I was born on July 25, 1952 (not begging for presents) and have lived at my current address for about 45 years, though not consecutively.  I'm a Christian and attend Eastbrook Church.

My family consists of daughter Amy and son Brian, who's married to Christina.  I have 5 grand children.  Dathan 18, Dominic 15, Gabriel 5, Olivia 4, and Anna 1.  My father, Samuel and I share the house we live in along with Dominic.

Barnes & Noble is my current employer and I've worked retail at Best Buy, Comfort Zone Waterbeds and Something More Christian Bookstore.  I've also had the pleasure to work at Briggs & Stratton and Butler Structural Steel.  I spent time working in radio and TV, behind the scenes at WKSH, WBKV, WYLO, WCQL and TV-43.  You may have heard me on the Master's Mix radio show  on WYLO or seen me hosting Testimonies of Praise on MATA.  During the summers I cut grass, made pizzas, worked at Turner Heat Treating and Ken Cook Co.  I've also coached football at Arrowhead High School while substituting there for a couple of years.

I'm a product of the Milwaukee Public Schools attending Parkview Elementary, Samuel Morse Junior High and James Madison High School.  I graduated from Ripon College in 1974 with a BA Degree with a major in Physical Education and a teaching certificate.

Politically I'm a conservative and recently joined the Republican Party.  I have not held nor run for any prior political office (and I think that's a positive).