Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 20, 2021-present

Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 20, 2024

Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 19, 2012-2021

Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee

Member, Committee on Education, Universities

Member, Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform Committee

Vice Chair, Environment Committee

Member, Environmental Review Commission

Member, Ethics Committee

Member, General Statutes Commission

Member, Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations

Member, Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee

Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety

Chair, Judiciary 1 Committee

Member, Legislative Research Commission

Member, Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House Committee

Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety

Vice Chair, UNC BOG Nominations Committee

Member, Joint Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting, North Carolina State Legislature, 2016-present

Appointed, Member, Fiscal Affairs & Government Operations Committee, present

Appointed, Member, North Carolina-South Carolina Joint Boundry Commission, North Carolina State Legislature, present

Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Commerce Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Education, Universities Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Elections and Ethics Law Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Environment Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, General Statutes Commission, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Judiciary I Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Judiciary III Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Matters, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Matters, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Legislative Research Commission, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Local Government Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Rules, Calendar and Operations Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Committee on School Safety, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Select Committee on Storm-Related River Debris/Damage in North Carolina, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Wildlife Resources Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Member, House Legislative Study Committee on Judicial Efficiency and Effective Administration of Justice, North Carolina House of Representatives, 2012-2014

Assistant Attorney, New Hanover County

Assistant State District Attorney, State of North Carolina

Assistant Attorney, United States

Member, Board of Directors, University of North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawk Club, present

Member, Cape Fear Community College Board of Trustees, present

Member/Deacon/Elder, Saint Andrews Covenant Presbyterian Church, present

Member, Wilmington Regional Film Commission, present

Paul Harris Fellow, Wilmington-Cape Fear Rotary Club, present

Former Committee Chairman, Azalea Festival

Former Member, Board of Directors, Airlie Gardens Foundation

Commissioner/Chairman, New Hanover County Board of Commissioners, 1996-2012

Awards:

2013 Certificate of Recognition from the Lower Cape Fear Republican Women; 2014 Certificate of Recognition from the Partners Against Trafficking Humans in NC; 2014 Honorary Wilmington Police Department Officer Badge #19 Award; 2014 North Carolina Land Trust "Legislator of the Year" Award; 2014 NC Metropolitan Mayors Coalition Legislative Award; 2015 Recognition gift from the Friends of Fort Fisher; 2015 Appreciation Award from the City of Wilmington; and 2015 North Carolina Travel Industry Association "Co-defender of Occupancy Tax Integrity" Legislative Award.

Names of Grandchildren:

Ted IV

Number of Grandchildren:

1