Texas A&M-Commerce with majors in both Industrial Technology and Economics. J.D. - Texas Tech School of Law-2001
Partner in the law firm of McLaughlin, Hutchison & Biard, LLP, and is CFO for Harrison, Walker & Harper.
He served as Republican Precinct Chair and as Vice-President of the Association of Lamar County Republicans. He is past President of the Lamar County Bar Association and served as District 5 Councilman for the City of Paris from 2007–2011 and as Mayor from 2010-2011.