I'm married with 5 children. I was born in Massachusetts then moved to Michigan when I was 14. During my 40+ years in Michigan I have lived in Detroit, Farmington, Novi, Byron, and Roscommon.

I graduated from the College of Business at Michigan State University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting.

Throughout my life I have always followed politics but have never served in an elected political office.

I have worked in small business all my life.

During high school and college I worked at small manufacturing company and drove a delivery truck.

After college I worked as a custom programmer developing software for many industries including mortgage processing; property management; vending services; manufacturing; and legal time, billing, and accounting.

In the 1980's I started my own firm servicing the time, billing, and accounting needs of law firms originally in Michigan, but now throughout the nation. I continue to work at this business.

I've gone through many good times, as well as some tough times allowing me to appreciate both.

I'm running for the Senate because I understand the greatness of the United States. I appreciate the Constitutionally restrained government our founders provided, which allowed this country to prosper and develop into a world class beacon of morality, personal liberty, economic dominance, and military strength. We have a government of and by the people whose purpose is to protect our God given rights, including Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

The majority of our current "citizen" representatives in Washington do not share my perspective. Their role has morphed from securing our God given rights to becoming our "life long rulers". Their actions are based on the accumulation of personal political power rather than what is best for the people. They want to completely control the thoughts and actions of the citizenry of the United States.

Far too many of them believe in the omnipotence and omniscience of the federal government to which the people should cower and obey. They act as if all the wealth, resources, and production of this great nation are owned by the government, and that the "rulers" within the government should decide how to allocate this bounty to whoever they consider worthy. They act as if the citizens of this great country should accept with gratitude whatever the government allows them to retain.

I cannot accept this philosophy. It is at odds not only with our founding principles, but also with the entire American experience. Unless it is stopped, our country will cease to exist as a free nation; our Declaration of Independence and Constitution will be nothing more than historical documents; and our children will be ruled, not free.

This is who I am and why I am running for Senate.

Republican Precinct Delegate for Higgins Township
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