In 1990, he ran for District 44 seat of the Oklahoma State Senate, in which he won the primary and defeated the Republican incumbent State Sen. Kay Dudley. During his career in the State Senate, he served as Chairman for the transportation committee, as well as general government and a transportation subcommittee on appropriations.
In 1990, he ran for the Oklahoma State Senate seat in District 44, where he emerged victorious from the primary and defeated Republican incumbent State Sen. Kay Dudley. Throughout his tenure in the State Senate, he held key positions including Chairman of the transportation committee, as well as a general government and transportation subcommittee on appropriations.