Senator, North Dakota State Senate, District 34, 1997-present

Member, Committee on Committees

Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Chair, Finance and Taxation Committee

Member, Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Revenue

Member, Joint Committee on Government Finance

Member, Joint Committee on Legacy Fund Earnings

Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Taxation

Member, Joint Committee on Tribal Taxation Issues

Member, Statewide Interoperability Joint Executive Committee

Former Member, Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, North Dakota State Senate

Owner, Cook Industrial Sales, present

Served, North Dakota Air National Guard

Member, American Legion, present

Member, Kiwanis, present

Chair, Morton County Housing Authority, present

Member, Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, present

Number of Grandchildren:

8