Educational background:

6/89 - Coeur d’ Alene High School

6/92 - Boise State University - Associate of Science/Marketing Mid-Management (+1 year finance)

12/98 - Lewis-Clark State College - Bachelors of Science/Business Administration

Together we can give younger generations opportunities that may be out of reach for them. A future must be guaranteed and equal to all. I am concerned for the path of our future, country, society and world. I am tired of those who would put others/community at risk for personal gain. Let us seriously look for long-term solutions. Let us create advisory committees from all parts of the political spectrum. We are not alone in our actions. We must accept personal responsibility for the future.

Employment history:

4/94 - 9/98 - Self-Employed (Sales) - North Idaho

5/94 - 9/97 - K B Toys (FR. Toy Liquidator's) - Sales Associate - Post Falls, Idaho

3/99 - 1/00 - Gentry Finance - Collections/Process Loans - Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

1/00 - 7/00 - Various - Telemarketing Representative - Seattle, Washington

7/00 - 10/03 - Western Wireless Corp. - Customer Service-Issaquah, Washington

5/05 - 9/05 - Care Now Agency - Caregiver - Sagle, Idaho

9/05 - Present - August Home Health - Caregiver - Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho 

3/04 - Present - Self-Employed (Sales) - North Idaho

1.

I am concerned for the path of our future, country, society and world. The current safety, sustainability and progress of the future is concerning. Being concerned, I truly want to make a difference. It bothers me deeply that I cannot do more. I want to give younger generations opportunities that may be out of reach for them. A future must be guaranteed to all. We want to make sure everyone has an equal chance to not only explore their full potential, but help their community to explore as well.

2.

PUBLIC SAFETY - Stronger enforcement and prosecution for all sexual offenses (including one strike laws) and violent crimes (especially crimes committed against children/elderly and domestic/dating violence) - eliminate all Statutes of Limitations on these crimes. More rehabilitation opportunities for non-violent crimes and offenders too become productive members of society.

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE - Establishing Idaho (new industries) to be at the forefront of supplying and developing alternative resources for the future. Establish alternative energy resources and industries for economic, environmental, and national stability and security.

EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES - It is a fact that the higher the educational level a child has the further they will go in life often equating to a higher quality of life. I do not believe in handouts, however, a hand-up needs to be genuine and equally given to all. We need to devote more resources to our children’s futures if we wish them to compete effectively in the world of tomorrow. A proper education is the best offense to break the “Cycle of Poverty”. Prevent state cuts in funding and encourage the State of Idaho’s tax responsibility in education instead of placing the burden onto local property taxpayers. Receiving my education in Idaho, I know good teachers need more compensation than they currently receive and bad teachers need to be dismissed. We need to give all Idahoans something more to look forward to than living paycheck to paycheck. We need to create more education and/or training opportunities to create future self-reliance.

3.

I intend to create multi-partisan advisor groups from all aspects of the political spectrum. We want to search out and listen directly to concerns and suggestions directly from the citizens of district 4. As an Independent and moderate, I believe I can gain the trust of many moderates on both sides to accomplish goals that are commonly agreed upon and much needed, but hampered by party politics and extremists on both sides of an issue. I have family and friends that are/were employed from the mining, timber and construction industry to others involved in environmental activities. I have grown to understand both points of view and their mindsets. This has given me the ability to find common ground. Often, I have been recruited to break stalemates. Both sides of an argument are not mutually exclusive and can be beneficial for each other. It is simply a matter of mediation and finding agreement that both sides of the argument can be perceived as mutually beneficial. Butting heads only slows down progress. Compromise can be mutually beneficial.