Representative, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 20, 1976-2019

Speaker Pro Tempore, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, District 20, 2014-2016

Speaker, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives, 1995-2008

Candidate, Kentucky Governor, 2003, 2007

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

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

Former Member, Committee on Committees, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

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

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on Local Government, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Interim Joint Committee on State Government, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Member, Legislative Advisory Council, Southern Regional Education Board

Former Member, Legislative Research Commission, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, State Government Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Former Member, State Government Committee, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Member, Steering Committee, Governors Task Force on Education

Former Member, Subcommittee on School Finance, Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives

Chairman, Majority Caucus, Kentucky State House, 1987-1994

Owner, Superior Books

Enlisted, United States Army Reserve

Former Teacher, Western Kentucky University

Former President, Bowling Green/Warren County Jaycees

Member, Bowling Green/Warren County, Chamber of Commerce

Member, Chamber of Commerce, Bowling Green/Warren County

Jaycees Representative, Girls Club of Bowling Green

Member, Greenwood Park Church of Christ, present

State Secretary/Former National Director, Kentucky Jaycees

Former President/Vice President, Kentucky Young Democrats

Executive Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

Former President, Southern Kentucky Fair Board

Chair, Southern Legislative Conference

Board Member, United Way, 1983

Awards:

Outstanding Young Men of America, 1972