Senator, Florida State Senate, District 5, 2007-2016

Majority Whip, Florida State Senate, 2008-2016

Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 2002-2007

Director, General Services, Citrus County School Board, 1965-1980

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Community Affairs Committee, Florida State Senate

Former Member, Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee, Florida State Senate

Foremr Member, Natural Resources Committee, National Conference of State Legislature

Member/Chair, Florida Parole Qualifications Committee, 1988-1992

Consultant, present

Cattleman, present

Former Juvenile Counselor/Teacher/Administrator, Citrus County School System

Sheriff, Citrus County, 1980-1996

Juvenile Counselor, Citrus County Juvenile Court, 1972-1975

Investigator, Florida Installment Land Sales, 1964

Served, United States Marine Corps, 1959-1964

College Intern, City of Tampa Police, 1963

Member, Citrus Detachment #819, Marine Corps League, present

Member, Egypt Temple Shrine, Tampa and Citrus Shrine Club, present

Member, First Baptist Church, Inverness, present

Member, Inverness Elks #2522, present

Member, Ocala Scottish Rite Bodies, present

Former President, Citrus County Association of Retarded Citizens

Former Master, Citrus Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons

Former Director, First Federal Bank

Former Member, Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

Former Member, Kappa Alpha Order

Former Master, Masonic Lodge #118

Former Master, Shriners

Member, United Way, present

Member, Board of Managers, Florida Sheriffs' Self-Insurance Fund, 1988-1996

Chair, Nominating Committee, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, National Sheriffs' Association, 1990-1996

Chair, Blue Lightning Strike Force, 1987-1993

Chair, Workers' Compensation Program Board of Trustees, Florida Sheriffs' Association, 1993

President, Florida Sheriffs' Association, 1986

Secretary, Florida Sheriffs' Association, 1985

Member, Board of Directors, Florida Sheriffs' Association, 1983

Awards:

Florida Sheriffs' Self-Insurance Fund, Board of Managers 1988-1996;
National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) Board of Directors 1990-1996, appointed to Executive Committee 1993, Nominating;
Committee, Chairman 1991;
Blue Lightning Strike Force, Chairman 1987-1993;
FSA Workers' Compensation Program Board of Trustees, Chairman, 1993;
Florida Parole Qualifications Committee 1988-1992, Chairman, 1993;
Recognized as Top Crime Prevention Administrator by Florida Crime Prevention Association (FPCA), 1991;
Elected to Florida Sheriffs' Association Board of Directors 1983, Secretary 1985, President 1986;

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Collecting John Deere antique tractors, family farm, fishing, golf, hunting