- Attended, pipe welding and fabrication, Aiken Technical College
- Attended, labor management and organizing, George Meany Labor College
- BA, History, Jacksonville State University
- BA, Political Science, South Carolina University
- Candidate, Alabama State Senate, District 13, 2014, 2018
- Affiliated, United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters of the United States and Canada, 1968-present
- Member, Pilot Club International
- Member, Pipeliners Local 798
- Member, Heflin Arts Council and Friends of the Library
- President, Pilot Club of Heflin
