Senator, North Carolina State Senate, 2006-present

Former Chair, Forsyth County Board of Commissioners

Former Deputy Minority Leader, North Carolina State Senate

Appointed, Experience, North Carolina State Senate, May 2006

Former Member, Board of Advisers, Forsyth County

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

Former Member, Redistricting Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Experience, Attorney

Served, United States Navy, Persian Gulf, 1977-1981

Member, Board of Trustees, North Carolina Hospital Association

Former Chair, Board of Trustees, Novant Health, Incorporated

Member, Board of Visitors, North Carolina State University

Member, Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Member, North Carolina Bar Association

Board Member, Winston-Salem Alliance

Board Member, Winston-Salem Business, Incorporated

Former Chair, Young Men's Christian Association of Northwest North Carolina

Member, Piedmont Triad International Airport Authority, 1999-2003

Member, North Carolina State Health Coordinating Council, 1998-2002