Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 83, 1997-2021

Candidate, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 83, 2018

Speaker, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, 2017

Minority Floor Leader, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, 2001-2016

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2007

Former Member, Committee On Committees, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Enrollment Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Judiciary, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on State Government, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

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

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

Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Chair, Minority Caucus, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, 1999-2001

Member, Strategic Committee on Postsecondary Education, 1998

City Attorney, City of Liberty, 1996-present

Attorney, Hoover Law Office, 1992-present

Jamestown City Attorney, 1990-present

Attorney, Adair County School District

Attorney, Wilson, Smith and Hoover Law Office, 1990-1992

Attorney, Assistant Russell County Attorney, 1988-1990

Law Clerk, Judge Philip R. Morgan, 1987-1988

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Kentucky Bar Association

Member, Russell County Jaycees

Member, Task Force on Merit System, 2004

Member, Blue Ribbon Task Force on Public Advocacy, 2002