Indiana State Senate 1985-present

Allen County Council 1978-1985

Leadership

Homeland Security, Transportation & Veterans Affairs, Chair

Standing Committees

Appointments and Claims

Appropriations

Homeland Security, Transportation & Veterans Affairs, Chair

Transportation Subcommittee

Local Government

Rules & Legislative Procedure, RM

National Conference of State Legislatures

Co-chair, Homeland Security and Preparedness Task Force (Appointed 2007)

Previous Vice-Chair Transportation

National Homeland Security Consortium

Member

US Department of Justice

Member, GLOBAL Advisory Committee (Appointed 2006)

Member, Intelligence Working Group

US Department of Homeland Security

Member, Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Preparedness Task Force (Appointed 2010)

State and Local Officials Senior

Advisory Committee for Homeland Security Advisory Council (Appointed 2006)

Former Member, Domestic Nuclear Detection Work Group

Community Service

Legislative author and former member of the Indiana Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs

Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males, Founding Member

Martin Luther King Jr. Indiana Holiday Commission, Member

Hoosier Burn Camp, Board Member

Northeast Indiana Burn Foundation, Board Member

Fort Wayne Medical Education Advisory Board, Member

Fort Wayne Crime Stoppers Advisory Board, Founding Member

GE Elfun Society

Knights of Columbus

National Guard Association of the U.S. and Indiana

Precinct Committeeman 1976-1986, 1993-1998

St. Vincent’s Catholic Church

Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust, Founding Member

Education

Purdue University graduate

Military

Lieutenant Colonel (retired), Indiana National Guard

National Guard Service 1966-1997

Occupation

GE Industrial Systems (retired)

Personal

Widower, Shirley; two daughters, four grandchildren