Senator, United States Senate, 2009-2015

Candidate, United States Senate, 2014

Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 27, 1999-2009

Former Member, Appropriations/Base Budget Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Commerce and Insurance Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Health Care Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, United States Senate

Member, National Guard Caucus

Former Co-Chair, Pensions and Retirement and Aging Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Member, Rural Health Caucus

Former Member, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, United States Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Children and Families, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, United States Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Personnel, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Seapower, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, United States Senate

Vice President, Estates and Trust Division, North Carolina National Bank (NBNC), retired

Former Employee, North Carolina National Bank (NCNB)

Manager, Guilford County, Jim Hunt Gubernatorial Campaign, 1992, 1996

Awards:

Gardening, Spending time with family

Pets (include names):

1 dog: Elli