Member/Past President, Howard County Republican Club

Senator, Maryland State Senate, 2002-2004

Delegate, Maryland State House, 1982-2002

Member, South Carroll County Republican Club, 2002

Chair, Howard County Delegation, 1987-1988

Member/Chair, Howard County Central Committee, 1968-1970

State Commission on Public Funding of Campaigns in Maryland, 2002-present

Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2002-present

Task Force to Study the Financial Impact of Retired Military Service Personnel on the Economy of the State, 2003

Minority Whip, Maryland House of Delegates, 1987-2002

Special Committee on Voting Systems and Election Procedures in Maryland, 2000-2001

Study Commission on Lobbyist Ethics, 1999-2000

Commission on Transportation Investment, 1999

Beef Cattle Farmer, 1967-present

Design Engineer/Engineering Management, Westinghouse, 1947-1984

Officer, United States Navy, 1943-1946

Member, Howard County Farm Bureau, 1980-present

Life Member/President, Howard County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Experience, Veterans of Foreign Wars

President, Howard County Citizens Association, 1980

Chair, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Education Committee, 1960-1966