Senator, Kansas State Senate, District 26, 2013-present

Candidate, Kansas State Senate, District 26, 2020

Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 93, 2009-2012

Chair, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

Member, Assessment and Taxation Committee

Member, Joint Committee on State -Tribal Relations

Chair, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Member, Subcommittee on General Government

Member, Subcommittee on Human Services

Member, Ways and Means Committee

Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Assessment and Taxation Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Education Finance, Kansas State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Select Committee on Federal Tax Code Implementation, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Education, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on General Government, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Transportation, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on the Department of Administration, Kansas State Senate

Member, Operating Committee, Hiland/Roberts Diary Foods Company, 2002-present

Director, Dairy Farmers of America, 1998-present

Board Member, Cattlemen's Beef Board, 2005-present

Operating Committee Member, Hiland/Roberts Diary Foods Co, 2002-present

Member/ Elder, Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, present

Member, Cheney Lake Association

Member, Farmers Cooperative Elevator, Garden Plain

Member, Kansas Geological Survey Advisory Board

Member, Kansas Livestock Association

Member, Kanza Cooperative

Member, Oxychem Community Involvement

Member, Sedgwick County Electric Cooperative

Kansas Director, The Energy Council

President, Sedgwick County Farm Bureau Agriculture Association, 2006

Favorite Quote:

"For we are given power not to advance our own purposes, not to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power, and it is to serve people."
Former President George H.W. Bush

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Hunting, fishing, and gardening

Names of Grandchildren:

Tyler, Abigail, Jenevieve, Willie, Brooklyn

Number of Grandchildren:

5

Priority Issues:

Protects pro-life and family values; 100% pro-life voting record

Works to provide a business friendly environment in Kansas

Limits government regulations and unnecessary spending

Guards services to our elderly and most vulnerable citizens

Advocates common sense, fair taxation with limited government spending

Invests in our kids and our state's future with key votes supporting education

Strong voice for agricultural issues and business growth

Protecting 2nd Amendment rights