Campaign Coordinator, Case for Congress, 2004

No caucus information on file.

Editor/ Writer, Red Wall Writing and Editing, 2015-present

Executive Director, Equality State Policy Center, 2005-2014

Organizer, Citizens for Real Insurance Reform, 2004-2005

Editor, Casper Star-Tribune, 2000-2004

Journalist, Casper Star-Tribune, 1981-2000

Member, Board of Directors, Western States Center, 2007-present

Former Board Member, Housing Alternatives of Casper

Former Member, Leadership Wyoming

Former Member, Leadership Wyoming Governing Board

Former Member, Stegner Initiative Board of Governors

Member/Chair, Wyoming Conservation Voters Education Fund, 2005-2012

Awards:

The Lorin Kerr Award presented by the Occupational Health and Safety Section of the American Public Health Association in November 2014. The Kerr Award recognizes individuals who provide new leadership in occupational health and safety activism with sustained and outstanding efforts and dedication to improving the lives of workers.
The Jeannette Rankin Award presented by the Social Justice Fund Northwest in October 2014. The Rankin award recognizes lifelong activism supporting social justice.
The Wyoming Wildlife Federation Conservation Communicator of the Year in 1988 and 1995.

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

Why I'm Running
Wyoming needs legislators who have a realistic perspective based on knowledge of their communities and the events and public policies affecting the people who live in those neighborhoods.

I've decided to run because we need new legislators willing to take a fresh look at what is and isn't working in our state, to "get real" about the issues facing Wyoming families. We need legislators who will embrace all the state's residents as our greatest resource, not ignore some because they're on the economic margins, or others because of race, religion, creed, or identity.

We've watched as too many people serving in Cheyenne approach the work from the ideological fringe or who default to the polarizing politics we've seen nearly paralyze the national government.

Too many incumbents are indulging their personal views at the expense of Wyoming families who are struggling to make ends meet. Those families worry about the impact of a serious illness or a big car repair bill on their budgets.

I plan to bring a practical perspective to the Legislature, one that depends on people, not on politics. As we face this downturn in the economy, we need to assess the facts, listen to one another, and talk things through in order for the Legislature to set priorities that keep the state healthy.

I will do that as the campaign develops over the coming months. I will take the opportunity to continue to have conversations with more people who live in the district, work at Casper College, in the public schools, and who own or work in businesses downtown. These conversations will help shape my positions.

I hope those conversations and this website will provide voters in House District 56 the answers they need about me and how I expect to approach the many issues that the Legislature will face in the coming two years.