Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 70, 2003-2019

Chair, County Board, 1998-2003

Member, Farm Bureau Board, 1984-2003

Member, State Board, 1982-1988

Republican Spokesperson, Appropriations Committee, Elementary and Secondary Education, Illinois State House of Representatives, present

Member, Appropriations Committee, Higher Education, Illinois State House of Representatives, present

Member, Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, present

Republican Spokesperson, Elementary and Secondary Education Curriculum Policies, Illinois State House of Representatives, present

Member, House Budget Oversight Panel, Illinois State House of Representatives, present

Member, Juvenile Justice & System-Involved Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, present

Member, Special Issues Subcommittee, Illinois State House of Representatives, present

Republican Spokesperson, State Government Administration Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, present

Member, University of Illinois Chancellor's Commission on Extension, present

Former Ranking Minority Member, Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Appropriations for Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Elementary & Secondary Education: Licensing, Administration & Oversight Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Minority Member, Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Health Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, House Budget Oversight Panel Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Minority Member, Restorative Justice Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Minority Member, State Government Administration Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Special Issues in Elementary and Secondary Education: School Curriculum and Policies, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on State Government, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Success in Schools, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Agriculture Producer, 1974-present

Executive Director, Illinois Agriculture Leadership Foundation, 2003

Director, Monsanto, 1998-2002

Extension Advisor, University of Illinois, 1979

Chair, Church Finance Committee, 1992-present

President, Agriculture Relations Council, 1982-present

Member, Agriculture Relations Council, 1982-present

Board President, Alpha Gamma Rho-Social/Professional Fraternity, 1996-2002

President, Board, Illinois Department of Agriculture Assembly, 2000-2002

Vice Chair, Church Building Committee, 1996-2000

Board President, Illinois 4-H Foundation, 1994

Board Member, Dekalb Chamber of Commerce, 1980

President, County Soy Bean Association, 1978-1979