Elected to Nebraska Legislature: 2004; re-elected 2008

Born Oct. 24, 1958, in Pawnee City.

Education: Graduate of Elk Creek High School, 1977.

Family: Married Robin, May 6, 1995; three children: Jared, Mikayla and Bryan.

Occupation: Farmer.

Former: general foreman, CBC Drilling, Anchorage, Alaska.

Member: Fire District Board; St. Peter’s Lutheran Church; Pawnee County Farm Bureau; Southeast Nebraska Feeders and Breeders; Nebraska Cattlemen; 2006 Midwest Council of State Governments Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership; Agriculture Builders of Nebraska; Nebraska Boundary Commission.

Former member: Elk Creek School Board.