I was born in 1971. I grew up in Phillipsburg Montana. My mother was a dishwasher at Friday Night's Pizza and my father was a Firefighter. I became interested in nature, history, politics, and math at a young age. I majored in Interior Design at George Fox University. I worked for Duncan Renovation for most of the 90s. I married my wife in 1999. I quit my job to enlist after 9/11 happened and served in Iraq. I was medically discharged in 2009. I now have 6 kids and 2 grandkids in my family.