Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 4, 2004-2019

Minority Caucus Chair, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, 2017-2019

Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 4, 2018

Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, 1987-1994

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Committee on Committees, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Local Government, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on State Government, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Transportation, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Program Review and Investigations Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Special Subcommittee on Energy, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, State and Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Rural Issues, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Task Force on Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Regional Business Development Director, Independence Bank, 2006-present

Owner, Ridley and Company Limited Liability Company, 1998-present

President, Henderson County Independence Bank, 2004-2006

Owner, Ridley Buick Pontiac GMC, 1976-2000

Member, Henderson Rotary Club, 2004-present

Member, Henderson Presbyterian Church, present

Member, Masonic Lodge

Member, Optimist Club