Date/Place of Birth:
February 14, 1953
Sacramento, California

Residency in Alaska:
Sitka: 1974 - 1977
Angoon: 1978, 1979, 1982, 1987
Juneau: 1982, 1986 - present

Occupation:
Attorney
Small Business Owner.

Family:
Wife - Luann
Children: Benjamin, Maria, Barclay

Education:
Lincoln High School, Nebraska
Sheldon Jackson College
California State University, Humboldt: 1979
   - B.S. Natural Resource Planning
Northwestern School of Law,
     Lewis & Clark College: 1986
   - Juris Doctorate

Alaska State House of Representatives: 2003 - present
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
     2005 - present
Finance Committee: 2005 - present
Chair, State Affairs: 2003 - 2004
Select Committee on Legislative Ethics:
     2003 - present
Vice-Chair, Administrative Regulation Review
     Joint Committee: 2003 - 2004
Legislative Council Joint Committee: 2003 - present
Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs:
     2003 - 2004
Finance Subcommittees:
   - Chair, Labor and Workforce Development:
     2005 - present
   - Chair, University of Alaska: 2005 - present
   - Administration: 2003 - 2004
   - Court System: 2003 - 2004
Southeast Caucus: 2003 - present

Other Political and Government Positions:
Alaska State Senate Legislative Staff: 1982
Clerk, Department of Law: 1986 - 1987
Law Clerk, Alaska Supreme Court
   - Judge Pegues: 1987 - 1988
Juneau Economic Development Council: 1994 - 1995
Juneau Port Authority Committee: 1995

Business and Professional Positions:
President, Alaska State Bar Association
     Board of Governors: 2000 - 2001
President, Juneau Bar Association: 1994, 1996
President, Alaska Commercial Fisherman's Memorial

Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
Boy Scouts of America
   - Board, Southeast Area Council: 1998 - 2005
   - Cubmaster, Denleader, Pack 6: 2000 - 2002
Board, AWARE: 1988 - 1991
Board, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Juneau: 1987 - 1988
Rotary: 1999 - present

Awards & Recognitions:
Sole Practitioner of the Year Award: 2001

Hobbies:
Film, Hunting, Fishing, Scouts, Gardening, Camping.

biography last updated 3/1/2006

Chair:
Ways & Means Committee

Member:
Finance Committee
Legislative Council Joint Committee
Legislative Ethics Joint Committee

Finance Subcommittees:
Chair, Labor & Workforce Development
Chair, University Of Alaska