Political Service
- Idaho State Senator, new term 2013-2014
- Serving on the Senate Education, Transportation and Agriculture Committees
- Idaho State Representative 2004-2012
- Idaho House Education Committee Chairman 2006-2012
- Idaho Indian Affairs Council Chairman 2004-2012
- Idaho House Transportation Committee Member 2004-2012
- Idaho Petroleum Storage Tank Fund Board Member 2005-2012
- Kootenai County Republican Central Committee Chair 1998-2004
- Kootenai County Legislative District Chairman 1996
- Chairman of Statewide County Chairs
Interim Committees
- Energy, Environment and Technology
- Chairman – Idaho Council on Indian Affairs
- Idaho Petroleum Storage Tank Fund Board Member 2005-2012
History
- Kootenai County Republican Central Committee Chairman – 1998 to 2004
- Idaho Republican Party Chairmen’s Chairman – 2000 to 2002
- Founding Member and current Board Member of the North Idaho Pachyderm Club.
- North Idaho College Young Republican Committeeman.
- Idaho Republican Party Legislative District #4 Chairman, 1992 to 1996
- Raised over $200,000 to further GOP activities locally
Civic Service
- Coeur d’Alene Rotary Club, Past President (’95-’96)
- Post Falls American Legion
- Post Falls Rotary Club
- National Rifle Association (NRA)
- Spokane River Association, Past President 1992
Business
- Small businessman and employer since 1985
- Insurance and Investments business
- Past President of the Idaho Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (IAIFA) 2004
Personal
- Born 1954 in Wallace, Idaho
- Lived and raised in North Idaho
- Attended North Idaho College
- Spokane River Resident since 1985
- Married to Cathyanne, violin instructor
