Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 1B, 1998-2014

Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 1B, 2014

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1987-1995

Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-present

Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, 2001-present

Member, Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, 1999-present

Former Member, Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Task Force for Economic and Community Growth, Allegany County

Member, Governor's Flood Mitigation Task Force for Western Maryland, 1999-2002

Member, Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force, 1999-2002

Member, Allegany County Task Force for Economic and Community Growth, 1987-1995

Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, 1993-1995

Experience, Attorney

Western Maryland Community Relations Representative, Maryland Environmental Service, 1995-2003

Administrative Hearing Officer, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 1986

Member, Youth Centers Executive Advisory Board, Department of Juvenile Justice, 2002-present

Former Member, Advisory Board, New Dominion School

Member, Allegany County Bar Association

Western Maryland Community Relations Representative, Maryland Environmental Service

Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Member, Wetlands and Waterways Program Funding Work Group, 2011

Member, Citizens Advisory Board for Joseph D. Brandenburg Center, 1987-1991

Member, Fraternal Order of Police, Maryland State Lodge, 1991

Member, Chemical Industry Council of Maryland, 1990

President, Board of Directors, Cumberland Central Young Men's Christian Association, 1986-1987

Administrative Hearing Officer, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 1986

Awards:

Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1991

Outstanding Young Marylander Award, Maryland Jaycees, 1992

Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland and District of Columbia Professional Firefighters Association, 1993

Defender of Freedom Award, Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association, 1993

Defender of Freedom Award, National Rifle Association of America, Inc., 2000

Historic Achievement Award, Westernport Elementary School, 2001

Marylanders for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Award, 2002

President's Award, Flintstone Volunteer Fire Department, 2009

Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, 2009, 2012

Outstanding Service Award, Maryland Sheriffs' Association, 2010

Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), 2010

Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland Bail Bond Association, 2011

Legislative Law Enforcement Friend of the Year Award

Outstanding Maryland Public Official Award