Commissioner of the General Land Office, State of Texas, 2002-present

Experience, Senator, Texas State Senate, District 11, 1993-1998

Candidate, Texas State Lieutenant Governor, 2014

Senator, Texas State Senate District 11, District 11, 1983-1998

Former Chair, Veteran Affairs Committee, Texas State Senate

Former State Relations Director, American Red Cross

Experience, Former Employee Benefits Consultant/Group Health Insurance Agent

Experience, Former Naval Flight Officer, Vietnam, United States Marine Corps

Experience, Lieutenant Colonel, Vietnam, Marine Corps Reserve, 1993

Lieutenant Colonel, Marine Corps Reserve, retired

Former Naval Flight Officer, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam

Member, American Legion

Member, Boy Scouts of America

Experience, Member, Bethany Lutheran Church

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Member, Vietnam Veterans of America