About

I have lived in East Multnomah County for 16 years with my wife and three children. I teach special education at Cedar Ridge Middle School. I have previously taught math, composition, rhetoric, reading, academic skills and GED classes at local schools and colleges. I have coached wrestling, track, and speech and debate.

I love the communities of East Multnomah County, and I enjoy getting involved. I have served on the Troutdale City Council, the Troutdale Citizens Advisory Committee and the Troutdale Budget Committee, and I helped organize the Troutdale SummerFest for many years. Here I am with my father playing at the Troutdale Historical Society's Red Barn Concert.

During my previous term I have collaborated with legislators on both sides of the aisle on legislation to help working families, first responders, students and Oregon's natural areas. I am currently Assistant Majority Leader for Politics, and I chaired the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for part of the 2021 session. I currently serve on the House Education Committee, House Environment and Natural Resources Committee, House Economic Recovery and Prosperity Committee and the Ways and Means Subcommittee for General Government.