- Position Held: Missouri Senate 31st district, 2009-present (Counties of Bates, Case, Vernon and Johnson)
- Other Elective Offices: Missouri House, district 121, 2002-2008;Warrensburg School Board
- Party: Republican
- Home City: Warrensburg, MO
- Birth Date and Place: March 30, 1960, Warrensburg, MO
- Family: Wife, Teresa; two children, Molly and Andrew
- Education: Warrensburg High School, 1978; University of Missouri, B.S. degree in agri-journalism, 1984.
- Religion: Presbyterian
- Occupation: Banker
- Work Experience: First Community Bank, Warrensburg, MO; director, Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce, 1984-1994
