Former Assistant Speaker Pro-Tempore, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 33, 2012-2019

Candidate, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 33, 2014

Former Vice Chair, Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Budget Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, City, County and Local Affairs Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Revenue and Taxation Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Educational Institutions, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Elections, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Executive Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Finance, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on K-12, Vocational-Technical Institutions, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Sales, Use, Miscellaneous Taxes and Exemptions, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Special Language (Budget), Arkansas State House of Representatives

Publisher, The Oxford American, 2008-present

Executive Director, Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, present

Former Speechwriter, United States Ambassador Philip Lader

Associate Vice President for Communications, University of Central Arkansas

Associate Editor, Arkansas Times, 2004-2008

Director of Development, William J. Clinton Foundation, Little Rock, 2002-2004

Press Secretary, United States Representative Marion Berry, 2000-2002

Member, Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families

Member, Arkansas Literacy Councils

Member, Little Rock Workforce Investment Board

Member, Public Education Foundation

Awards:

In 2014, he was among 24 national political leaders awarded the Rodel Fellowship by the Aspen Institute for his "outstanding ability to work responsibly across partisan divisions and bring greater civility to public discourse."

University of Arkansas Young Alumni Award in 2005

Arkansas Business "40 Under 40" in 2003