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 Committee, the State Affairs Committee, the Business Committee; currently serving the Environmental, Energy, & Technology Committee, the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee, the Property Taxes & Revenue Expenditures Committee, the Economic Outlook & Revenue Assessment Committee (EORAC), the Your Health Idaho Exchange Board, the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs, and the Idaho Petroleum Storage Tank Fund; past 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; twelve grandchildren.