Graduate of Roy High School; Associate of Science degree from Dixie State College; Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from BYU-Idaho; LDS; vice chair, Education Commission of the States; Leadership in Nuclear Energy (LINE) Commission; co-chair, Education Committee NCSL; I-WIL Advisory Board; former Bonneville School Board Trustee and former President, Idaho School Boards Association; spouse: Briggs; five children; three grandchildren.