Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1984-2016

Speaker Pro Tempore, Commonwealth of Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1993-2014

Member, Alcoholic Beverage Control Task Force

Former Member, Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Member, Democratic Executive Finance Committee

Member, Economic Advisory Council, Office of the Mayor of Louisville

Member, Fine Arts Center Commission, Louisville/Jefferson County Cultural Complex Task Force

Co-Chair, Governor's Task Force on Unemployment Insurance

Former Member, House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Labor and Industry, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Licensing and Occupations, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Member, Jefferson County Executive Finance Committee

Member, Kentucky Solar Energy Task Force

Former Member, Labor and Industry Committee, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Member, Legislative Task Force on the Extension of Water Service, Jefferson County Fire Protection Study Commission

Former Member, Licensing and Occupations Committee, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Member, Louisville Arena Task Force

Former Member, Rules Committee, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Former Member, Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee, Kentucky State House of Representatives

Member, Governor's Task Force on Postsecondary Education, 1996

Member, Governor's Tax Policy Commission, 1995

Electrician, retired

Electrical Apprentice, 1966-1970

Member, Advisory Council, Kentucky State Labor/Management Board

Board Member, American Cancer Society

Member, Board of Directors, Kentucky Youth Advocates

Member, Board of Overseers, Bellarmine College

Member, Board of Overseers, University of Louisville

Member, Electrical Board of Control, Jefferson County

Member, Executive Committee, Southern Legislative Conference

Member, Financial Services Committee, National Conference of State Legislators

Member, Heart of Parks Foundation

Member, Kentucky Workforce Investment Board

Member/Board of Trustees, Local 369, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Member, National Electric Code Committee

Member, Okolona Business & Professional Association

Member, Okolona Democratic Club

Member, Private Industry Fund Council

Member, Spirit of '46 Democratic Club

Member, Walk-A-Mile Program, Louisville/Jefferson County Action Agency, 1997

Member, Leadership Louisville, 1981