Administration Floor Leader, Georgia State Senate, 2011-present

Former Member, Administrative Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate

Chair, Columbia County Board of Education

Former Senator, Georgia State Senate, 1998-2016

Representative, Georgia State House, 1991-2007

Member, State Board of Corrections, 2006-2007

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Economic Development Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Economic Development and Tourism Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Ethics Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources & The Environment Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Secretary, Rules and Procedures Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Georgia State Senate

Member, Columbia County Chamber of Commerce

Founder, Tile & Stone Incorporated, 1961

Member, Shiloh Methodist Church