About

Professional/Career

Retired in 2009 as a 30-year uniformed veteran of the United States Air Force
Former senior Military Advisor to the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force
Former senior Military Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Commanded Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) combat crews
Led and operated a Minuteman II ICBM squadron, missiles, and launch crews
Senior leader at Strategic Air Command Headquarters, U.S. Atlantic Command Headquarters, U.S. Pacific Command Headquarters, and the Pentagon

Virginia General Assembly

Delegate, 51st House District
Committee Assignments: House Finance Committee, House General Laws Committee, and House Science and Technology Committee
Commissioner, Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC)
Member, Virginia Geographic Information Network (VGIN) Advisory Board
Member, Virginia Commission on Civics Education
Member, Virginia Open Education Curriculum Board

Education

Graduate of Northside High School, Roanoke, VA
Graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (BA, Political Science)
Graduate of Webster University, St. Louis, MO (MA, Public Administration)
Graduate of Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
Graduate of Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
Graduate of Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
Graduate of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia

Family

Native Virginian born in Roanoke
Married 24 years to Ruth Anderson, a retired 21-year Air Force veteran and Prince William County community leader
Father of four

Faith

Community Service

Served as National Commander of the United States Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol); led 53,000 members and 1700 operational units in U.S. and overseas locations in flying search and rescue, humanitarian, counterdrug, border patrol, and Homeland Security missions
Member, 11-person Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors, a Congressionally-created board that governs and provides oversight of the United States Air Force Auxiliary
Life Member, American Legion Post 364, Woodbridge, VA
Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1503, Woodbridge, VA
Life Member, Air Force Association (AFA)
Member, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Mt. Vernon Chapter
Member, Prince William Committee of 100
Member, Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce
Life Member, Lake Ridge–Occoquan–Coles Civic Association (LOCCA), Woodbridge, VA

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