Senator, Arkansas State Senate, District 22, 2010-2017

Former Member, Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace Legislative Oversight Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Former Member, Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission Oversight Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Chair, Arkansas Supreme Court Commission on Criminal Practice

Former Member, Budget Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Constitutional Amendments Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Former Member, Efficiency Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Former Chair, Energy Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Member, Governor's Driving While Intoxicated Commission

Chair, Judicial Advisory Board to Department of Correction

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas State Legislature

Member, Mississippi River Parkway Commission

Former Vice Chair, State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Special Language (Budget), Arkansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on State Agencies, Arkansas State Senate

Attorney, present

Adjunct Professor, Arkansas Northeastern College, present

Circuit Judge/Chancery Judge, Second Judicial District of Arkansas, retired

Former Chief Judge, Second Judicial District of Arkansas, 2007-2009

Former Prosecuting Attorney, Second District, 1974-1982

Former Captain, Army, Vietnam, 1967-1969

Member, 4-H Youth Development Organization, present

Member, American Legion Post 24 of Blytheville

President, Arkansas Judicial Council

President, Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association

Member, Board of Directors, Arkansas Northeastern Foundation

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America Troop 222

President, Eastern Arkansas Boy Scout Council

President/Chair, First Christian Church of Osceola

Member, Little Rock Boy Scout Council

Member, National Eagle Scout Association

President, Osceola Kiwanis Club

Secretary, Osceola Port Authority

President, Trial Judges Section of the Arkansas Judicial Council

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars of Osceola

Favorite Quote:

"I have only begun to fight!"

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Grandchildren, golf, fishing, hunting and most sports.