Representative, North Dakota State Assembly, District 47, 1998-present

Candidate, North Dakota House of Representatives, District 47, 2022

Speaker, North Dakota State House of Representatives, 2019-2021

Chair, Judiciary Committee

Member, Political Subdivisions Committee

Former Member, Children's Cabinet, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Commission on Juvenile Justice, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Commission on Uniform State Laws, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Committee on Committees, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Delayed Bills Committee, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Revenue, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Budget Section, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Procedure and Arrangements, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Joint Judiciary Committee, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Political Subdivisions Committee, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Rules Committee, North Dakota State House of Representatives

Author, "Small Case Litigation Forms"

Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau Auto Line

Lawyer, Bucklin, Klemin and McBride, Professional Company

Author and Editor, Civil Practice of North Dakota - Second Edition - Forms and Trial Notebook

President, Litigation Services, Incorporated

Lecturer in Law, National Business Institute

Civil Mediator, North Dakota Supreme Court Roster of Alternative Dispute Resolution Neutrals

Served, United States Army, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Vietnam

President, The Title and Escrow Company, Bismarck and Fargo, 1988-1998

Unemployment Insurance Appeals Referee, Job Service North Dakota, 1970-1975

Member, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), 1999-present

Member, American Legion

Commissioner, Commission on Uniform State Laws

Member, Corpus Christi Catholic Church

Member, DNA Evidence

Member, Eagles

Member, Elks

Chair, Government Affiars Committee, Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce

Member, Manufactured Housing

Director, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, North Dakota Chapter

Member, Mortgage Subrogation

Arbitrator and Civil Mediator, National Arbitration Forum

Commissioner, National Uniform Laws Commission

Member, Notarial Acts

Member, Optimist Club

Member, State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision

Member, Wage Garnishment

Member, Who's Who in American Law

Member, North Dakota Region 7 Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Advisory Council, 2011-2013

Member/Volunteer, Central North Dakota RSVP Advisory Council, 2005-2009

Board Member, American Red Cross, Burleigh-Morton Chapter, 2002-2008

Member/Chair, Corpus Christi Catholic Church Parish Council, 1997-2002

Chair, Administrative Law Committee, State Bar Association of North Dakota, 1996-1998

Board Member, Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce, 1996-1998

Member, State Advisory Council, North Dakota Office of Administrative Hearings, 1993-1998

Awards:

Volunteer of the Year, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation - North Dakota Chapter, 2002

Legislative Service Award - 2003 Session - State Bar Association of North Dakota

Guardian of Small Business Award - 2001 Session - National Federation of Independent Business

Spouse's Occupation:

Former Elementary Principal, Bismarck Public Schools