 
I have been a resident of Eastern Madera County for five decades, having moved to the area as a teenager in 1958. My family settled in North Fork a year later, and I have continued to live there ever since. I am the proud father of three and grandfather of two.
For 30 years, I managed the 4,500-acre Frank Wyle's Circle W. Ranch. I also own and manage my own, private business. I coached youth soccer for ten years. For more than eighteen years, I served as a trustee on various school boards including Sierra High School, North Fork Elementary School, and the Chawanakee and Minarets Boards. I am a recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Education, was selected North Fork Citizen of the Year, chaired the North Fork Loggers Jamboree for a number of years, and won the Champion Logger title five times.
I was elected to the Madera County Board of Supervisors in 2006. Since then, I have strived to uphold my political ideology of conservation, property rights and common sense. I have and will continue to support policies that help the people better their lives economically. I encourage business that brings well-paying jobs to our communities so young adults can afford to live here. I am also an adamant supporter of property rights.
In addition, I believe a person should give back to the community. As such, I have been involved in numerous committees and organizations. Over the last thirty years, I was elected President of the California Association Resource Conservation District and President of the Coarsegold Resource Conservation District. I have been a member of the Eastern Madera County Water Oversight Advisory Committee, The General Plan Update Committee, the North Fork Community Development Council, Farm Service Agency Advisory Board and the Board of Directors of the Mountain Area Youth Soccer League.
As a County Supervisor, I currently serve on the following committees and boards:
Central Sierra Watershed Committee — Alternate
CSAC Policy Committee-Gov Finance & Operations — Alternate
Crane Valley Project
Elected Department Heads Negotiating Committee
Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging — Alternate
Jackass Rock Board of Directors
Oakhurst Community Advisory Council
Resource Conservation & Development — Alternate
Revenue Neutrality
Road Impact Fee Committee
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Governing Board — Alternate
Sierra Forest RAC
Sierra National Forest Committee — Alternate
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Technical Advisory Committee
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation Strategy
Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau
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