Born: 1939 – Mansfield, Arkansas.
Educated: Santa Maria Joint Union High School, Santa Maria, California.
Married: Carolyn (Carol) LaRussa.
Children: Kellie, Michael, Shelly.
Hobbies/Special Interests: Golf, hunting, fishing, woodwork.
Legislative Service:
Nevada Assembly, 1999-2005—five special and four regular sessions.
Affiliations:
Elks Lodge No. 2353, North Las Vegas; Master Mason, Lodge No. 32, Las Vegas; Scottish Rite, Las Vegas; Shriner, Zelzah Temple; Executive Board Member, Nevada Test Site Medical Health Surveillance, Boston University School of Public Health and University of San Francisco.
Personal and Professional Achievements:
Forty-four years as an Operating Engineer; Nineteen years, Trustee, Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship Committee; Fourteen years, Chairman, Dollars Against Diabetes Day—Dollars for Diabetes; Co-Founder, Nevada Heavy Highway Committee.
