Former Director, United Republican Fund

Former Precinct Committeeman, Winfield Township

Former Vice Chair, Winfield Township Republican Committee

Senator, Illinois State Senate, 2010-2012

Appointed, Experience, Illinois State Senate, December 2010

Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, 1992-2002

Citizens to Elect Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Campaign Advisor, 1990

Delegate, Bob Dole Presidential Campaign, 1988

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 14, 1984

Citizens to Elect Jim Ryan, DuPage County State’s Attorney, Campaign Advisor, 1976

Member, Illinois Prisoner Review Board, 2004-present

Member, Attorney General's Criminal Task Force Violence Against Children

Member, Death Penalty Moratorium Task Force

Member, Governor’s Task Force on New Technology

Member, Illinois Sportsman Caucus

Member, West Chicago Lions Club

Member, West Chicago Task Force on Gangs

Attorney/Private Law, Johnson, Westra, Broecker, Whittaker, & Newitt, P.C., 1977-present

Trustee, First America Trust Funds

Former Attorney, Winfield Township

Principal of Law Firm, 1980-1998

Hardware Store Owner, 1977-1979

Associate, Laraia, Solano, Berns & Kilander, Ltd, 1976-1977

Prosecuting Attorney, DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, 1974-1976

Assistant State's Attorney, 1970-1976

Investigator, DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, 1970-1974

US Army, Vietnam, 1966-1968

Member, Advisory Board, Illinois Citizens for Life, Downers Grove

Member, American Bar Association

Member, American Legion

Member, Board SciTech Museum

Member, Board of Directors, Central DuPage Health Systems

Former Member, Board of Directors, Wheaton Youth Outreach

Member, Christian Legal Society

Member, Community High School District 94 Parent Council

Member, DuPage County Bar Association

Member, Fox Valley Chapter of VietNow

Member, Honorary Board, DuCap

Former Board Member, Illinois Family Institute

Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Member, International Franchisers' Association

Member, Kiwanis

Member, National District Attorneys Association

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Member, Young Republicans