Former Member, Education and Youth, Georgia State Senate

Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 08, 2014-2021

Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 8, 2018

Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 174, 2000-2014

Chair, Lowndes County Board of Education, 1992-1996

Member, Regional Development Authority, present

Member, Brooks County Airport Authority

Former Member, Georgia State House of Representatives Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee

Former Member, Georgia State House of Representatives Appropriations Committee

Former Secretary and Member, Georgia State House of Representatives Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee

Former Member, Georgia State House of Representatives Reapportionment Committee

Former Member, Georgia State House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee

Former Chair, Georgia State Senate Livestock, Poultry, and Aquaculture Sub-Committee of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs

Former Chair, Retirement Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Georgia State Senate

Member, Lowndes County Board of Tax Equalization, 1980-1984

Member, Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals, 1976-1980

Businessman and Farmer, Black's Fertilizer and Farm Supply, 1970-present

Agent, Georgia Extension Service, 1958-2011

Manager, Langdale Farms, 1967-1970

Teacher, Ware County Board of Education, 1966-1967

Extension Agent, Ware County Extension Service, 1965-1966

Rock Eagle Counselor, Muscogee, 1961-1962

Member, Brooks County Historical Society, present

Member, Clyattville United Methodist Church, present

Member, Echols County Historical Society, present

Member, Lake Park Historical Society, present

Member, Lowndes County Historical Society, present

Member, Masons-Shrine, present

Member, Southeast Agriculture Coalition, present

Member, Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce, present

Coach, Young Men's Christian Association, present

Former President/Board Member, Lowndes County Farm Bureau

Member, Greater Lowndes County Planning Commission, 1990-1994

Number of Grandchildren:

7