He was a Liberal Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2005, representing the electorate of Greenough.
[6] He was appointed Shadow Minister for Heritage and the Mid West upon his election, and added the Water Resources portfolio not long after.
He was shifted to the roles of Shadow Minister for Local Government, Heritage and the Mid West in February 2003, and added the additional portfolio of Planning in May 2004.
[1] He vocally opposed the equalisation of the age of consent for gay couples in December 2001, revealing that he had been sexually abused by a man as a thirteen-year-old.
[7] He was one of seven MPs to storm out of the chamber in protest at the passage of a motion opposing the Iraq War in March 2003.