Former County Attorney, Chautauqua County, New York

Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 2010-2025

Minority Leader Pro Tempore, New York State Assembly, 2019-2025

Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 150, 2022

Assistant Minority Leader Pro Tempore, New York State Assembly, 2017-2018

County Executive, Chautauqua County, New York, 1990-1998

Former Ranking Minority Member, Assembly Committee on Social Services

Former Member, Cities Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Governmental Operations Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Health Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Social Services Committee, New York State Assembly

Managing Partner, Goodell & Rankin, 1998-present

Member, First Covenant Church, present

Treasurer, Bemus Bay Pops

Former Co-Chair, Camp Timbercrest Capital Campaign

Former Secretary/Board Member, Chautauqua Area Girl Scout Council

Founding Member/Former Officer, Chautauqua Leadership Network

Former President, Jamestown Rotary

Former President, State University of New York at Fredonia Business Administration and Accounting Advisory Board

Former Co-Chair, United Way Professional Division

Awards:

TRC Disability advocate of the Year (2014), Farm Bureau Circle of Friends (2013), NYSAC Ed Crawford Award (1996), 40 under 40 award from Business First (1993), Special Recognition from Chautauqua Fire Chiefs Association (1993), 40th most influential person in Western NY by Buffalo Business First (2018), "Leader of the Year" by the Chautauqua Leadership Network (2018),

Priority Issues:

Reducing taxes to improve business climate, strengthen education and reform Common Core, reform welfare, and repeal SAFE-ACT.

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

Increase the number of jobs, cut taxes, improve education, reform welfare.