Personal Information
- Born December 31, 1948
- Married, two children, four grandchildren
- Baptist
- Fire Fighter/Captain/EMT, Nashville Fire Department
- Attended Volunteer State Community College and National Labor College
Community Involvement
- First Vice President Nashville Fire Fighters Union IAFF Local 140
- Tennessee AFL-CIO
- Nashville and Middle Tennessee Central Labor Council
- Tennessee State Employees Association
- Goodlettsville, Madison and Bellevue Chambers of Commerce
- Joelton Civitan Club
- Whites Creek Community Club
- RURAL, past recording Secretary
- Past member of the Executive Committee of the Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Past member of the Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee District One
- Past President of the Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association
- Past President of the Southern Federation of Professional Fire Fighters
Service in Public Office
- House member of the 104th through 107th General Assemblies
- Member, House Consumer & Employee Affairs Committee
- Member, House Judiciary Committee
- Member, House General Sub-committee of Consumer & Employee Affairs
- Member, Joint Committee on Diabetes Prevention