Elected to the House of Representatives for Wakefield, South Australia, 2007 and 2010.

House of Representatives Standing: Industry, Science and Innovation from 19.2.08 to 19.7.10; Primary Industries and Resources from 19.2.08 to 19.7.10; Infrastructure and Communications from 14.3.12.

Joint Statutory: Australian Crime Commission from 18.2.08 to 19.7.10; Public Works from 18.2.08 to 19.7.10.

Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 25.10.10; Parliamentary Library from 25.10.10.

Joint Select: Gambling Reform from 21.10.10 to 14.3.12; Parliamentary Budget Office from 23.11.10 to 23.3.11; Christmas Island Tragedy from 22.3.11 to 29.6.11.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to France and Romania, October 2011.

Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Timor-Leste and Indonesia, November 2011.

President, ALP (SA) 2005-06.

Caucus Secretary, Federal Parliamentary Labor Party from 2010.

Born 27.2.1972, Kapunda, SA.

Single.

BA, GradDip in Communication (SA).

Occupational health and safety officer, training officer and organiser, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association.

Sport and Recreation Policy Adviser to the Hon. M Wright, MHA (SA).

Description: outer metropolitan.

Location: north and east of Adelaide; it includes the centres of Balaklava, Clare, Craigmore, Elizabeth, Freeling, Kapunda, Mallala, Munno Para, Riverton, Salisbury and Tarlee.

Area: 6155 sq km (approx.).

Electors enrolled: 100 209 (at 21.8.10).

Industries: clothing, defence, Edinburgh RAAF Base, automotive and automotive component manufacturing, cereal crops, sheep, cattle, poultry, pork, market gardens and viticulture.

State electorates: Wakefield includes the South Australian Legislative Assembly electorate of Napier, and parts of Frome, Goyder, Light, Little Para, Ramsay, Schubert, Stuart and Taylor.