Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 122, 2013-2021

Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 122, 2020

Member, Lakin City Council, 1997-2005

Chair, Education Committee, Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association

Former Member, Energy and Environment Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight, Kansas State House of Representatives

Chair, Legislative Committee, Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association

Former Member, Rural Revitalization Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee, Kansas State House of Representatives

Appointed by Governor Bill Graves, Member, Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1997-2005

Appointed by Governor Bill Graves, Member, Kansas Youth Authority, 1997-1999

Appointed by Chief Justice Kay McFarland, Member, Juvenile Intake and Assessment Advisory Committee, 1996-1997

Chair, Juvenile Justice Committee, Kansas Corrections Association, 1995-1997

Appointed by Mike Hayden, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Board Member, Kansas Corrections Ombudsman, 1984-1987

Government Consulting Contractor, 2011-present

Director, Cabinet Transition, Governor Mark Parkinson, 2010-2011

Commissioner of Juvenile Justice, Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority, 2007-2010

Director, Finney County Southwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center, 1994-2007

District Magistrate Judge, Kearny County District Court, 1981-1994

Undersheriff, Kearny County Sheriff's Department, 1979-1981

Deputy Sheriff, Kearny County Sheriff's Department, 1977-1979

Member, Criminal Justice Advisory Board, Washburn University, 2008-2011

Member, Kansas Sex Offender Policy Board, 2007-2011

Chair, Kansas Substance Abuse Policy Board, 2008-2011

Board, Tower Foundation Board of Directors, 2011

Member, Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 2007-2010

Board Member, Leadership Kansas, 2002-2009

Chair, State Program, Leadership Kansas, 2002-2009

Member, Criminal Justice Advisory Board, Garden City Community College, 1995-2006

Member, Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1998

Member, Kansas District Magistrate Judges Association, 1981-1994

Member, Kansas Corrections Ombudsman Board Member, 1984 – 1987

Board Member, Kansas Peace Officers Association, 1979-1981

Awards:

April 2010 -- Leadership Kansas Alumnus of the Year
October 2009 -- Council of Juvenile Corrections Administrators
2009 Outstanding Administrator Award
April 2009 Kansas Children's Service League
2009 Distinguished Service to Kansas Children Award