Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 161, 2012-present

Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 161, 2020

Member, Appropriations Committee

Member, Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee

Member, Economic Development and Tourism Committee

Member, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee

Member, Rules Committee

Chair, Subcommittee on Public Safety

Member, Subcommittee on Transportation

Member, Transportation Committee

Former Member, Brain and Special Injury Trust Fund Commission

Former Chair, Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives

Former Member, Georgia Aviation Authority

Former Member, Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council

Former Chairman, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives

Former Member, State Indemnification Commisison

Former Member, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Georgia State House of Representatives

Commissioner, Georgia Department of Public Safety, 2004-2012

Commissioner, Department of Public Safety and the Colonel of the Georgia State Patrol, 2004-2011

Director, Georgia Office of Homeland Security, 2003-2005

Executive Director, G-8 Public Safety Command, 2003-2004

Law Enforcement Consultant, Governor's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1997-2001

Commander, United States Coast Guard Reserve Unit Air Station Savannah, 1976-2001

South Division Adjutant/Major/Trooper, State Patrol, Georgia, 1969-1997

Law Enforcement Shift Commander, Atlanta Olympic Games, 1996

Sergeant, United States Marine Corps, 1965-1969

Member, Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange, 2003-present

Member, Baptist Church at Ebenezer, present

Former President, Effingham County High School Booster Club

Former State President, Georgia Chapter, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Associates

Former President, Jaycee Organization

Former Coach, Little League Baseball, Softball, and Basketball

Former President, Peace Officers' Association of Georgia

Chair, National Law Enforcement Explorers Conference, 2009

Awards:

Savannah Metropolitan Police Officer of the Year in 1978, Effingham County Police Officer of the Year in 1978, The T. Malone Sharpe Memorial Award as the Outstanding Local Chapter President in the Georgia Jaycees in 1979, Outstanding Military Citizen of Georgia Award in 1988, the Georgia State Patrol's Meritorious Service Award for his actions in Centennial Park immediately after the bombing in1996, the Arthur Hutchins Memorial Award as the Georgia Peace Officer of the Year for Meritorious Service in 2004, Outstanding Leader of the Year Award for Georgia State Government and the University System in 2009, a Governor's Public Safety Award for career contributions to the law enforcement profession in 2010, and the Georgia Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates Member of the Year Award in 2011.

Number of Grandchildren:

10

Spouse's Occupation:

Former employee, Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism