Elected Experience: State Representative (ID) 2006-2010; State Senator (ID), 2012-2013

Other Professional Experience: Washington small business owner; Complaint mediator, Washington State Attorney General's Office (Tacoma); Member (former), WFSE/AFSCME Council 28A. Awards: U.S. Department of Defense (for passing pro-military family/veterans legislation); Education Association A+ Friend of Education; Accomplished 40 Under 40; Friend of Freedom Public Policy Innovation

Education: BA, Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University; MPA, Public Policy & Administration, Boise State University; IAFF-WSCFF Fire Ops 101 Training Graduate

Community Service: Committed husband and father; Member; Calvary Baptist Church, Tacoma; Previous volunteer experience: LateNight Program Lakewood YMCA; Young Life; homeless ministry downtown Tacoma  

Statement: Independent Leadership is needed in Olympia. I have a record of getting results by working collaboratively across the aisle. I've written laws to help seniors, students, veterans and military families and fought for blue collar families like yours and mine. While the Democratic incumbent has a long list of endorsements from political insiders and Party Bosses and is financed by payday lenders, debt collectors, and for-profit education lobbyists, my campaign is supported by people like us including Democrats, Republicans and Independents.

If you're ready for a change from politics as usual, I'd be honored to earn your vote.