Former Minority Whip, Indiana State Senate

Senator, Indiana State Senate, District 1, 1978-1995, 1998-2022

Assistant Minority Caucus Chair, Indiana State Senate, 2016-2021

Candidate, Indiana State Senate, District 1, 2018

Member, Indiana Rural Caucus, present

Former Ranking Minority Member, Agriculture Committee, Indiana State Senate

Member, Board of Directors, Hammond Development Corporation

Former Member, Commerce, Economic Development & Technology Committee, Indiana State Senate

Appointed, Member, Communications, Financial Service and Interstate Commerce

Former Member, Education and Career Development Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Member, Ethics Committee, Indiana State Senate

Member, Governor's Commission for the Handicapped

Chair, Hammond Finance Committee

Member, Hammond Mayor Committee on Housing

Former Member, Health and Provider Services Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Homeland Security and Transportation Committee, Indiana State Senate

Member, Housing Initiative Task Force

Appointed, Member, Human Services and Welfare Committee

Former Ranking Minority Member, Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee, Indiana State Senate

Member, Interstate Commerce Committee

Appointed, Member, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Indiana State Senate

Member, Pension Management Oversight Commission

Member, Precinct Committee, City of Hammond

Member, State of Indiana Common Construction Wage Committee

Former Member, Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, Indiana State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Veterans Affairs and The Military Committee

Member, Hammond City Council, 1971-1978, 1997, 1996-1998

Bank Financial Officer, National City Indiana, 1965-1996

Cost Accountant, M and T Chemical Company, 1960-1965

Union Member, Mobil Oil Company, 1956-1960

Airman, 1st Class Weather Institute, United States Air Force, 1952-1956

Member, American Legion

Member, Hammond Urban Enterprise Association

Former President, Home and School Associations

Member, Knights of Columbus

Member, Lakeshore Chamber of Commercialism

Member, Mohawk Athletic and Conservation Club

Former President, Parent Teacher Association

Member, Board of Directors, Hammond Chamber of Commerce, 1996-1998