Professional Experience
1975 to Present – Small businessman involved in family business
President, Gregg Industrial Insulators, Inc.
President, Interstate Leasing, Inc.
President, Merritt Safety and Environmental Management Corporation
President, Woodbine Leasing Ltd.
Vice President, Gregg Industrial Services, Inc.
Secretary/Treasurer and Partner, Merritt Tool Company
1971-1974 United States Postal Inspector
Professional Associations
Longview Partnership
Kilgore Chamber of Commerce
Gladewater Chamber of Commerce
Lindale Chamber of Commerce
Winona Chamber of Commerce
Liberty City Chamber of Commerce
East Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Texas Civil Justice League
Society of International Business Fellows
Texas Historical Foundation
Community Involvement
Chairman, Junior Achievement Denim & Diamonds
Patron, Opera East Texas
Member, Longview Museum of Fine Arts
Advisor, East Texas Corridor Council
Member, National Rifle Association
Member, Texas State Rifle Association
Member, Texas State Society
Associate Member, Republican Women of Gregg County
Organizer and Chairman, Junior Achievement National Women’s Basketball Shootout
Past Advisor, East Texas Police Academy at Kilgore College
Past Director, Texas Shakespeare Festival
Past Director, Texas Lyceum Association
Past Director, Texas Business Hall of Fame
Member, Sons of the American Revolution
Member, Turn Around Texas, Turn Around Kilgore and Turn Around Longview
Member, Hide-A-Way Lake Kiwanas
Director, East Texas Area Council of Boy Scouts
Member First Baptist Church Kilgore and Longview
Ex-officio member, Vatican Museum Art Exhibit
Honorary Balloonmeister - 2002 Great Texas Ballon Race
Member, Longview University Center Circle of Friends
Government Experience
Republican State Representative, 1997-present
Chairman of House Committee on Public Safety
Member of Committee on Transportation
Member of Committee on Redistricting
Member of Committee on Local & Consent Calendars
Member, House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations 2003-2008
Member, House Committee on Border and International Affairs 2003-2008
Chairman, House Energy Resources Committee, 2002-2003
Member, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission - Appointed by Governor Bush, 1995
Past Director, Sabine River Authority, Appointed by Gov. Clements, 1990 - 1995
Past Director and Chairman, Gregg County Appraisal Board, 1986-1993
Member, The Energy Council
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures' Assembly of Federal Issues Energy and Transportation Committee
Member, National Conference of State Legislators Rail Working Group
Member, American Legislative Exchange Council's Energy, Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Task Force
Member, Bush-Cheney Presidential Transition Energy Advisory Team (only elected member from Texas to serve)
Member, Capitol Complex Visitor's Center Medal of Honor Exhibit Advisory Committee
Political Experience
Seven-term Republican State Representative
Delegate, GOP State Convention, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
Special Guest, National Republican Convention, 2000
1964: Welcomed Barry Goldwater to East Texas
Walked door-to-door for John Tower for Senate
1980: Worked to elect one of the first Republicans to office in Gregg County, Sheriff Bobby Weaver
1984-88: Member of National Republican Senatorial Inner Circle to gain control of U.S. Senate
Worked to elect Republican Majority on the Texas Supreme Court
Served on Governor Clements’ Finance and Inaugural Committees, Sen. Gramm’s Steering Committee, and Sen. Hutchison’s Finance Committee
Worked and raised money for Republican Kent Hance, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Charles Matthews, Michael Williams, Tony Garza, David Dewhurst, John Cornyn, and Rick Perry
2000: Campaigned for President Bush in Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan. Was Strike Force Captain in Oregon.
Requested to observe in Florida Recount in West Palm Beach, FL by President Bush.
2004 – Campaigned for President Bush as Strike Force Captain in New Mexico
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