Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 37, 2014

Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 37, 1995-2014

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Maryland, District 1, 2004

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1983-1991

Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1988

Member, Dorchester County Republican State Central Committee, 1979-1982

Member, Agricultural and Rural Development Committee, Southern Legislative Caucus, 2008-present

Member, Oyster Advisory Commission, 2007-present

Member, Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, 2005-present

Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2004-present

Member, Rural Maryland Council, 2004-present

Member, Governor's Wellmobile Program Advisory Board, 2003-present

Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-present

Member, Study Panel on Funding Needs of Trauma Centers, 2001-present

Chair, Senate Select Committee Number 10, Eastern Shore, 1999-present

Member, Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission, 1994-present

Past Vice President/Board Member, Maryland Rural Water Association, 1992-present

Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2001-present

Member, Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2003-present

Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, District 37, 2011-2014

Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, District 37, 1996-2014

Member, Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, District 37, 2003-2014

Member, Legislative Policy Committee, District 37, 2011-2014

Member, Rules Committee, District 37, 2011-2014

Member, Senate Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, District 37, 2011-2012

Member, Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, 2011-2012

Member, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, District 37, 2011

Chair, Alcoholic Beverages Subcommittee, District 37, 2007-2010

Member, Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, District 37, 2003-2010

Member, Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2010

Member, Task Force for the Future of Growth and Development in Maryland, 2009-2010

Member, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, District 37, 2007-2009

Member, Eastern Shore Task Force on Foster Care, 2007-2008

Member, Incentives for Agriculture Task Force, 2006-2007

Member, Agricultural Stewardship Commission, 2005-2006

Member, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee, District 37, 2003-2004

Member, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, 2004

Member, Executive Nominations Committee, District 37, 1999-2003

Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee, District 37, 1995-2003

Member, Poultry Issues Action Team, 2003

Member, Special Committee on Substance Abuse, 2001-2003

Member, Task Force to Study the Economic Development of the Maryland Seafood and Aquaculture Industries, 2002-2003

Member, Governor's Task Force on Eastern Shore Economic Development, 1999-2001

Member, Shore Erosion Task Force, 1999-2000

Member, Commission to Review Landlord-Tenant Laws, 1998

Member, Governor's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, 1984-1990

Member, Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee, 1983-1986

Chair, Committee to Promote Employment of the Handicapped, 1981

Town Manager, Town of Federalsburg, 1991-present

Clerk, Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company/Superfresh, 1967-1992

Sergeant, United States Army Security Agency, 1969-1972

Member, Federalsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2003-present

Member, Midshore Regional Council, 2001-present

Member, Tri-County Council for the Lower Easter Shore of Maryland, 2001-present

Member, Dorchester American Legion, Post #91, 1974-present

Member, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge # 1272, 1980-present

Member, Zion United Methodist Church, present

President, Maryland Rural Development Corporation, 2006

President/Board Member, People for Better Housing, 1993

Awards:

Recognition award from the Maryland Association of Counties