Former Member, House Appropriations Committee, Florida

Former Member, House Rulemaking Oversight & Repeal Subcommittee, Florida

Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 16, 2007-2016

Won Special Election, Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, September 18, 2007

Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 16, 2000

Commissioner, International Development Commission of Jacksonville, 1995-present

Former Chair, House Judiciary Committee, Florida

Former Member, House Rules, Calendar & Ethics Committee, Florida

Chairman, Duval County Legislative Delegation, 2012-2013

Chair, Mandarin Oaks School Advisory Committee, 2004-2006

Commissioner, Constitutional Bicentennial Commission of Jacksonville, 1988-1990

Partner, Fischette, Owen, Held and McBurney, 1990-present

Senior Trial Assistant, State Attorney's Office, Jacksonville, 1984-1990

Associate, Mathews, Osborne, McNalt, Gobelman and Cobb, 1982-1984

Treasurer, Southern Region Commercial Law League of Jacksonville, 1999-present

President, Florida Association of Tiger Bay Clubs, 2005-2006

Chair, Southeast Citizens Planning Advisory Committee, 2005-2006

President, Civic Round Table of Jacksonville, 1989-1990

Member, Board of Governors, Jackson Chamber of Commerce, 1987-1988

President, Jacksonville Jaycees, 1986-1987

Awards:

First Coast Tiger Bay Club, Statesmen of the Year, 2011

Florida Christian Coalition, Christian Coalition Faith and Family Award

Southside Businessmen's Club, Small Business Person of the Year, 2006

The Florida Bar, Distinguished Legislative Service Award, 2009

Florida Law Related Education Association, Civic Education Advocacy Award, 2010

Florida Chamber of Commerce, Honor Roll, 2009, 2010

Florida Bar Business Law Section, Distinguished Legislator Award, 2012

PACE Center for Girls, Representative of the Year Award, 2012

Associated Builders and Contractors, Friend of Free Enterprise Award, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Florida Council on Social Studies, Outstanding Citizen Award, 2012

Florida Alliance for Arts Education, Leadership Award, 2012

Hobbies or Special Talents:

boating, reading