Personal Information

• Born on October 8, 1936 in Sumner County
• Married with three children and seven grandchildren
• Cumberland Presbyterian
• Attorney
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
• J.D. Nashville School of Law
• Member of Nashville Bar Associaiton (past president and director); Nashville Bar Fellow; Tennessee Bar Association; American Bar Association; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association

Community Involvement

• Member (past president and director), Goodlettsville Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Madison Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Old Hickory Chamber of Commerce
• Member and Board Member, Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Nashville Chamber of Commerce
• Member and past Exalted Ruler, Elks Lodge
• Member and past vice-president, Tennessee Elks Association
• Member, Al Menah Temple
• Past president, Goodlettsville-Madison Shrine Club
• Shriner
• Mason
• Member, Kiwanis Club
• Executive Board Member, Southern Growth Policies Board
• Executive Council Member, Middle Tennessee Boy Scouts
• Graduate, Leadership Nashville
• Board of Directors, McKendree Village Retirement Community
• Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association

Current Session

• Bills Sponsored and Co-sponsored

Staff Contacts

• Jan Markum

Service in Public Office

• Senate Member 94th through 107th Tennessee General Assemblies
• Member, Senate State and Local Government Committee
• Member, Senate Ethics Committee
• Member, Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
• Member, Joint Veterans Affairs Committee
• Past Chairman, Senate Government Operations Committee
• Member and Past Chairmen, Davidson County Legislative Delegation
• Commissioner 1976-1988; Vice Mayor 1986-1988, City of Goodlettsville