Public Service Commissioner, State of Georgia, 1998-2002, 2009-present

Member, House of Representatives, State of Georgia

Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 26, 2004

Former Member, Jackson County Board of Commissioners

Served, Board of Managers of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia

Firefighter, City of Commerce

Served, Georgia Air National Guard.

Partner, L.W. McDonald & Son Funeral Home

Director, University of Georgia Small Business Development Center

Board Member, Association of County Commissioners of Georgia

Member, Board of Governors, Mercer Medical College

Member, Board of the Advanced Technology Center, Georgia Institute of Technology

Member, First Presbyterian Church

Member/Committee Chair, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Awards:

Named to Georgia Trend Magazine as one of Georgia's Top 100 most influential leaders.