Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 80, 2001-present

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Commissioner, Anderson County Commission

Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 80, 2022

Candidate, Tennessee State Senate, District 80, 2020

Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee

Member, Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee

Member, Joint Committee on Fiscal Review

Member, Local Government Committee

Member, Select Committee on Rules

Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Calendar and Rules Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Fiscal Review Joint Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Fiscal Review, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Committee on Rules, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, State Government Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Public Service & Employees, Tennessee State House of Representatives

Chair, Tennessee Legislative Black Caucus

Radio Operator, WOJG 94.7 FM, present

Pastor, Saint John Missionary Baptist Church

Chief Executive Officer/Co-owner, Shaw Broadcasting Company

Member, Board of Directors, Community Rehabilitation Agencies of Tennessee, present

Member, Rotary Club of Bolivar, present

Chair, Steering Committee, TAKE ONE, present

Member, 100 Black Men

Advocate, Alzheimer's Tennessee

Chair, Board of Directors, Western Mental Health Institute

Member, Bolivar Rotary Club

Advocate, Commission on Aging

Member, Gathering of Men Missionary Organization

Member, Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce

Chair, Mayor's Character First Program

Member, Mayor's Character First Program, Brownsville

Lifetime Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Former Member, National Civil Rights Museum Board

Member, Rural West Tennessee Caucus

Founding Member, Shaw Singers

Member, Tennessee Association of Broadcasters

Board Member, West Tennessee Mental Health Facility

Board Member, West Tennessee River Basin Authority

Awards:

2014 Media History Maker-- (The Nation's Largest African American Video Oral History Collection): Recognized for the innovative Programing and Coverage The Provide in Radio and Television
2012 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters-Distinguished Service Award
Southeast association of Area Agencies on Aging-2012 Aging Impact Award
2008 Big Brothers, Big Sisters Appreciation & Service Award
2005 West Tennessee African American Entrepreneurs, C.A. Rawls Bridge Builder Award
2004 William Henry Miles Outstanding Community Service Award
2003 Jackson Affordable Housing's Jo Helen Imani Award
2002 Legislator of the Year, Tennessee Development District Association
2000 West Tennessee Black Business Association Chairman's Award