Republican Caucus Chair, Tennessee State Senate, 2019-present

Senator, Tennessee State Senate, District 12, 2009-present

Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 12, 2020

Member, Commerce and Labor Committee

Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Fiscal Review

Member, State and Local Government Committee

Member, Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Member, Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Ethics, Tennessee State Senate

Former Chair, State and Local Government Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Member, Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Former Secretary, Transportation and Safety Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Teacher, Roane County Public School System

Assistant Broker, Roane Realty, Rockwood

Assistant Professor of History and Law, Roane State Community College

County Executive, Roane County, 1982-2006

County Attorney, Roane County, 1978-1982

Member, Boy Scout Committee

Member, Chamber of Commerce of Dayton, Spring City, Campbell, Fentress, Morgan, Roane and Scott Counties

President Elect, Civitan International

Board Member/Former Chair, Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee

Member, Dayton Rotary Club

Member, First Baptist Church

Memeber, Gideons

Board Member and Former Chair, Mideast Community Action Agency

Member, National Rifle Association

President, Parent Teacher Organization

Board Member, Roane County Heritage Commission

Member, Roane County Historical Society

Life Member, Roane County Humane Society

Board Member, Roane County Rescue Squad

Member, Rockwood Civitan Club

Member, South Harriman Baptist Church

Member, Southgate Lodge #569 F&AM

Board Member, State Workforce Board

Awards:

2012 Legislator of the Year, Tennessee Community Organizations
2012 Legislator of the Year, County Official Association of Tennessee
2011 Legislator of the Year, East Tennessee Development District
2011 Check and Balance Award, Tennessee County Services Association
2009 Legislator of the Year, Tennessee Association of Community Action Agencies
2010 Hall of Fame Award, The Bridge at Rockwood, Tenn.
2006 Distinguished Service Award, Roane County Chamber of Commerce
2013 Republican of the Year Award, Roane County Republican Party
2013 Legislator of the Year Award, Greater Nashville Regional Council
2013 Legislator of the Year Award, East TN Development District
2013, Legislator of the Year Award, Southeast TN Development District
2014 Open Government Award, The Tennessee Press Association
2014 Legislator of the Year Award, TN 911
2014 Good Scout Award, Great Smoky Mountains Council, Boy Scouts of America
2014 Appreciation Award, ETPA- TAPP
2015 Appreciation Award, Tennessee Development District Association
2015 Outstanding Service Award, Scott County Chamber of Commerce

Favorite Quote:

"The measure of a man's life is not its duration, but its donation." Peter Marshall, Presbyterian Minister and former Chaplain to the U.S. Senate