Married Anita Beth Clark, January 14, 1978. They have two children: Mitchell and Catherine. He is a physician.

Member: Methodist Church; Rotary Club; Elks; Farm Bureau; Newton County Historical Society; Chamber of Commerce; Neosho Lodge No. 247, AF & AM; Scottish Rite; York Rite; Abou Ben Adhem Temple of Shrine; International Arabian and American Horse Association; past member, Governor's Advisory Council on Aging; Silver Haired Foundation; Division of Youth Services Board. Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1988 and 1992. Republican State Platform Committee, 1988. Elected to the Senate: 1990 (special election), 1990, 1994.