Personal Information
- Born on July 6, 1942 in Jonesborough, TN
- Married with five children
- Protestant
- Farmer & Retired Major League Baseball Umpire
- Attended East Tennessee State University
- Veteran, United States Army
Community Involvement
- Gray Masonic Lodge #575
- Ford Gospel Quartet
- Deacon of Hawthorne Brethern Church
- Shriner
- Board of Directors Kiwanis
- Puritan Club of Bowmantown
Service in Public Office
- House member of the 105th through 107th General Assemblies
- Vice Chair, House Agriculture Committee
- Member, House Transportation Committee
- Member, House Ethics Committee
- Chair, House General Sub-committee of Agriculture
- Member, House General Sub-committee of Transportation
- Member, Joint Veterans Affairs