I am a 46 year old student of nature. I was born to an air force junior officer and self professed flower child in 1970. On K.I.Sawyer AFB upper peninsula, Michigan, during the waning years of the Vietnam war. My family's roots are in south western Michigan, where practically every male has been a member of law enforcement or the military. Our family moved to Montgomery county outside of Philadelphia when I was in 4th grade. That is  where I was raised until I moved to California following high school graduation in 1988. During my 10th, 11th and 12th grade years, I studied blueprint drafting and design, computer aided drafting and design and welding/metallurgy. At various technical schools along with basic curriculum. I'm proud to say I am a graduate of North Penn high school, Lansdale,P.A. Considered one of the best schools in Pennsylvania. I began my employment career in 10th grade as a laborer then framer for a custom home construction company. The summer before my 12th grade year, I began working at a automotive detailing shop, across the street from my school. In the years since, I have worked on various construction projects while working mostly as a mobile deluxe detailer. Beginning in the middle 90's, I started and continue to work as a DJ and professional sound engineer. Performing many events and bringing the magic out of many club and other sound systems. I am now and have always been an avid learner, with particular interest in science and history. Following my recovery from alcoholism and the associated disillusion and depression, approximately 10 years ago. I began to actively study and practice various healing and helpful forms of human psychology and philosophy. Allowing me to say I am invigorated, excited and optimistic about life and our collective futures. My introduction to the realities of our political process almost 5 years ago. Hasn't daunted or reduced my hopes or willingness to work, to unite and find productive solutions to our common challenges. I am motivated by love in many forms and I am resolutely positive.

I am in spirit and deeds, a philosopher. I aspire to be an action legislator. Of the quality and character of our nation's founding mothers and fathers. My most formative years were spent in Philadelphia, after being forged in Detroit. I was raised to be compassionate, disciplined and thoughtful. Our American political process has devolved and is steadily becoming a shadow of the dream our nation was founded to achieve. The fundamental understandings of political science and practice are no longer being taught. Denying our children and future, the fruits of our great American experiment. My political goals are to speak for the almost empty center of American political equilibrium. The people who pay the bills and make the ultimate sacrifices. The duty of every leader is to protect the weak, enlighten the naive and inform the mature. To make important decisions with decisive, compassionate, poise, in times of crisis. While having the patience to allow the processes to work in normal circumstances. No matter the political affiliation. It can be safely said, much to the delight of many and the chagrin of a few more. In the past 5 years since my introduction   and involvement in the long beach socio/political environment. I have demonstrated exactly that. Simply put, I am a centrist moderate who prefers action over talk, results over rhetoric. Principles matter to me. What concerns me the most is the vast divide forming between the two political parties. Creating a great bipolarity of nationalism or socialism, with a vacuum of voices in the center. We're steadily becoming a nation of nationalist/socialists, divided by anger and fear. Something must be done to alter our nation's course. Or our grand experiment will never grow beyond our current state of historically speaking, the terrible two's.