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Date/Place of Birth:
September 19, 1942
Pylesville, Maryland

Residency in Alaska:
Kenai: 1969 - present

Occupation:
Small Businessman
Commercial Fisherman
Salt Water Charter Captain

Family:
Wife - Dorothy
Two Children - Dawn and Denise

Education:
Pomeroy High School: Graduated - 1960
Eastern Washington University:
1966 - BA Technical Design
1969 - B.A. Education
University of Alaska Anchorage:
1980 - M.A. Education Administration

Alaska State Senate:
2003 - present
Chair, Community & Regional Affairs Committee, 2003
Chair, Resources Committee: 2005 - 2006
Co-Chair, Transportation Committee: 2004
Vice-Chair, Community & Regional Affairs Committee:
2004
Vice-Chair, Resources Committee: 2003 - 2004
Vice-Chair: State Affairs Committee: 2005 - 2006
Community & Regional Affairs Committee: 2005 - present
Legislative Council Joint Committee: 2003, 2004 - 2006
Transporation Committee: 2003
World Trade & State Federal Relations: 2005 - present
Finance Subcommittees:
- Court System: 2003 - 2004
- Fish & Game: 2003 - 2004
- Labor and Workforce Development:
2005 - present
- Law: 2003 - 2004
- Natural Resources: 2003 - present
- Public Safety: 2003 - 2004
- Revenue: 2005 - present

Other Political and Government Positions:
Former Mayor, City of Kenai
Former Member, Kenai City Council
Alaska Post Secondary Committee
Alaska Student Loan Corporation.

Business and Professional Positions:
Commercial Fisherman
Owner, Wagoner’s Seamless Flooring: 1967 - 1968
Owner, Wagoner’s Flooring: 1971 - 1975
Owner, Peninsula Flooring Center: 1986 - 1993
Kenai Peninsula Community College, Kenai
- Former Education Coordinator
- Business Manager/Budget Officer
- Dean of Vocational Education
- Dean of Instruction
Member/Former President, Kenai Chamber of
Commerce.

Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
Charter Member, Kenai Rotary Club

Special Interests:
Lapidary Arts, Golf, Sport Fishing