Senator, Texas State Senate, District 2, 2014-present

Candidate, Texas State Senate, District 2, 2022

Chair, Administration Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Health and Human Services Committee

Member, Local Government Committee

Member, Veteran Affairs Committee

Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Committee of the Whole Senate, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee, Texas Senate

Former Member, Nominations Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Border Security, Texas State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Transportation Committee, Texas State Senate

Former Member, Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee, Texas State Senate

President/Company Executive Officer, Professional Proposal Management, Incorporated, 1984-2013

Systems Engineer, United States Air Force, 1964-1982

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

President, The Citadel Alumni Association, present

Favorite Book:

The Bible

Favorite Movie:

Patton
Gods and Generals
Lonesome Dove
Gone With the Wind
Legends of the Fall

Favorite Quote:

"A politician looks forward only to the next election. A statesman looks forward to the next generation." - Thomas Jefferson

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men [and women] to do nothing." - Edmund Burk

"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will achieve neither and lose both. " - Benjarmin Franklin

"We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle." - Sir Winston Churchill

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed;
if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly;
you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival.
There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill

Favorite TV Shows:

Band of Brothers
24
Lost
History Channel
Military Channel

Favorite Type of Music:

Country & Western
Christian
Easy Listening

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Flying
Shooting, pistol, rifle, and shotgun
Boating