Representative, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 5, 1980-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Kentucky, District 5, 2022, 2024

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Kentucky, 1979

Member, Committee on Appropriations

Chair, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Member, Subcommittee on Defense

Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

Chair, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Subcommittee on Defense, United States House of Representatives, 2016-present

Member, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Meth, present

Member, Congressional Coal Caucus, present

Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Congressional Prescription Drug Abuse Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Rural Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Rural Health Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sportsmen Caucus, present

Member, National Guard and Reserve Caucus, present

Former Member, Congressional Horse Caucus

Former Member, House General Aviation Caucus

Former Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus

Former Member, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, United States House of Representatives, 2016-2018

Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2016

Former Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1987-1992

Former Member, Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1981-1982

Commonwealth Attorney, Pulaski/Rockcastle Counties, 1969-1980

Attorney, Smith & Blackburn, 1964-1967

Staff Sergeant, Kentucky National Guard, 1957-1964

Staff Sergeant, North Carolina National Guard, 1957-1964

Former Member, House Republican Steering Committee

Former President, Kentucky Commonwealth Attorney's Association

Former Member, Operation UNITE

Former Member, PRIDE

Former President, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation

Member, Pulaski County Industrial Foundation

Former President, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce

Member, Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce

Former Member, Southeast Kentucky Economic Development (SKED)

Founder, Southern Kentucky Economic Council

Former Member, TOUR Southern and Eastern Kentucky

Former Member, The Center for Rural Development

Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008

Astrological Sign:

Capricorn

Favorite Book:

"The World is Curved" - David Smick

Favorite Movie:

The Right Stuff,
Apollo 13

Favorite Quote:

"If I were two-faced, do you think I would be wearing this one?" -Abraham Lincoln

Favorite TV Shows:

The Andy Griffith Show,
Gunsmoke

Favorite Type of Music:

Local bluegrass music,
Southern Gospel

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Reading about the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln, Spending time with my children and grandchildren, Golf, Reading