Personal Information
- Married to Rachel Odom
- Two children, John Paul and Sarah Elizabeth
- Member of St. George's Episcopal Church in Nashville
- BS East Tennessee State University in 1973
- Masters Eastern Kentucky University in 1975
- Served as Faculty member of Aquinas Jr. College for three years
- Executive Director of the Tennessee Optometric Association for over 20 years
Community Involvement
Service in Public Office
- House member of the 95th through 108th General Assemblies
- Democratic Leader, 105th and 106th General Assemblies
- Member, House Finance, Ways and Means Committee
- Member, House Health Committee
- Member, House Finance, Ways and Mean Subcommittee
- Metro Council of Nashville from 1983 to 1995
- Special Investigator for the Tennessee State Attorney General's Office