| Born September 14, 1953
Married, wife Tracy
First Baptist Church of Jacksboro
Insurance Agent
LaFollette High School
B.S. Business Administration, University of Tennessee
Chair, Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Member, Commerce Committee
Member, State Government Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Member, Public Service Subcommittee
House member of the 107th through 114th General Assemblies
Majority Caucus Vice Chairman in the 110th General Assembly
Vice-Chair, Republican Caucus
Past President, South Campbell Co. Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
President Campbell Co. Young Republicans
Committee Chair Good Will Industries
Golf Coach and Adopter, Jacksboro Middle School
Senior League Baseball
Volunteer LaFollette Medical Center
Committee Chair, Boy Scouts of America
Mentor Program, West LaFollette Elementary School
Friends of Cove Lake State Park
National Right to Life
National Rifle Association
Campbell Co. Habitat for Humanity Board
American Cancer Society
Relay for Life
Committee Chair, Adopt-A-School Program
First Baptist Church of Jacksboro
Campbell Co. Jaycees
Heritage Foundation
American Legislative Exchange Council
TN Farm Bureau
Leadership Campbell County
Wounded Warrior Project
National Conference of State Legislators
National Federation of Independent Business
Mentor with Tennessee Promise
TN Energy Task Force
TN Opioid Task Force
2022 Champion of Commerce award - Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Legislator of the Year - TN Conservative
Americans for Prosperity "Champion for Prosperity"
Award of Conservative Excellence - American Conservative Union Foundation
Elder Justice Award
Rotary Paul Harris Fellow
2021 NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award
2018 Legislator of the Year - TN Mining Association
2018 Conservative Achievement Award - American Conservative Union Foundation
2016 Legislator of the Year - East Tennessee Development District
2014 American Conservative Union Defender of Liberty Award |