Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 28, 1995-2019

President, County Commissioners of Charles County, 1986-1994

Member, Rural Maryland Council, 2006-2009, 2015-present

Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2010, 2016-present

Member, Maryland Water Quality Trading Advisory Committee, 2016-present

Chair, Workgroup on Rural Health Care Delivery, 2016-present

Member, Phosphorus Management Tool Transition Advisory Committee, 2015-present

Member, Maryland Agricultural Nonpoint Trading Advisory Committee, 2012-present

Member, Energy and Environment Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2008-present

Member, Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2007-present

Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2004-present

Member, Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-present

Member, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 1986-present

Member, Agriculture and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2008-present

Former Member, Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Chair, Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland State Senate

Member, Long-Term Care Reform Work Group, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2010-present

Former Member, Management Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate

Former Chair, Oversight Committee on the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, Maryland State Senate

Chair, Public Participation and Education Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Former Member, Rules Committee, Maryland State Senate

Member, Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, 2000-present

Member, Southern States Energy Board, 2007-present

Former Member, Spending Affordability Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Unemployment Insurance Oversight Committee, Maryland State Senate

Member, Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2011-2015

Senate Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space/ Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland General Assembly, 1995-2015

Senate Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Methods to Reduce the Rate of Uninsured Drivers, Maryland General Assembly, 2014-2015

Vice Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2009, 2014

Member, Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government, Maryland General Assembly, 2011-2014

Senate Co-Chair, Task Force to Study the Applicability of the Maryland Prevailing Wage Law, Maryland General Assembly, 2013-2014

Senate Chair, Task Force to Study Maryland Insurance of Last Report Programs, Maryland State Senate, 2012-2013

Member, Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, Maryland State Senate, 2011-2012

Co-Chair, Health Care Workforce Workgroup, Maryland Health Care Reform Coordinating Council, 2010-2011

Member, Joint Legislative Workgroup to Study State, County, and Municipal Fiscal Relationships, 2009-2010

Co-Chair, Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas, 2008-2009

Member, Agriculture, Environment and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-2008

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

Member, Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement, 2007-2008

Member, Workforce Creation and Adult Education Transition Council, 2008

Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2005-2007

Member, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State Senate, 2002-2007

Senate Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Small-Group Market Health Insurance, 2005-2007

Senate Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Universal Access to Quality and Affordable Health Care, 2005-2007

Senate Co-Chair, Agricultural Stewardship Commission, Maryland State Senate, 2005-2006

Chair, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2004-2006

Co-Chair, Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2005-2006

Member, Community Choice Advisory Group, 2004-2006

Senate Co-Chair, Joint Commission on the Maryland Port Administration, 2005-2006

Chair, Senate Special Commission on Electric Utility Deregulation Implementation, 2005-2006

Member, Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas, 2003-2006

Member, Task Force to Study the Dynamics of Elderly and Retiree Migration Into and Out of Maryland, 2004-2006

Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the State's Emergency Medical Response System, 2003-2005

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

Member, Advisory Committee on the Management and Protection of the State's Water Resources, 2002-2004

Vice Chair, Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2002-2004

Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State Senate, 2002-2004

Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, Maryland State Senate, 1997-2004

Member, Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2002-2004

Vice Chair, Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, 2004

Member, Task Force on the Marketing of Grain and Other Agricultural Products, 2003-2004

Member, Unemployment Insurance Funding Task Force, 2003-2004

Member, Commission on Maryland's Fiscal Structure, 2002-2003

Chair, Division of Labor and Industry Sunset Evaluation Workgroup, Finance Committee, 2003

Member, Forum for Rural Maryland, 1996-2003

Co-Chair, Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, Maryland State Senate, 2003

Member, Special Commission on Legislative Prayer, 2003

Member, Transportation Task Force, 2003

Member, Virginia-Maryland-District of Columbia Joint Legislative Commission on Interstate Transportation, 2000-2003

Member, Budget and Taxation Committee, Maryland State Senate, 1995-2002

Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 1997-2002

Member, Public Safety, Transportation, Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 2001-2002

Member, Rebuild La Plata Task Force, 2002

Member, Senate Committee on Redistricting, Maryland State Senate, 2001-2002

Co-Chair, Task Force on Resource-Based Industry in Maryland, 2000-2002

Member, Task Force on Upgrading Sewerage Systems, 2001-2002

Member, Special Committee on Gaming, Maryland State Senate, 2001

Member, Task Force to Study Adult Education Services in Maryland, 2001

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

Member, Commission on Education Finance, Equity, and Excellence, 1999-2000

Member, Health and Human Services Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 2000

Member, Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund Work Group, 2000

Member, Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund Workgroup, 2000

Member, Transit Policy Panel, 2000

Member, Commission on Transportation Investment, 1999

Co-Chair, Study Panel to Review Economic Development Financing Programs, 1999

Chair, Task Force on Driver's Education Programs in Maryland, 1999

Member, Task Force on Tobacco Crop Conversion in Maryland, 1999

Member, Task Force to Study the Governance, Coordination, and Funding of the University System of Maryland, 1998-1999

Member, Health, Education and Human Resources Subcommittee, Maryland State Senate, 1995-1998

Member, Maryland Historical Trust, 1997-1998

Member, Partnership Policy Council on Block Grants, 1997-1998

Senate Chair, Task Force to Study County Property-Tax Setoffs and Related Fiscal Issues, 1997

Co-Chair, Joint Task Force on Payment Schedule of Property Taxes, 1995-1996

Member, United States 301 South Corridor Transportation Study Task Force, 1994-1996

Member, Social Services Board, Charles County, 1986-1994

Vice Chair, Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 1992-1993

Chair, Planning Commission, Charles County, 1981-1985

Owner/Operator, Cedar Hill Farm

Served, Military Intelligence, United States Army, 1968-1971

Member, 4-H Club

Member, Board of Directors, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, 2005-present

Member, Board of Trustees, Physicians Memorial Hospital

Co-Founder, Charles County Christmas in April

Member, Farm Bureau

Member, Health Service Agency

Board Member, Tri-County Youth Service Bureau