Former Republican Whip, California State Assembly

Minority Floor Leader, California State Senate, 2015-2018

Senator, California State Senate, District 16, 2010-2018

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 32, 2006-2010

Attendee, Republican National Convention, 2004

Former Member, Arts Committee, California State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Children with Special Needs Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Defense and Aerospace Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Emergency Management Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Vice Chair, Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Environmental Quality Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Governance and Finance Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Audit Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Budget Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources and Water Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Rural Caucus, California State Assembly

Former Member, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Committee, California State Senate

Property Management

Former Employee, Bank of America

Superintendent, Bakersfield City School District, 1999-2006

Superintendent, Keppel Union School District, 1990-1999

Assistant Superintendent, Keppel Union School District, 1988-1990

School Principal/Director, Keppel Union School District, 1983-1988

Former Member, Association of California School Administrators Advisory Council

Former Board Member, Boys and Girls Club

Member, California School Boards Administration

President, California School Boards Superintendent's Council

Member, California State Allocation Board

Member, Chamber of Commerce

Member, Institute for Education Reform

Member, Jim Burke Education Leaders Forum

Board Member, Kern County Adult Literacy Council

Board Member, Kern County Museum Authority

Member, Kern County Superintendent's Administrative Advisory Board

Member, Republican Working Group on Education

Awards:

California Communications Association (CalCom) Legislator of the Year

In 2009, included on the California Small Business Association's honor roll and named an Outstanding Legislator by the California State Sheriff's Association
Received the James S. Gilstrap Award for exemplary public service and civic contributions to Kern County by the Independent Oil Producer's Agency, the 2009 Friends of California Community Colleges award and the 2007 California Women's Leadership Association Marian Bergeson Trailblazer Award