- JD, University of Texas Law School, 2001
- BA, University of Alabama, 1998
- Candidate, Alabama State Senate, District 30, 2014
- Senator, Alabama State Senate, 2010-2014
- Policy Director and Legal Counsel, Governor Bob Riley, 2006-2010
- Captain, United States Army
- Major, Alabama National Guard
- Prosecutor, Judge Advocate General's Corp
- Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Finance and Taxation Education Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Governmental Affairs Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Children, Youth Affairs, and Human Resources Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Former Member, Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability Committee, Alabama State Senate
- Founder, Texas Law Republicans
- Member, Pratville First United Methodist Church
