| Born June 20, 1947
Married, wife Deborah, two daughters, four grandchildren
Member Piney Grove Baptist Church
Retired Newspaper Publisher
University of Tennessee Executive Development Program
University of Tennessee
Maryville High School
Chair, Cities & Counties Subcommittee
Member, Commerce Committee
Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Member, Local Government Committee
Member, Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House member of the 110th through 114th General Assemblies
2010- 2017 Blount County Board of Commissioners (Chair 2011- 2017)- Member Budget Committee, Veterans Affairs Committee and Agenda Committee
Member National Association of Parliamentarians
VFW Post 10855 ( Commander 2015-16) Life member Veterans of Foreign War
Life member Vietnam Veterans of America
Life Member Phi Kappa Phi
Beta Gamma Sigma
Past Treasurer Tennessee Press Association
Member Chilhowee View Community Center
Past President United Way of Blount County
Past Chair Blount County Industrial Board
Past Chair Pellissippi State Community College Foundation
Leadership Knoxville class of '89
Member Executive Committee Blount County Republican Party
Member Isaac Anderson Society Maryville College
United Veterans of Blount County 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Guard Association of Tennessee Minuteman Award 2022
Board Emeritus, Pellissippi State Community College Foundation
National Aide de Camp Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2020-2021
American Conservative Union Foundation award of Conservative Excellence
AMVETS Silver Bayonet Award, 2019
Maryville City Schools Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award for 2018
All State Commander for Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Tennessee
2015-2016 Captain of the All-State Team Veterans of Foreign Wars Tennessee |