Farm to State House
- Farm raised- 800 acre cattle farm
- 4-H/FFA-Officer,
- Meat cutter-Manager;
- Perishable Meat Commodity Buyer,
- Multi-store Supervisor of perishable retail grocery ($4 million annual budget),
- Political Science-Fairmont State University, Spruce School of Real Estate,
- Chairman of House Committee on Agriculture,
- Legislative Committee on Agriculture (19 years House and Senate),
- Southern Legislative Conference- Agricultural Committee member,
- WVU Davis College of Agriculture Visitation Committee.