Born in Utah, ranch- and farm-raised; graduate of Bridgerland Vocational Center in farm and ranch management; small business owner and farm owner/operator; PTA president, school board member, and vice chairman; precinct committeewoman, state committeewoman, and served on resolutions committee and rules committee; National Farmers Union representative at rural electrification hearings in Washington, D.C.; former Friends of NRA committee chairman; five children; 11 grandchildren.