Elected Experience: I'm a father, a husband, and an entrepreneur.  I'm not a career politician.

Other Professional Experience:  Owner, Sutinen Computers, an IT service company which employs people in family wage jobs. A job is the best welfare program and I have experience creating jobs.

Education: Seasoned small business owner.

Community Service: When City of Longview installed red light cameras without asking voters, I took action and helped collect necessary petition signatures to give citizens the right to vote. I'm also past president of ADC Pathways to Employment.  

Statement: My #1 priority is to restore a healthy economy and jobs by reducing red tape and tax burden. I will reward innovation instead of punishing it. While we struggle to make ends meet, our politicians have given us billions of dollars in new taxes against our wishes. I will listen to the voters who have repeatedly voted for $30 car tabs and for the state to balance its budget without tax increases.

I will support legislation that honors promises made to our seniors, upholds property rights, and protects our right to bear arms. I would appreciate your vote.