Education:
Attended, Auburn University, Montgomery.

Professional Experience:
Realtor, Johnston, Rast and Hays, 1979-1995
Administrator, Legal Division, Alabama Highway Department, 1976-1978
Executive Assistant, Alabama Attorney General, 1970-1976
Executive Assistant, Houston County District Attorney, 1964-1970.

Political Experience:
Public Service Commissioner, State of Alabama, 2008-present
Candidate, Alabama Gubernatorial, 2006
Senate President, Alabama State Senate, 2002-present
Lieutenant Governor, State of Alabama, 2002-present
Treasurer, State of Alabama, 1994-2002.

Organizations:
Member, Alabama Film Commission
Member, Alabama Legislative Council
Member, Auburn University Women's Philanthropy Board
Board Member, Boys and Girls Clubs, South Central Alabama
Advisory Board, Children's Literacy Guild of Alabama
Board of Trustees, Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Board Member, Frazier Memorial United Methodist Church
Executive Committee, National Association of Lieutenant Governors.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Alabama Criminal Justice Advisory Commission
Alabama Historical Commission
Member, Corrections Institutions Finance Authority
Judicial System Study Commission.