Education:
JD, Cumberland School of Law, 1981
BA, Government, Florida State University, 1978
Attended, Wake Forest State University, 1974-1976.

Professional Experience:
Attorney, Wood and Crist, 1987-present
General Counsel, Minor League Division, Baseball Commission, 1982-1987
Intern, Florida State Attorney's Office
State Director, United States Senator Connie Mack.

Political Experience:
Governor, State of Florida, 2007-present
Attorney General, State of Florida, 2002-2007
Commissioner of Education, State of Florida, 2000-2002
Won Special Election, Commissioner of Education, 2000
Deputy Secretary, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 1999-2000
Candidate, United States Senate, 1998
Senator, Florida State Senate, 1992-1998
Candidate, Florida State Senate, 1986.

Organizations:
Member, American Bar Association
Member, President's Council, Pinellas County, American Lung Association
Fellow, American Swiss Association
Member, Center Against Spouse Abuse
Member, Florida Bar Association Ethics Committee
Member, Florida Conservation Association
Vice President, Student Body, Florida State University
Member, Foundation for Florida's Future Board
Member, Hillsborough Bar Association
Member, Saint Petersburg, (NAACP) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Member, Pinellas Park Chamber of Commerce
Member, Rotary Club
Member, Saint Petersburg Bar Association
Member, Saint Petersburg Chamber of Commerce
Member, Suncoasters Civic Club
Member, Suncoast Tiger Bay Club Board of Directors
Fundraising Campaign Chair, United Negro College Fund.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, Senator Mack's Federal Judicial Advisory Commission, 1989-1992
Member, Florida Domestic Security Oversight Board
Former Chair, Florida State Senate Appropriations Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Former Chair, Florida State Senate Ethics and Elections Committee
Chair, Senator Mack's Baseball Anti-Trust Advisory Committee.