Governor, State of Kentucky, 1995-2003

Kentucky Lieutenant Governor, 1991-1995

Past Chair, Democratic Governor's Association

Vice Chair, National Governor's Association

Past Chair, Southern Governor's Association

Chair. Kentucky Democratic Party, 1979

Pike County Judge-Executive, LA, 1981-1991

Owner, Coal Company, 1959-1979

Deputy Transportation Secretary, LA, 1979

Chair, Council on State Governments

Former Chair, Education Commission of the States

Former Chair, National Education Goals Panel

Former Chair, Southern Growth Policies Board

Former Chair, Southern Regional Education Board