Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 131, 2000-2021

Minority Leader, New York State Assembly, 2009-2021

Candidate, New York State Assembly, District 131, 2018

Member, School Board, Honeoye Central School, 1989

Member, Ontario County Board of Supervisors, 1986-1987

Town Supervision, Town of Richmond, 1986-1987

Program Committee Chair, New York State Assembly, present

Former Member, Rules Committee, New York State Assembly

Chair, Task Force on Manufacturing, 2004

Vice Chair, Minority Program Committee, 2002

Major, New York Guard, 2001-present

Consultant, Stone Bridge Business Partners, 2001-present

Former Adjunct Professor, Adult and Graduate Education, Roberts Wesleyan College

Former Member, Board of Trustees, Finger Lakes Community College

Notary Public, New York Department of State, present

President, Refraction Technologies Corporation, 1994-2000

Co-Founder/Vice President of Operations, North American Filter Corporation, 1984-1994

Marketing Manager, Pollinger Corporation, 1981-1984

Sales Manager, Cansten Corporation, 1974-1981

Member, Advisory Board, Ontario ARC, present

Member, American Irish Legislators Society, present

Board Member, American Red Cross Blood Services, present

Member, Board of Directors, Ontario Charities Classic, present

Member, New York Farm Bureau, present

Member, New York Guard, present

Member, Rochester District Board of Directors, Key Bank, present

Member, Shooters' Committee on Political Education (SCOPE), present

Member, Sons of the American Legion Honeoye Chapter, present

Member, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

Former Chair, Board of Directors, Leadership Rochester

Member, Board of Directors, Thompson Health System Senior Living Services, present

Member, Canandaigua Rotary Club

Member, Heartland Institute's Board of Legislative Advisors

Member, Knights of Columbus, present

Member, League of Women Voters, present

Member, Merrill Hose Fire Company

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present

Member, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Advisory Board

Member, National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL)

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

Former Member, New York State Public Authorities Control Board

Former Member, Ontario County Revolving Loan Fund Committee

Member, Safari Club International

Former Chair, Finger Lakes Community College Foundation, 1999-2000

Favorite Book:

Awaken the Giant Within, Moneyball, Big Russ and Me, and way too many to mention here.

Favorite Movie:

The Godfather, Bourne Ultimatum, Forrest Gump

Favorite Quote:

"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds..."
Samuel Adams, American Patriot

Favorite TV Shows:

The Big Bang Theory, Law & Order SVU, The Blacklist

Favorite Type of Music:

Motown but you can find me listening to almost anything but bad music.

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Sports of all kinds especially high school and college basketball.

Number of Grandchildren:

2