Born in Denver, Colorado in 1951;attended Western State College, the University of Northern Colorado, Gonzaga University and graduated from Gonzaga law School in 1984; private practice in Colorado from 1985 to the present, primarily in residential landlord/tenant law and Chapter 7 Bankruptcy; single; also a football official from 1985 to the present, mostly at the high school level; I enjoy sports, reading and bike riding and hiking