Senator, Missouri State Senate, District 29, 2021-present

Candidate, Missouri State Senate, District 29, 2024

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Missouri, District 7, 2010, 2012, 2022

Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 157, 2013-2021

Candidate, Missouri State Senate, District 29, 2020

Member, Gubernatorial Appointments Committee

Member, Progress and Development Committee

Member, Public Employee Retirement Committee

Chair, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee

Member, Gubernatorial Appointments Committee, Missouri State Senate, present

Member, Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement, Missouri State Senate, present

Member, Progress and Development Committee, Missouri State Senate, present

Chair, Select Committee on Equal Protection and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Missouri State Senate, present

Chair, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Missouri State Senate, present

Former Member, Appropriations - Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, and Economic Development Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Children and Families Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Corrections and Public Institutions Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Government Oversight Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Pensions Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Professional Registration and Licensing Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Property, Casualty, and Life Insurance Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Special Committee on Student Accountability, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Boards and Commissions, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Cattle Rancher, present

Former Employee, Marketing, Mercy Hospital

Member, American Cancer Society, present

Member, American Heart Association, present

Member/Deacon/Mission Committeeperson/Sunday School Teacher, High Street Baptist Church, present

Member, Springfield-Southeast Rotary Club, present

Awards:

OPPOSES OBAMACARE FOR MISSOURI

PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO KEEP & BEAR ARMS

OPPOSES FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF LOCAL SCHOOLS

PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

LIMITING TAXATION -- KEEPING MORE TAXPAYERS' MONEY IN TAXPAYERS' POCKETS

REDUCING GOVERNMENT CONTROL AND GROWTH

LIMITING GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ON BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS

PROTECTING INNOCENT LIFE-- FROM CONCEPTION TO NATURAL DEATH

WORKING TO MAKE MISSOURI LESS DEPENDENT ON FEDERAL STIMULUS

RESPECTING PARENTAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING PARENTAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION

UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW IN THE CONSTITUTION

EXERCISING MISSOURI'S 10TH AMENDMENT RIGHTS

PROMOTING CAPITALISM AND OPPOSING SOCIALISM

CHAMPIONING YOUR CONSERVATIVE VALUES

"Lend-A-Hand" Award for Service Above Self, Springfield-Southeast Rotary Club