- Born in Waukeenah, FL
- Graduated from Monticello High School, Monticello, FL
- Graduated from the University of Florida
- Served as a State FFA Officer
- Taught in Marion County
- Herdsman for Crawford Rainwater Purebed Angus Ranch, Escambia County
- Chief of the Road Guard Bureau with the FL Dept. of Agriculture
- Assistant Extension Agent in Escambia County
- Assistant State 4-H Club Director
- President of the Dixie County Chamber of Commerce
- Director & VP of Dixie County Farm Bureau
- Director of Dixie County Cattleman's Assoc.
- Trustee of Lake City Community College