Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, District 7, 2011-2017

Mayor, City of Avinger, 1993-1998

Alderman, City of Avinger, 1993

Former Member, Agriculture and Livestock Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Border and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Urban Affairs Committee, Texas State House of Representatives

Member, Ark-Tex Regional Review Committee, 1996-1997

President/Chief Executive Officer, Avinger Timber Limited Liability Company, 2000-present

Founder/President, Simpson Publishing Company, 1989-present

Executive Vice President, Paperboard, Republic Group Incorporated, 2000

Manager of Mill Operations, Republic Group Incorporated, 1998-2000

Director, Republic Group Incorporated, 2000

Manager, Avinger Timber Limited Liability Company, 1992-1998

Director, Republic Group Incorporated, 1994-1998

Bookkeeper (Part-time), Hammerich Simpson Company, 1984-1988

Pastoral Assistant, Trinity Baptist Church, 1988

Bookkeeper/Field Supervisor, Hammerich Simpson Company, 1983-1984

Member, Texas Farm Bureau, 2009-present

Member, Texas Forestry Association, 1981-present

Member, Faith Baptist Church

Member, Grace Baptist Church

Favorite Book:

Bible, The 1689 London Confession of Faith, The Westminster Shorter Catechism, Pilgrims Progress by Bunyan, Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, The Constitution of Liberty by Hayek, The Road to Serfdom by Hayek, The Law by Bastiat, Mighty Stonewall by Vandiver

Favorite Movie:

To Kill a Mockingbird, Chariots of Fire, Ben Hur

Favorite Type of Music:

Daniel Kleefeld's Sail into the Wind, Judy Rogers' Never Be Shaken, Jackson Brown's Lives in the Balance, Phil Keggy

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

To help restore civil government to its proper limited role of protecting life, liberty and property and otherwise getting it out of the way of personal freedom and responsibility.