Senate Republican Assistant Floor Leader, Tennessee State Senate

Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 8, 2012

Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives, District 34, 2010

Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 4, 2008

Senator, Tennessee State Senate, 1996-2008

Switched Parties, from Republican to Independent, March 2007

Senate Republican Whip, 1997-1998

Tennessee House of Representatives 1990-1996, Tennessee House of Representatives, 1990-1996

Member, Joint Select Committee on Children and Youth

Member, Joint Select Oversight Committee on Education

Member, Senate Conservation and Tourism Committee

Secretary, Senate Education Committee

Member, Senate Transportation Committee

Chair, Senate-House Joint Republican Caucus

Treasurer, State Republican Caucus

Experience, Antique Auto Restoration

Experience, American Legislative Exchange Council

Experience, American Motors Organization Club

Experience, American Motors World Car Club

Experience, Antique Automobile Club of America

Experience, Antique Vehicle Preservation Society

Experience, Claiborne County Historical Society

Experience, Clinton Car Club

Experience, East Tennessee Development District Board

Experience, East Tennessee Veterans Museum Board

Experience, East Tennessee Victims Rights

Member, Farm Bureau

Experience, Grainger County Historical Society

Experience, Hubbs Grove Baptist Church

Experience, Jeep Registry

Experience, Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Experience, National Rifle Association

Experience, Senior Citizens Health Assistance Service

Experience, Smoky Mountain Model A Club

Experience, Smoky Mountain Studebaker Drivers Club

Experience, Studebaker Drivers Club of America

Experience, Tennessee State Employees Association

Experience, Union County Historical Society

Experience, Union County Little League Board