I am a Nationwide Insurance Agent, have been and insurance agent for 33 years, and have been in the Tennessee Legislature since 2010. I have been married to my wife, Tracy, for 35 years and she is the director of a local community college. I represent the 36th District in the Tennessee House of Representatives which include 3 rural counties: Campbell, Union and Claiborne. I have listed some of my awards and the my current committee assignments. I carried the BBA resolution in the TN House of Representatives in 2015 and attend the Phoenix BBA Planning Convention in 2017.
Graduate of the University of TN with a B.S. in Business Administration and a minor in Math.
- 2022 Champion of Commerce award – Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- 2022 Legislator of the Year – TN Conservative
- 2021 NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award
- 2020 Award of Conservative Excellence – American Conservative Union Foundation
- 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
- 2017 Americans for Prosperity “Champion for Prosperity”
- Rotary Paul Harris Fellow
- Chair, Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
- Member, Commerce Committee
- Member, State Government Committee
- Member, Transportation Committee
- Member, Public Service Subcommittee