Former Deputy Speaker, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Assistant Majority Leader, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 72, 1989-2019

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Secretary, Calendar and Rules Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Ethics Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ethics Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Finance, Ways and Means Study Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Chair, House Republican Caucus

Former Member, Joint Pensions and Insurance Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Rules Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Member, Tennessee Sesquicentennial Commission

President/General Manager, Cotton Patch, Incorporated, 1979-present

Manager, Burger Shake, Incorporated, 1973-1979

Historian, Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Association, 1994-present

Board Member, American Legislative Exchange Council, 1992-present

Member, Tennessee Restaurant Association, 1984-present

Board Member, Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, 1982-present

Member, Sons of Confederate Veterans, 1981-present

Chair, Battle of Parker's Crossroads Living History and Battle Reenactment

Member, Chester Chamber of Commerce

Member, Civil War Preservation Trust

Member, Decatur County Chamber of Commerce

Former President, Henderson Country Chamber of Commerce

Member, Henderson County Possum Club

Member, John B. Ingram Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp #219

Member, National Restaurant Association

Member, National Rifle Association

City Manager, Parker's Crossroads

Historian, Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Association

Member, Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association

Member, Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee

Member, Wayne County Chamber of Commerce

Chairman, Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee, 1984-1985

President, Henderson County Historical Society, 1976-1977

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Southern Historic Preservation