Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 29, 2013-present

Candidate, Minnesota State Senate, District 29, 2012, 2016, 2020,2022

Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, District 19A, 1994-2012

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Minnesota, District 6, 1990

Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy Committee

Member, Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee

Member, Civil Law and Data Practices Policy Committee

Member, Elections Committee

Ranking Minority Member, State and Local Government and Veterans

Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Claims

Vice Chair, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee

Former Member, Finance Committee, Minnesota State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Local Government Policy Committee, Minnesota State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Finance and Policy Committee, Minnesota State Senate

Former Chair, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committee, Minnesota State Senate

Chair, Local Caucus, 1983-1985

Former Master Sergeant, United States Air National Guard

Minnesota Air National Guard, retired

Sales Manager, Centra Sota Cooperative, 1976-1986

Served, United States Navy, 1970-1973

Delegate, Local Precinct, 1980-present

Alternate, Local Precinct, 1980-present

Member, Buffalo Chamber of Commerce

Member, Buffalo Community Outreach School

Founding Member, Buffalo Evangelical Free Church

Member, Celebration Community Church

Member, Elk River Community Task Force

Member, Governor's Council for People with Disabilities

Member, Monticello Evangelical Free Church

Chair of the Board and Founding Member, Montrose Evangelical Free Church

Chair, Wright County Republicans, 1991-1993

Participant, United States Navy Aviation Electronics, 1970

Number of Grandchildren:

11 grandchildren

Priority Issues:

Protecting Private Property
Veteran's rights and benefits
Limiting government spending (state and local government reform)
Increasing government responsibility and accountability to constituents
Creating a strong private sector economy
Raise student achievement levels and test results
Put people in charge of their health care decisions
Creating a competitive tax climate for businesses
Reducing regulatory burdens
Reducing the amount of rules and government interference to get the economy moving again
Instituting reforms designed to reduce medical costs
Reform the state's welfare system
Create transparency in local government spending decisions
Equalizing the pay and benefits of public employees with the private sector