Senator, South Dakota State Senate, District 14, 2021-present

Representative, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 14, 2015-2021

Candidate, South Dakota State Senate, District 14, 2020

Candidate, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 14, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018

Member, Appropriations Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Appropriations

Vice Chair, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

Member, Retirement Laws Committee

Former Vice Chair, Commerce and Energy Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Retirement Laws, South Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Military and Veteran Affairs Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Retirement Laws Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives

Former State Director, Adult Vocational and Technical Education

Former President/Chief Executive Officer, Associated General Contractor Building, South Dakota Chapter

Staff Sergeant, United States Air Force

Former Member, Advisory Council, Career Technical Academy

Member, American Legion

Member, American Legion Chorus

Former Member, Associated General Contractors of America National Executive Leadership Council

Former Member, City Commission, Stockton, Illinois

Former Police Commissioner, City of Stockton, Illinois

Member, El Riad Shrine

Member, First United Methodist Church

Former Member, Honor Flight

Former Member, Kiwanis Club

Former Member, Lions Club

Member, Minnehaha County Republican Party

Member, National Association of Career and Technical Education

Former Board Member, National Association of State Directors of Vocational Technical Education

Member, National Rifle Association

Co-Founder, Operation Open Doors

Former Member, Pierre City Planning Commission

Member, Sioux Falls Chamber Veterans Affairs Committee

Member, Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce

Member, South Dakota Association of Career and Technical Education

Former Member, South Dakota State Construction Management Committee

Former Member, University of South Dakota Lead Program

Volunteer, Van Driver, Disabled American Veterans

Member, Washington Pavilion

Former Chair, Zoning Commission, Stockton, Illinois

Awards:

State Director of the Year for Vocational/Technical Education

Number of Grandchildren:

6 Grandchildren

Priority Issues:

Economic Development and Workforce Development
Investing in a World-Class Education System
Keeping taxes Low
Holding the Line on Government Spending