I was born and raised in a small  Eastern Montana town— for many folks,  just a gas station stop called Forsyth, on the way to North Dakota or the distant mountains of Western Montana. The great outdoors were a way of life in Forsyth and growing up there is a part of who I am.

My dad was a family physician for forty years.  Often throughout that time, he was the only doctor in Rosebud County — a vast area encompassing Montana’s fifth largest county.  My mother was an X-Ray and laboratory technician working at the Forsyth hospital where she and dad met.  I have 3 brothers. My eldest brother has served in the Coast Guard for 25 years, my elder brother has been a union pipefitter for 20 years, and my younger brother served in the army for four years with two tours in Iraq earning him a Purple Heart.

Through their hard work raising our family and bringing healthcare to one of Montana’s most remote and underserved places, my parents set an example of service. — giving to one's friends, neighbors and community without expecting anything back.  It is out of that legacy of service that I decided to run for Montana HD 67 to represent Belgrade constituents.

I’ve called the Gallatin home for thirteen years.  It’s here that I’ve chosen to build a life with my partner Coleen and our daughter, Krystal, both proud members of the Blackfeet Nation.