Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 29, 2014

Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 29, 1994-2014

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1981-1991

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1975-1981

Presidential Elector 1st Congressional District, Electoral College, 1976

Member, Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education, 2006-present

Member, Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2003-present

Member, State Water Quality Advisory Committee, 1997-present

Member, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 1995-present

Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2008-present

Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2001-present

Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-present

Member, Redistricting and Elections Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2005-present

Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, Maryland State Senate, 2008-2011

Chair, Base Realignment and Closure Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 2007-2010

Vice Chair, Health Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 2007-2010

Member, Special Committee on Renewables and Clean Energy, Maryland State Senate, 2008-2010

Member, Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education, 2006-2009

Member, Joint Committee on Fair Practices, Maryland State Senate, 2006-2009

Member, Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State’s Water Resources, 2005-2008

Member, Commission to Study Southern Maryland Transportation Needs, 2006-2008

Member, Health Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 2003-2007

Co-Chair, Incentives for Agriculture Task Force, 2006-2007

Member, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, Maryland State Senate, 2003-2007

Member, Agricultural Stewardship Commission, 2005-2006

Member, Alcoholic Beverages Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 2003-2006

Member, Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2002-2005

Chair, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 2003-2004

Member, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 1999-2004

Member, Task Force to Study the Economic Development of the Maryland Seafood and Aquaculture Industries, 2003-2004

Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas, Maryland State Senate, 1995-2003

Member, Education Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 1995-2002

Member, Patuxent River Oil Spill Citizens Advisory Committee, 2000-2002

Member, Task Force to Study the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation, 2000-2001

Member, Task Force to Study the Preservation and Enhancement of Maryland's Heritage Resources, 1999-2001

Member, Special Commission on State Parks, 1999-2000

Member, Committee on Building Public Trust and Confidence in the Justice System, 1998-1999

Member, Task Force to Study the History and Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, 1999

Member, Solid Waste Management Task Force, 1998

Member Task Force on Affiliation between Historic Saint Mary's City Commission and Saint Mary's College of Maryland, 1996

Member, Mary's City Commission and St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1996

Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1981-1991

Member, Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1981-1991

Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1988

Member, Environmental Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 1975-1981

Delegate, Democratic National Conference, 1978

Research Director, Michigan Congressman William D. Ford

Former Assistant Director, Operations, Democratic National Committee

Special Assistant, Subcommittee on Agricultural Labor, United States House of Representatives

Member, Board of Trustees, Maryland Environmental Trust, 2001-present

Member, Elks Club

Member, Fraternal Order of the Police

Member, Holy Face Church

Member, Knights of Columbus

Member, Maryland Farm Bureau

Member, Moose Lodge