB 243- Sponsored legislation to address local zoning that impedes housing