Party: Republican
Office sought: Assembly 39
Age: 45
Number of years in office: None
Occupation: Owner Gardner Construction, lawyer
Address: 11 Tall Pines, Highway 50, Zephyr Cove
Phone number: 588-5613
Family: Wife, Kelly, 4 children
Education: Juris doctor, bachelor's degree in finance
Previous experience: Former two-term member Douglas Planning Commission, Douglas County Redevelopment Advisory Committee
Religious or civic organizations you belong to: member of California, Nevada and Washington state bar associations
Reason for running: I take pride in my ability to listen, build consensus and problem-solve. My overarching goal is to do what's right for all we hold to be good and worthy in District 39.
The key issues are always going to be taxes and spending. We're going have a budget surplus . We're going to have to work on keeping taxes down like they are. I would say we're over-taxed because we keep running budget surpluses. There are going to be a lot of issues relating to finance. That's probably one of my biggest assets. I have a finance degree and was a financial analyst before I went to law school. If you don't have an understanding of the money you're lost.