• Born December 31, 1947 - Juno, TN
• Married for 34 years to Kathy Todd
• One daughter, Kim Todd Pliant
• Active member of Brookside Baptist Church
• Graduate of the University of Memphis
• Administrator/Business Owner/Retired Law Enforcement

Public Office

• House Member of the 101st through 104th General Assemblies
• Member, House Commerce Committee
• Member, House Utilities and Banking Subcommittee
• Member, House State and Local Committee
• Member, House Local Government Subcommittee
• Member, Joint Fiscal Review Committee
• Member, Joint Select Oversight Committee on Corrections
• Member, Legislative Corrections and Criminal Justice Study Committees
• 1998-1999 Assistant Republican Floor Leader
• State Chairman, American Legislative Exchange Council
• 1981-1987 Tennessee Peace Officers and Training Commission
  Appointed by Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee to develop, plan and implement uniform standards of employment, training and certification for police officers in Tennessee
• 1981-1987 Elected by Peace Officers Standard Training Commission (POST) to develop and implement police legislation with the Tennessee General Assembly
• 1981-1984 Served on Legislative Study Committees in the Tennessee General assembly in the area of corrections and criminal justice
• 1984-1987 Served as Chairman of POST Commission
• 1982-1987 Served as Legislative Liaison/Lobbyist for Tennessee Fraternal Order of Police
• 1982-1983 Memphis and Shelby County Job Conference
  Served on Criminal Justice Committee. Served as Chairperson of subcommittee on development of law enforcement legislation. Also served as Chairperson of subcommittee on neighborhood crime prevention.
• 1976-1988 Memphis Police Department/Memphis Police Association
  Served as Legislative Liaison/Lobbyist in the Tennessee General Assembly for both the Department and the Association.
• 1995-1999 Served on the Tennessee Correction Advisory Board as legislative liaison.

Community Involvement

• University of Memphis, Society Inc. Board of Directors
• University of Memphis, M-Club Board of Directors
• Collierville Republican Club
• Shelby County Republican Party Steering Committee
• Fisherville Civic Club
• Collierville Rotary club
• Memphis/Shelby County Job Conference Committee
• Memphis Zoological Society
• Tennessee Correction Volunteer Advisory Board
• East Shelby Republican Club
• Tennessee Historical Society
• University of Tennessee, Memphis President's Roundtable
• Teen Challenge of Memphis Board of Directors