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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • AA, Casper College
  • Attended, Colorado State University
  • MPA, University of Wyoming, 1994
  • BS, Journalism, University of Wyoming, 1978

Professional Experience

  • AA, Casper College
  • Attended, Colorado State University
  • MPA, University of Wyoming, 1994
  • BS, Journalism, University of Wyoming, 1978
  • Member, Executive Committee College National Finals Rodeo
  • Associate Vice-President, Student Services, Casper College
  • Instructor, Casper College, 1993
  • Newspaper Reporter, Casper Star Tribune, 1981-1985
  • Public Relations, Wyoming Rural Electric, 1979-1980

Political Experience

  • AA, Casper College
  • Attended, Colorado State University
  • MPA, University of Wyoming, 1994
  • BS, Journalism, University of Wyoming, 1978
  • Member, Executive Committee College National Finals Rodeo
  • Associate Vice-President, Student Services, Casper College
  • Instructor, Casper College, 1993
  • Newspaper Reporter, Casper Star Tribune, 1981-1985
  • Public Relations, Wyoming Rural Electric, 1979-1980
  • Senator, Wyoming State Senate, District 27, 2007-present
  • Candidate, Wyoming State Senate, District 27, 2018

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Education Committee, Wyoming State Senate

Former Member, Revenue Committee, Wyoming State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, Wyoming State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Statewide Education Accountability, Wyoming State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Casper State Office Building Advisory Task Force

Member, Council of State Governments West Education Committee

Member, Education Committee

Member, Joint Management Council

Member, Select Committee on Natural Resource Funding

Vice Chair, Select Committee on School Facilities

Member, State Building Commission Liaison

Member, State Employee Compensation Commission

Member, Task Force on University of Wyoming Housing

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • AA, Casper College
  • Attended, Colorado State University
  • MPA, University of Wyoming, 1994
  • BS, Journalism, University of Wyoming, 1978
  • Member, Executive Committee College National Finals Rodeo
  • Associate Vice-President, Student Services, Casper College
  • Instructor, Casper College, 1993
  • Newspaper Reporter, Casper Star Tribune, 1981-1985
  • Public Relations, Wyoming Rural Electric, 1979-1980
  • Senator, Wyoming State Senate, District 27, 2007-present
  • Candidate, Wyoming State Senate, District 27, 2018
  • President, Kiwanis
  • Member, National Conference of State Legislatures, Human Services and Welfare
  • President, YMCA Board

Other Info

Favorite Book:

Churchill's writings, The Last Lecture, Huckleberry Finn, The Pathfinder, Thornton W. Burgess books, The Call of the Wild and Little Big Man

Favorite Movie:

Rudy, Star Trek, Stripes, Rocky, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Godfather, Marley & Me, Dances with Wolves, Kevin Costner's Robin Hood, Secretariat

Favorite Sport:

60 Minutes, Law & Order, Parenthood, Sportscenter, 20-20, Cake Boss, Snapped and American Idol

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Golfing, Boating, Hunting, Fishing, Snow Skiing, Wakeboarding, Basketball, Rodeo, Writing and Spending time with family

Policy Positions

Wyoming State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test

Abortion and Reproductive

1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-life

2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- Yes

3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes

4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes

7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes

8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No

9. Other or expanded principles
- b) ??? It is considered legal now; is this question aimed at restrictions? If so yes. Generally I oppose abortion except in extremely difficult situations as above.

Budget, Spending, and Tax

State Spending

Indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Education (higher)
- Maintain Status

2. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status

3. Environment
- Maintain Status

4. Health care
- Maintain Status

5. Law enforcement
- Slightly Increase

6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Slightly Increase

7. Welfare
- Maintain Status

8. Other or expanded categories
- Slightly Increase

State Taxes

Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.

1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

2. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Increase

3. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Decrease

4. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status

5. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease

6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status

7. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

Budget Stabilization

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Wyoming's budget.

1. Tapping into Wyoming's "rainy day" fund
- No

2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- Yes

3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No

4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- No

5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No

6. Privatizing certain government services
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- Difficult issues regarding the budget - there are no absolutes sometimes.

Campaign Finance and Government Reform

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?

1. Individual
- Yes

2. Political Action Committee
- Yes

3. Corporate
- Yes

4. Political Party
- Yes

5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- No

6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Crime and Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- No

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No

6. Do you support increasing the fines for not wearing a seatbelt while driving?
- Yes

7. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes

3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No

4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support national education standards?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- No

3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- No

5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Wyoming high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- I prefer state standards and local control, but America needs to address the decline in educational attainment & graduation rates.

Environment and Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- No

4. Do you support state funding for improvements to Wyoming's energy infrastructure?
- Yes

5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes

6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No

3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- d) Wyoming requires a license to conceal and I think that's reasonable.

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No

2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes

3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes

4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No

5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes

6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Wyoming?
- No

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes

2. Should Wyoming allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- No

3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- No

4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- No

5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- No

6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Wyoming's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Wyoming's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Legislative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- Wyoming is in a fortunate situation in terms of revenue. That said, my priorities include keeping regulations at a minimum to assist small business; investing in our infrastructure (i.e. highways & county roads); and doing whatever we can at the state level to trim the cost of a ballooning health care cost.

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