- Party: Democrat
 - Occupation: U.S. Representative, 5th Congressional District, TN.
 - B.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville, 1967
 - M.B.A. at Memphis State University, 1968
 - Tennessee Public Service Commission, six terms, two years as Chairman
 - President, Cumberland University, 1983-1988
 - Lt. Colonel in the Tennessee Army National Guard, with 29 years of service.
 - Former member, TVA Board of Directors
  
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