• Born February 6, 1955
• Married; three children
• United Methodist
• Fire Fighter/EMT
• Attended Dupont High School, Middle Tennessee State University, and Tennessee State University

Public Office

• House member of 102nd through 105th General Assemblies
• Vice Chair, House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee
• Member, House Health and Human Resources Committee
• Chair, House Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
• Member, House Employee Affairs Subcommittee
• Member, House Domestic Relations Subcommittee
• Member, House Health Care Facilities Subcommittee
• Member, House Professional Occupations Subcommittee
• Member, Joint Select Oversight Committee on Corrections

Community Involvement

• Mason
• Old Hickory Village Association
• Donelson-Hermitage Exchange Club
• Andrew Jackson Elementary PTO
• Dupont Hadley PTO
• Board Member and Treasurer, Tennessee Fire Fighters Emergency Relief Fund
• Farm Bureau
• Tennessee State Employees Association
• Old Hickory, Madison and Donelson Chambers of Commerce
• Vice-President, Nashville Fire Fighters Association
• Vice-President, Tennessee AFL-CIO
• Former President, Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters
• Former Board Member, Tennessee Fire Commission
• Member, Old Hickory United Methodist Church