Former Member, Commerce and Labor Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Former Chair, State and Local Government Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Member, Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Former Secretary, Transportation and Safety Committee, Tennessee State Senate

Member, Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Fiscal Review

Member, Select Committee on Ethics

Member, State and Local Government Committee

Member, Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

— Awards:

• 2012 Legislator of the Year, Tennessee Community Organizations
• 2012 Legislator of the Year, County Official Association of Tennessee
• 2011 Legislator of the Year, East Tennessee Development District
• 2011 Check and Balance Award, Tennessee County Services Association
• 2009 Legislator of the Year, Tennessee Association of Community Action Agencies
• 2010 Hall of Fame Award, The Bridge at Rockwood, Tenn.
• 2006 Distinguished Service Award, Roane County Chamber of Commerce
• 2013 Republican of the Year Award, Roane County Republican Party
• 2013 Legislator of the Year Award, Greater Nashville Regional Council
• 2013 Legislator of the Year Award, East TN Development District
• 2013, Legislator of the Year Award, Southeast TN Development District
• 2014 Open Government Award, The Tennessee Press Association
• 2014 Legislator of the Year Award, TN 911
• 2014 Good Scout Award, Great Smoky Mountains Council, Boy Scouts of America
• 2014 Appreciation Award, ETPA- TAPP
• 2015 Appreciation Award, Tennessee Development District Association
• 2015 Outstanding Service Award, Scott County Chamber of Commerce

Favorite Quote:

"The measure of a man's life is not its duration, but its donation." Peter Marshall, Presbyterian Minister and former Chaplain to the U.S. Senate