| Born on March 2, 1957
Married, wife Terry, 3 children, 4 grandchildren
Christian
Clinical Psychologist/Foundation Executive Director
Licensed Minister
Davidson College, A.B Psychology
University of Georgia, M.S., Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
Vice-Chairperson, State and Local Government Committee
Member, Council on Pensions
Member, Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Member, Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Senate Member of the 112th and 113th Tennessee General Assemblies
House member of the 97th through 101st General Assemblies
Member, HTL University Advisory Committee
Member, NCSL - Natural Resources & Infrastructure Committee
Member, SLC - Human Services & Public Safety Committee
Voting Member of the West TN Rural Planning Organization Executive Board
Former Commissioner TN Department of Children's Services
Former Commissioner Alabama Department of Human Resources/Services
Former Vice Mayor and City Council Member of Bolivar
Board Member - Southwest Human Resources Agency
Member, Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council
Member, TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Planning and Policy Council
Member, Second Look Commission for Severe Child Abuse
TN Farm Bureau
Chair, American Insurance Trust
UAB Adjunct Faculty
American Psychological Association
NRA
NFIB
Tennessee Forestry Association Legislator of the Year Award, 2024
National Association of Social Workers, Tennessee Chapter - "Public Official Champion" of 2024
United Way of TN "Legislative Champion" 2023
County Officials Association of TN (COAT), Legislator of the Year, 2022
Child Advocacy Centers of TN "Champion for Children" Award, 2022
University of Georgia Graduate School Alumni of Distinction 2019
Community Rehabilitation Agencies of Tennessee, Legislator of the Year, 2000
Tennessee Association for Child Care, True Friend to Children, 2000
Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Tennessee Pediatric Society, Friends of Children Award, 1999
National Alliance of Mental Illness, Legislator of the Year - Ambassador of Hope Award, 1998
National Alliance of Mental Illness, Legislator of the Year, 1998
Tennessee Association of Human Resources Agencies, Representative of the Year, 1998
Tennessee Forestry Association, Legislator of the Year, 1997
Tennessee Juvenile Court Services Association, Legislator of the Year, President's Award, 1997
Tennessee Association for Child Care, Friends of Children Award, 1997
Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations, Legislator of the Year, 1995
Tennessee Psychological Association, Young Psychologist of the Year, 1994
American Psychological Association, Karl F. Heiser Award for Advocacy, 1994
Tennessee Development Districts, Legislator of the Year, 1994
United Tennessee League, Legislator of the Year, 1993 |