Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 32, 1998-2019

Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 2003-2006

Chair, Anne Arundel County Senate Delegation, Maryland State Senate, 2001-2002

Member, State Lottery Commission, 1991-1999

Council Member, Anne Arundel County Council, 1994-1998

Senate Chair, Special Joint Commission on Public Safety and Security in State and Local Correctional Facilities, 2013-present

Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2004-present

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

Former Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, Maryland State Senate

Member, Budgets and Revenue Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-present

Former Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate

Member, Communications Tax Reform Commission, 2012-present

Member, Economic Development, Transportation, and Cultural Affairs Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2008-present

Former Member, Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State Senate

Member, Fiscal Affairs and Government Operations Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2008-present

Former Member, Gaming Oversight Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Ethics Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Legislative Information Technology and Open Government Committee, Maryland State Senate

Member, Local Development Council, Anne Arundel County, 2012-present

Former Member, Protocol Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Chair, Public Safety, Transportation, and Environment Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Rules Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Spending Affordability Committee, Maryland State Senate

Member, State Center Executive Committee, 2009-present

Member, Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, 2008-present

Member, Transportation Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 204-present

Member, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2008-2017

Member, Joint Legislative and Executive Commission on Oversight of Public/Private Partnerships, Maryland State Senate, 2011-2012

Co-Chair, Maryland Commission on Cybersecurity Innovation and Excellence, 2011-2012

Member, Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, Maryland State Senate, 2011-2012

Member, Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, Maryland State Senate, 2008-2011

Member, Joint Legislative Work Group to Study State, County, and Municipal Fiscal Relationships, Maryland State Senate, 2009-2010

Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State Senate, 2007

Member, Transit Funding Study Steering Committee, 2006-2007

Member, Drug Treatment Court Commission, 2003-2006

Member, Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration, 2005-2006

Member, Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland State Senate, 1999-2006

Member, Pensions Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 2003-2006

Member, Special Joint Committee on Pensions, Maryland State Senate, 2004-2006

Member, Task Force on Lending Equity within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services, 2005

Member, Task Force on Missing Vulnerable Adults, 2004-2005

Member, Task Force on the Exemption of Law Enforcement Officers' Pensions from Taxation, 2004-2005

Member, Task Force on Parking for Individuals with Disabilities, 2004

Member, Council on Management and Productivity, 1999-2003

Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, Maryland State Senate, 2002-2003

Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State Senate, 2003

Member, Joint Technology Oversight Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2000-2003

Member, Task Force to Evaluate the Development and Construction of a Magnetic Levitation Transportation System in Maryland Between Baltimore and the District of Columbia (MAGLEV), 2002-2003

Member, Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2000-2002

Member, Senate Committee on Redistricting, Maryland State Senate, 2002-2002

Member, Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State Senate, 2001

Member, Task Force on Gasoline Zone-Pricing in Maryland, 2000-2001

Member, Task Force to Ensure Utility Services, 1999-2000

Member, Health, Education, and Human Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 1999

Member, State Lottery Commission, 1991-1999

Glen Burnie Mutual Savings Bank, Board of Directors, 1984-present

Vice President, DeGrange Lumber Company Incorporated, 1968-present

Employee, Baltimore Washington Medical Center, present

President, DeGrange Enterprises Incorporated, 1996-2000

Served, United States Army Reserve, 1968-1974

President, Take Back Our Streets Incorporated, 1995-present

Member, Board of Directors, Baltimore-Washington Medical Center Foundation, 1993-present

Member, Take Back Our Streets Incorporated, 1992-present

Member, Rotary Club of Glen Burnie, 1984-present

Member, Glen Burnie Improvement Association, 1970-present

Member, Baltimore Washington Medical Center Foundation Board, present

Member, Holy Trinity Church, present

Member, Anne Arundel Community College Foundation, 1996-2000

Member, Advisory Board, Salvation Army, 1995-1998

Youth Baseball Coach, Glen Burnie Boys Baseball and Harundale Youth Sports League, 1976-1989

Number of Grandchildren:

Nine