I have been very active in Saline County Politics for several years. I am currently the chair of the Saline County Young Democrats. I worked with a grassroots groups to organize the surrounding counties. I have worked on several campaigns for Presidential, State and Local candidates.

My family has lived in the Salina-Falun area for five generations.  My ancestors were farmers, and my parents still operate a small farm.  My father is retired from the US Air Force and currently works in a factory, and my mother owned her own retail business for several years.  Such a background has given me a broad knowledge of how the economy affects all the people in my district.

After my Father retired from the United States Air Force we moved to just outside of Assaria.  I attended and graduated from Southeast of Saline High School.  I attended Fort Hays State University and graduated from Cloud County Community College with an Associates Degree in Horticulture. Currently I am the Landscape Supervisor at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure where I have been employed for 10 years.  I have lived in the 69^th district for nine years.

Some of my passions include preserving the environment by being as green as possible. I have served on the City of Salina tree board where I am currently chairmen of the board.  I feel strongly about conserving energy and using our natural resources to produce energy. Expanding wind and alternate sources of energy will result in a cleaner environment and new jobs in green technology.

The state’s budget is a critical issue and the focus of my campaign.  Schools in the 69^th   District are facing serious cuts in state funding.  Kansas has made great strides in improving the quality of education, and I do not want to see budget cuts jeopardize those efforts.

I would also focus on sustaining and increasing economic development in Saline County.  It is crucial that we keep good jobs in the 69^th District and bring more jobs to the area.  State income may be increased through tourism and economic development.

Finally, I believe that healthcare should be affordable, competitive and available to every Kansan.

I enjoy working with youth and their families. I have in the past served on the Salina Area Vo-Tech horticulture board, 4-H Program Development Committee, and Falun Lutheran Church Council.

I have always had a commitment to community service whether it is helping sandbag a community against flooding, picking up liter along the highway or serving on advisory boards. There are going to be some hard decision made in Topeka the next few years and I want to be there to promote and protect the interests of the 69^th District.

I would work tireless for the 69^th District.

“Shop Salina”        “Employ Kansans”        “Made in the USA”