Candidate, Maine State House of Representatives, District 98, 2014

Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, 1996-2002, 2012-2014

Candidate, Maine State House of Representatives, District 42, 2004, 2006, 2010

Candidate, Maine State Senate, District 11, 2002

Chair, Town Planning Board, 1989-1999

Chair, Town Budget Committee, 1990-1995

State Appeals Board Member, United States Selective Service Commission, 1994-present

Member, Secretary of State's Elections Law Advisory Commission

Co-Chair, Taskforce on Eating Disorders, 1996-1998

Co-Chair, Taskforce on Prescription Drugs, 1996-1998

Member, Eastern Regional Council/Alcohol and Drug, 1975-1990

Program Director, Waldo County Preschool & Family Services, 2003-2004

Center Director, Central Maine Area Agency on Aging, 2000-2003

Journalist, Bangor Daily News, 1961-1998

Newspaper Editor, Bangor Daily News, 1961-1998

Administrator, Bangor Daily News, 1961-1998

Served, United States Army National Guard, 1959-1972

Board Member, National Association for the Mentally Ill, 2003-present

President Elect, Waldo County Kiwanis Club, 2002-present

Vice President, Friends of Fort Knox, 1999-present

Member, Airport Committee

Former Member, Board of Directors, Maine Press Association

Former President, Maine Press Association

Member, Solid Waste and Recycling Committee

Chair, Winterport's Budget Committee, 1994-2001

Chair, Winterport's Planning Board, 1995-2000