Personal Information
- Married to Rachel Odom
- Two children, John Paul and Sarah Elizabeth
- Member of Immanuel Baptist Church
- BS East Tennessee State University in 1973
- Masters Eastern Kentucky University in 1975
- Served as Faculty member of Aquinas Jr. College for three years
- Executive Director of the Tennessee Optometric Association for over 20 years
Community Involvement
Current Session
Staff Contacts
- David Bone
- Ethan Page
- Skip Cauthorn, Policy & Research
Service in Public Office
- House member of the 95th through 106th General Assemblies
- Democratic Leader, 105th and 106th General Assemblies
- Member, House Ethics Committee
- Member, House Rules Committee
- Member, House Calendar and Rules Committee
- Member, House Finance, Ways and Means Committee
- Member, House Health and Human Resources Committee
- Member, House Government Operations Committee
- Member, House Budget Subcommittee
- Member, House Professional Occupations Subcommittee
- Member, Joint Tenncare Oversight Committee
- Member, Joint Legislative Services Committee
- Member, TACIR
- Metro Council of Nashville from 1983 to 1995
- Special Investigator for the Tennessee State Attorney General's Office