Date/Place of Birth:
5/3/52; Columbus, OH

Occupation:
Cabinet Maker, Business Owner

Spouse:
Janet

Children:
Ryan, Laura

Residency in Alaska:
Palmer; 1982-present Anchorage; 1975-82

Education:
High School - Seacrest High, Delray Beach, FL, G.E.D., 1970 Technical/Vocational - Pilot Training, Harrison Air, Palmer, AK 1982; Private Pilot Rating; Repairman School, Southern Bell Telephone Company, Boca Raton, Florida, 1970-73 College/University - University of Alaska Anchorage, 1977, Welding

Political and Government Positions:
Public Member, Big Game Commercial Services Board; Representative, Alaska Legislature: Chairman, House Resources Committee; Member: State Affairs, Legislative Council, Oil & Gas, Fisheries, Community & Regional Affairs Committees; Chairman, Conservative Republican Caucus; Member, Republican Majority Caucus.

Business and Professional Positions:
Owner, Mountain Woodcrafters, 27 years (specializing in design and manufacturing of Institutional Architectural Millwork); Statewide operations from Barrow to Sitka

Service Organization(s) Membership:
Palmer Chamber of Commerce; National Rifle Association

Special Interests:
Horse-back hunting with my son, King Salmon and Steelhead fishing with my family, cooking, wooden boat building and cruising, float plane flying, history, studying the Constitution, reading

Other:
It is an honor to serve in the legislature