Born In Paragould, Arkansas but raised in Sikeston, Missouri. Graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Married Aleyna Lynn Beck in August of 1998. Graduated from the Hamline University School of Law in May of 1999. Began work for the Missouri State Public Defender System in 2002. Became a father to Alexander Wayne Fair on May 27th, 2004. Began working for Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services in September of 2004. Returned to Southeast Missouri in the Spring of 2006 and haven't really been able to get my life back on track since. Expecting to be a father for the second time in March of 2011.