Former Majority Caucus Chair, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Senator, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 38, 1989-1992; 1995-2019

Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, District 38, 2018

Majority Whip, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate, 2005-2007

Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, 1982-1988

Former Member, Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

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

Former Co-Chair/Chair, Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Committee on Committees, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

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

Former Member, Joint Committee on Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Judiciary, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

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

Former Member, Joint Committee on Medicaid Oversight and Advisory, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

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

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

Former Member, Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Legislative Research Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Former Chair, Small Business Task Force

Former Vice Chair, State and Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

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

Former Member, Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky Senate

Owner/Operator, Malano's Restaurants

Served, United States National Guard

Member, Albert Pick Hotel/Restaurant Management Training Program

Board of Alderman, City of Louisville

Member, Communications, National Conference of State Legislatures

Former President, South End Democratic Club

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Member, Kentucky Coalition Against Rape/Sexual Assault, 1988-1990

Member, National Federation of Independent Business, 1988

Awards:

Optimist of the Year
American Athletic Association of the Deaf Appreciation Award
Louisville Distinguished Citizen's Award
Kentucky Guardian of Small Business Award

Number of Grandchildren:

22