Former Member, Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Deputy Republican Whip, North Carolina State Senate

Former Joint Majority Caucus Leader, North Carolina State Senate

Senator, North Carolina State Senate, 2003-2017

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina, District 13, 2016

Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 38, 2000

Former Member, Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations on Natural and Economic Resources Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations/Base Budget Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Commerce Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Education/Higher Education Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Elections Select Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Finance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Information Technology Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary I (Civil) Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Pensions & Retirement and Aging Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Program Evaluation Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Redistricting Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, North Carolina State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Employee, RCS Communications Group

Special Assistant to Chairman, North Carolina Republican Party, 1999-2000

Campaign Manager, Walter Jones for United States House, 2000

Campaign Manager, Bill Cobey for Chairman, 1999

Field Representative, Lauch Faircloth for United States Senate, 1998-1999

Employee, Conference on Poverty, 1998

Campus Coordinator, Hayes for Governor, 1996

Member, Ducks Unlimited, present

Member, Farmington Masonic Lodge #265, present

Member, Farmington United Methodist Church, present

Member, National Wild Turkey Federation, present

Member, Quail Unlimited, present

Former Employee, Citizens for a Sound Economy

Member, David County Chamber of Commerce

Former Chair, David County Friends of the National Rifle Association

Former Finance Committee Chair/ Assistant Sunday School Superintendent, Farmington United Methodist Church

Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association

Board of Trustees, Western Carolina University

Former Chair, Western Carolina University College Republicans

Volunteer, Howard for House of Representatives, 1998