Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 4, 2006-2014

Speaker of the House, Tennessee State House of Representatives, 2009-2011

Changed Political Party Affiliation, from Republican to Carter County Republican, February 2009

Member, Republican Caucus Crime Task Force

Owner, Dino’s Restaurant, 1995-present

Restaurant Manager, Sizzler Family Steakhouses

Engineering Department, Tennessee Department of Transportation

Vice President, Steak Houses of Homestead, Incorporated, 1991-1995

Vice President of Operations, Family Steak Houses of Miami, Incorporated, 1981-1991

Member, Carter County Republican Party

Member, Elizabethton-Carter County Chamber of Commerce

Member, Elizabethton-Carter County Hunting and Fishing Club

Member, Grace Baptist Church

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)

Member, Tennessean Restaurant Association

Chairman, United Way Campaign