Member, National Council of State Courts’ Committee on Education

Senator, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, 2001-2013

Delegate, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates, 1998-2001

Won Special Election, Experience, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, 2001

Former Member, Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Member, Commission on Youth

Member, Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior Memorial Commission

Former Member, Education and Health Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Public Education, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate

Member, Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind Advisory Commission

Principal, Great Bridge High School, retired

Member, Assistance to Localities for K-12 School Infrastructure

Member, Centerville Baptist Church

Former Board Member, Chesapeake Chamber of Commerce

Former Board Member, Chesapeake Crime Line

Former Member, Chesapeake General Hospital Health Care Foundation

Former President, Chesapeake Rotary Club

Former Chair, Virginia High School League