Senator, North Dakota State Assembly, District 37, 1999-2022

Majority Leader, North Dakota State Senate, 2013-2022

Candidate, North Dakota State Senate, District 37, 2018

Former President Pro Tempore, North Dakota State Senate, 2011

Representative, North Dakota State Assembly, 1991-1997

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, North Dakota State Assembly

Former Member, Emergency Commission, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Revenue, North Dakota State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Energy Development and Transmission, North Dakota State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Legacy Fund Earnings, North Dakota State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Procedure and Arrangements, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Tribal Taxation Issues, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Review Committee on Federal Environmental Law Impact, North Dakota State Senate

Chair, Council of State Governments, Midwest Legislative Conference, 2001-2002

Former Math/Chemistry Teacher, Dickinson High School

Former Executive Director, Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce

Member, Elks

Member, Legislative Management

Member, Rotary

Chair, Sunrise Youth Bureau