Graduate of Rigby High School; associate degree in business from BYU-Idaho; bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from Idaho State University; chartered life insurance underwriter and chartered financial consultant from American College in Pennsylvania; commercial and residential real estate developer; served on the Revenue & Taxation, Business, and Environmental, Energy, & Technology standing committees, the Property Taxes & Revenue Expenditures study committee, the Economic Outlook & Revenue Assessment committee (EORAC), and the Teachers Health Insurance Group; Precinct Committeeman for Jefferson County; past president, Idaho Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors; past president, Idaho Falls Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors; past president, Idaho Falls Society of Financial Service Professionals; past president, Idaho Falls Estate Planning Council; qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table, Court of the Table and Top of the Table; National Sales Achievement and National Quality Award; past president, Education Foundation School Dist. #251; five children; eight grandchildren.