Senator, North Dakota State Assembly, 1977-2022

Former Member, Emergency Commission, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Higher Education Funding Formula Joint Review Committee, North Dakota State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Revenue, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Energy Development and Transmission, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legacy Fund Earnings, North Dakota State Senate

Former Counselor, Grand Forks Public Schools

Served, United States Air Force Reserve

Member, Department of Education's Drug Free Schools Task Force

Member, Education Commission of the States

Member, Grand Forks Chamber

Board Member/Former President, Greater Grand Forks Community Theater

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures Redistricting and Elections Committee

Member, North Dakota Centennial Commission

Board Member, Prairie Public Broadcasting

Leader, Senate Republican Caucus

Chair, Western Interstate Commission For Higher Education (WICHE)

National Vice-Chair, Republican Educators Caucus, 1988-1996

Number of Grandchildren:

4