Former Assistant Majority Leader, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Strawberry Point City Council

Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 28, 2012-2021

Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 28, 2016

Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives, District 24, 2010

Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Commerce Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Fiscal Joint Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Chair, Government Oversight Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Capital Projects, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Public Retirement Systems, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Tax Expenditure, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Labor and Business Relations Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Iowa State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Transportation Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Iowa State Senate

Partner/Secretary/Treasurer, Swales Precast Incorporated, 1998-present

Insurance Counselor/Partner, Smith Insurance, 1986-present

Co-Founder/Secretary/Treasurer, Trans Star Trucking Company, 1984-present

Board Member, Clayton County Civil Service Commission, present

Member, Core Curriculum Committee Starmont School District, present

Board Member, Farmers Savings Bank, present

Member, Iowa Bankers Association, present

Member, Iowa Concrete Paving Association, present

Member, Iowa Independent Insurance Association, present

Member, Iowa Motor Truck Association, present

Member, Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association, present

Alumni Member, Leadership Iowa, present

Member, Saint Mary's Catholic Church, present

Board Member, Strawberry Point Economic Development Fund, present

Board Member, Strawberry Point Leisure Homes Incorporated, present

Member, Strawberry Point Lions Club, present

Former Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician

Former Board Member, Backbone Golf and Country Club

Former Volunteer Firefighter/Chief, Strawberry Fire Department

Former Board Member, Strawberry Point Chamber of Commerce

Scout Master/District Representative, Northeast Iowa Council, Boy Scout Association, 1980-2003

Number of Grandchildren:

8

Spouse's Occupation:

Nurse