2001-2008 Representative District:
2009-2014 Senator District
2015-2016 Senator District Senate President
2017-2018 Senator District
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Beatrice, NebraskaNAME OF SPOUSE:
MartyCHILDREN:
Karly and ValentinaOCCUPATION:
Facilities Support CoordinatorLENGTH OF RESIDENCY IN ALASKA:
28 yearsALASKAN COMMUNITIES LIVED IN:
Anchorage 1980 to PresentEDUCATION:
Beatrice High School, 1971-1974-Diploma, University of Nebraska 1974-1978 B.S. Business Administration, University of New Mexico 1979-1980 Master of Public Administration, Alaska Pacific University 1990-1992 Master Business AdministrationPOLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT POSITIONS:
House of Representatives 2000-2008: Community & Regional Affairs Committee Co-Chairman: 2000-2002, Finance Committee Vice Chairman: 2002-2004, Finance Committee Co-Chairman: 2004-2008, Anchorage Assemblyman 1993-2000, Past Chairman and Vice- Chairman, Abbott Loop Community Council, past president, School Budget Advisory Commission, past memberBUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
Facilities Support Coordinator, ConocoPhillips Alaska: 2007-Present, Purchasing Representative for ConocoPhillips Alaska: 2000- 2007, Supervisor, Director of Administrative Services for ARCO Alaska: 1983-2000SERVICE ORGANIZATION(S) MEMBERSHIP:
Served on the Board of Directors for the following organizations: S.T.A.R, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, Anchorage Economic Development Council, Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau, Boys & Girls Club, Habitat for Humanity. Member: National Rifle AssociationSPECIAL INTERESTS:
Family Activities, Fishing, Golf