- Married 40 years; two adult children; two grandchildren
- Born at Carswell Air Force Base
- Graduate of local public schools
- B.A. – Economics; TCU; M.A. – Management
- Member of McKinney Memorial Bible Church
- Community Affairs and Marketing for a local medical facility
- Wife Glenda is a public school librarian and teacher’s aide in Crowley ISD
- Current District 6 City Councilman
- Past Chairman of the City of Fort Worth Zoning Commission
- Past Chairman, City of Forth Worth Process Improvement Committee
- Former Member, City of Fort Worth Development Standards Task Force and City of Fort Worth Development Advisory Group
- Volunteer, Red Cross and Senior Citizens Services
- Member, Rotary Club
- Chair, City of Fort Worth Audit and Finance Advisory Committee
- Chair, City of Fort Worth Housing and Economic Development Committee
- Chair, Subcommittee on Clean Air Committee for Barnett Shale, North Central Texas Council of Governments
- Former Chair, North Central Texas Rail North Texas
- Vice Chair, North Central Texas Regional Transportation Council
- (Chair-elect will take office in June 2011)
- Vice Chair, North Central Texas Council of Governments Clean Air Steering Committee
- Board of Directors, Texas Municipal League
- Military Veteran with over 15 military awards
- Retired Lieutenant Colonel; worked in the Pentagon as Assistant Director of Personnel, Administration and Services; served in Air Force management and logistics