Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1998-2005

Chief Deputy Minority Whip, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2005

Mayor City of Aberdeen, MD, 1994-1998

Councilman, City of Aberdeen City Council, 1992-1994

Board of Education, Harford County MD, 1977-1981

Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-present

Bainbridge Development Advisory Board, 1999-present

Statewide Water Conservation Advisory Committee, 2000-present

Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, 2000-present

Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2003-present

House Chair, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2003-present

Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-present

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures

Task Force to Study the Economic Development of the Maryland Seafood and Aquaculture Industries, 2002-2004

Chair, Task Force to Study Moving Overhead Utility Lines Underground, 2003

Task Force on Upgrading Sewerage Systems, 2001-2002

Member, Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities, 1999

Experience, Attorney

Board of Directors, Ripken Museum, 1996-present

Experience, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce

Experience, Harford County Bar Association

Experience, Lions Club

Experience, Maryland State Bar Association