Campaign Phone
208-251-3256
I am proud to be from Bannock County. I was born in McCammon, raised on a small farm and went to Marsh Valley where I received lessons in integrity, family values, and hard work. I attended ISU where I received a Business Management, Accounting, and CIS degrees. I raised my family and made a career here. I have been in business and public office for over 40 years. I served as Mayor for 22 years until I accepted the position of County Commissioner for a two years. I Have served on local, state, regional, and multistate boards for economic, transportation, and government purposes.
I appreciate the
relationship and dependence of business in Pocatello and Chubbuck. They
rely on the workforce and customers residing throughout the region. We have an
interdependence upon each other for commerce, entertainment, education,
health and safety, and workforce.
I believe we need to continue to encourage and foster growth in local Business, State,
County, and City opportunities. We need collaboration
to secure grants, partnerships, and
economic growth while keeping Bannock County a great place to live. I will work closely with department heads in maintaining a fiscally responsible budget.
Bannock County needs good relationships with
other counties in Southeast Idaho.
We need to encourage alternative transportation around our area, including public transit, bike and walking paths, effective use of zoning to place housing, working environments, and business in close proximity with each other.
Proper oversight of Planning and Zoning is essential to maintain good growth patterns to help with traffic, economic growth, and proper utilization of area resources throughout the county. We need to effectively support each cities Area of impacts while overseeing the Master Plan of counties Planning and Zoning strategic plan. Maintaining an effective waste management system including recycling at the County landfill can help reduce costs of future climate change.
• I was born, raised, and educated in Bannock County, I owned a business in Bannock County have worked for 40 years in Business and management opportunities in Bannock County.
• I am still taking care of my elderly parents in local Assisted Living Center while three of my sons are gainfully employed and raising families in Bannock County.
• This is my county and feel great pride in representing Bannock County on the Commission.
