Personal Info
Born October 1, Gilmore Arkansas
Married, three children
Christian
Retired
Graduate, Radio Engineering Institute, Kansas City, MO
Attended Lee University, Cleveland, TN
Committees
Chair, Transportation Committee
Chair, Transportation Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
Vice-Chair, Fiscal Review
Member, Calendar & Rules Committee
Member, Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
Member, Disaster Relief Committee of Extraordinary Session
Member, State & Local Government Committee
Member, Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
Member, Transportation Subcommittee
Member, Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session II
Member, Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of Extraordinary Session II
Community Involvement
House member of the 109th through 114th General Assemblies
Member, Board of Directors, Community Foundation of the Ocoee Region
Member, Economic Development Council, Public Affairs Committee and First Alert Committee of the Industrial Development Board for the Bradley/Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Member, Salvation Army of Cleveland Advisory Board
Member, Sons of the American Revolution, Colonel Benjamin Cleveland Chapter, Cleveland, TN
Chairman, Ocoee River Recreation and Economic Development Fund Board
Past Member, Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Hiwassee Chapter
Honors & Awards
Excellence in Communication Award, Cleveland Media Association
2024 Legislator of the Year Award presented by the County Officials Association of Tennessee (COATS)
2022 Graduate of the Center for Advancement of Leadership Skills (CALS), a program of the Council of State Governments
Past Winner, National Award, Religious Newswriting for Television News, Presented by National Religious Newswriters Association
State representatives write and vote on state laws and the state budget. Each represents a district in the legislature's lower chamber, which is called the House, the Assembly, or the House of Delegates depending on the state. Most serve two-year terms.
