Experience, Republican State Committeeman

Senator, Florida State Senate, 1999-2006

Majority Whip, Florida State Senate, 2002-2004

Honorary Chair, George W. Bush for President Pinellas Campaign, 2000

Lake Wales City Commission, 1967

Chair/Founder, Bay Area Legislative Delegation, 2001-present

Agency on Bay Management, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, 2001-present

Experience, Florida Ethics Commission

Pinellas County Charter Review Commission, 2004

Board of Directors, Florida Aerospace Financing Corporation, 2003

Future Strategic Intermodal System Steering Committee, 2002

Chair, Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation, 2001

Chair, Pinellas County Legislative Delegation, 2001

Vice Chair, Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation, 2000

Vice Chair, Pinellas County Legislative Delegation, 2000

State Campaign Director, Ford Campaign

Campaign Manager, Reagan-Bush Campaign

Experience, United States Navy Reserve

Real Estate/Broker/Developer, present

Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections, 1970-1974

Board of Trustees, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 2001-present

Experience, 1000 Friends of Florida

Former Member, Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society

Former Member, Blue Key Honor Society

Executive Board Member, Boy Scouts of America, West Central Florida Council

Experience, Coastal Conservation Association

Experience, Enterprise Florida Workforce Development Board

Honorary Member, Florida Association for the Restoration of Ethics Incorporated

Board Member, Florida Cancer Control and Research Advisory Council

Board Member, Friends of Weedon Island

Advisory Board, Gandy Bridge and Friendship Trail

Former Board Member, International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives

Energy and Transportation Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures

Advisory Board Member, Neighborhood Lending Partners

Experience, Olympic 2012 Senate Oversight Representative

Founder/Board Member/Treasurer, Pinellas Affordable Housing Corporation

Member, Saint Petersburg Sunshine Rotary Club

Former Chair, State and Local Government Committee, Tampa Chamber

Board of Directors, Tampa Bay Community Development Corporation

Experience, U.S.S. Forrestal Preservation Committee

Former Advisory Board Member, University of Tampa Center for Ethics

Trade and Transportation Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council, 2002

Governor's Task Force on Election Procedures, Standards and Technology, 2000-2001

Governor's Task Team on Hurricane Evacuation, 2000, 2000

Public Corruption Study Commission, 1999-2000