Fire Commissioner, Thurston County, District 1

Minority Caucus Vice Chair, Washington State Senate, 2011-2012

Candidate, Washington State Senate, District 20, 2012

Senator, Washington State Senate, 1995-2012

Assistant Majority Whip, Washington State Senate, 1997-1998

Appointed, Experience, Washington State Senate, January 1995

Member, Funding of State Parks and Outdoor Recreation Task Force

Member, Joint Recycling Task Force

Member, Joint Task Force on Land Use and Economic Development

Member, Water Rights Fee Task Force, 1993

Owner/Operator, Swecker Salmon Farm

Secretary/Treasurer, Washington Fish Growers Association

Warrant Officer, United States Army, 1966-1969

Member, Advisory Board, Land Use Planning

Member, Advisory Board, Model Toxics

Member/President, American Salmon Growers Association

Member, Board of Trustees, Nature Conservancy of Washington

Board Member, Centralia Christian School

Former Chair, Centralia Christian School

Board Member, Crossroads Church

Member, Farm Bureau

Member, Lake Health Planning Board

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)

Volunteer Firefighter, Thurston District

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Member, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots' Association

Former Member, Washington Fish Growers Association

Representative, Washington State, National Association of State Aquaculture Coordinators

Member, Washington Water Policy Alliance, 1994

Number of Grandchildren:

4