President, Kansas State Senate, 2004-2012

Candidate, Kansas State Senate, District 39, 2012

Senator, Kansas State Senate, 1993-2012

Alternate, Republican State Committee, 1984-1992/2000-2002/2002-2004

President/Vice President, Unified School District 210 Board of Education, 1977-1993

Delegate, State and District Convention, 1976-1992

Chair, Stevens County Republican Party, 1980-1992

County Extension Chairman, Executive Board, Stevens County, 1977-1991

Chair, Stevens County for Senator Kassebaum, 1984, 1990

Chair, Stevens County for Bush-Quayle, 1988

Vice Chair, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Agriculture, Environment and Energy Committee, 2006-present

Member, Interstate Migrant Education Council, 1997-present

Ex-officio, Kansas Agricultural Rural Leadership Board, 1994-present

Member, Citizens Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Member, Council of State Governments (CSG) Midwest, Executive Committee, present

Member/Former Chair, Council of State Governments (CSG), Agriculture Task Force, 2000-present

Member, Council of State Governments (CSG), Executive Committee, present

The Energy Council, Executive Committee, 2007-present

Member, Kansas State Board of Emergency Medical Services

Member, United States Department of Agriculture's Joint Council on Agriculture and Food Science

Member, Republican State Committee, Executive Committee, 2005-2008

Vice Chair/Chair/Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, 2002-2006

Member, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Rural Policy Task Force Steering Committee, 2001-2002

Member/Former Chair, Council of State Governments (CSG), Health Capacity Task Force, 1997-2000

Member, Kansas Geological Survey Advisory Council, 1994-2000

Member, Stevens County Precinct Committee, 1976-1992

Owner/Operator, S and B Farms, 1974-present

Air Force Academy Liason Officer, United States Air Force Reserve, 1974-1991

Pilot, United States Air Force, 1969-1974

Member, Friends of Cedarcrest, 1991-2001, 2004-present

Member, Kansas Wildscape Board of Directors, 1997-present

Member, American Legion

Member, Aquaculture Advisory Council

Board Member, CARET

Member, Extension Advisory Council

Member, Interagency Coordinating Council, Early Childhood Development

Board Member, Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadeship (KARL) Kansas

Member, Kansas Farm Bureau

Member, National Corn Growers

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Member, Hugoton United Methodist Church Administrative Council, 1974-2000

President, Kansas State University Alumni Association, 1989-1990

Member, Kansas State University Alumni Association Board of Directors, 1985-1990