In 2012, he worked as a maintenance superintendent at Walker Die Casting.[4]
He is the former chairman of the Marshall County Republican Party and a former member of the Tennessee Technology Center advisory board.[3][4][6]
He first ran against Democratic congressman Eddie Bass in 2010, and lost.[5][7] He ran again in 2012, and won the November 2012, and became the state congressman for the 92nd district of Tennessee.[3][8][9] He won the election against Vicki Cain, who was chair of the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce.[5]
In the Tennessee House, he was a member of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, the House State Government Committee and the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee.[3] He is also a past chairman of the Marshall County Commission.[3] He expressed his concern about handing the Nickajack Reservoir over to the state of Georgia.[10] During his time in the Tennessee House, he played a pivotal role in phasing out the Hall income tax.[11] He was also a central figure in replacing Common Core in Tennessee with an alternative crafted by Tennessee-based educators and experts.[citation needed]
He lost the 2018 Republican primary for the 92nd District Representative seat to the Tennessee house of Representatives to Rick Tillis, receiving 43% of the vote.[12][13]
