Former Speaker Pro Tempore, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 68, 1992-2018

Member, 2nd Amendment Caucus

Member, American Legislative Exchange Council

Member, Board of Governors, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

Board Member, Capitol Preservation Committee

Member, Firefighters and Emergency Services Caucus

Member, Health Care Leadership Council

Former Chair, Health Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Member, National Conference of State Legislators

Former Member, Republican Committee, Wellsboro Ward II

Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Member, Rural Caucus

Member, Tax Reform Caucus

Member, Tioga County Job Task Force

District Legislative Aide, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1979-1992

Employed, Spencer, Gleason and Hebe Law Firm, 1979-1992

Member, Marcellus Institute Resource Council for the Marcellus Institute, present

Member, Wellsboro First Baptist Church, present

Member, Wellsboro Rotary Club, present

Member, Charleston Valley Grange

Trustee, Guthrie Healthcare System

Chair, Laurel Health Development Council

Member, Middleridge Grange

Member, Pine Creek Headwaters Protection Group

Member, Tioga County Development Corporation

Member, Tioga County Farm Association

Member, Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency

Former President, Wellsboro Area Food Pantry

Honorary Life Member, Wellsboro Fire Department

Board Member, Pennsylvania College of Technology, 2007-2009

Awards:

Outstanding Legislator of the Year, National Multiple Sclerosis Central Pennsylvania Chapter, 2010
Friend of Penn State Legislator of the Year Award, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Society Award, Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Society, 2009
Ernestine Williams Advocacy Award, Pennsylvania Public Policy Coalition, 2005
Friend of Family Medicine, Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP), 2003
Public Health Excellence Award, Pennsylvania Public Health Association, 2002
Baker Guardian of Small Business, National Federation of Independent Business
2016 Healthcare Information Technology Legislator of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Chapters of the Healthcare Information Management System Society
2015 Pink Ribbon Award by the PA Breast Cancer Coalition
2015 Partnership in Excellence Award by the Pennsylvania Association of County Drug and Alcohol Administrators
2014 Legislative Leadership Award by the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers
2014 Legislator of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians
2013 Friend of County Government Award by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
2013 PA Orthopaedic Society's Legislator of the Year Award
Defender of Liberty Award by the American Conservative Union in 2012 and 2013
Rural Health Legislator of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health Leadership in 1998 and 2012