Senator, Kansas State Senate, District 40, 2017-present

Former Commissioner, City of Goodland

Former Mayor, Goodland, Kansas

Candidate, Kansas State Senate, District 40, 2020

Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 120, 2010-2012, 2014-2017

Candidate, Kansas House of Representatives, District 120, 2012

Member, Confirmation Oversight Committee

Member, Interstate Cooperation Committee

Member, Joint Committee on State Building Construction

Member, Subcommittee on Corrections and Public Safety

Chair, Subcommittee on General Government

Chair, Subcommittee on Higher Education

Member, Subcommittee on Public Safety

Chair, Ways and Means Committee

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Kansas Legislative Policy Group, Western Kansas Caucus Legislators

Former Member, Legislative Budget Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, Kansas State Senate

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

Former Member, Subcommittee on Corrections, Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on General Government and Legislative and Elected Officials, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS), Kansas State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Labor and Human Rights, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Lottery and Gaming, Kansas State Senate

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

Owner/Operator, Billinger Farms, 1978-present

Served, United States Army

Owner, Nationwide Homes, 1975-2006

Member, American Legion

Former Board Member, Boy Scouts of America

Member, Coronado Area Council

Member, Elks Lodge

Member, Fort Hayes State Alumni Association

Member, Goodland City Commission

Member, Kansas Manufactured Housing Association

Member, Kansas Wheat Growers Association

Member, Kansas-Education Board of Education

Former Board Member, Kanza Bio Diesel

Member, Kiwanis

Member, National Rifle Association

Member, Pheasants Forever

Member, Sherman County Farm Bureau

Member, Sugar Hills Golf Club

Board Member, Western Plains Energy

Number of Grandchildren:

4

Priority Issues:

- Increasing Population Growth to Western Kansas
- The Elimination of Out-of-Date Programs and Policies in order to Cut Down on Red Tape and Wasteful Regulatory Burdens
- Reducing State Debt
- Increasing Support for Seniors and the Disabled
- Protecting Family Farms
- Strengthening Schools
- Preserving Water
- Continuing to Fight for Lower Property Tax