I’m 42, and I live in Northfield, IL, which is about five miles north of Chicago. I have a B.A. in political science. I'm running for state rep., in Illinois' 17th District, which includes most of Glenview, Skokie, Northbrook, Evanston, Winnetka, and Wilmette, and Morton Grove. I was the volunteer coordinator of Rosanna Pulido, who ran for Congress, in the special election, to replace Rahm Emanuel, in Illinois' 5th District. She's pro-life, anti-illegal alien, and pro-gun. Please read her site, www.rosannapulido2009.com. She won a five-candidate primary, and she lost the general election. I’ve worked, as a paid employee, for three U.S. Senate campaigns and for a congressional campaign. I volunteered at the 1988, 1996, 2000, and 2008 Republican National Conventions and for seven congressional candidates including Bob Dornan, Ken Arnold, and David McSweeney. On Sept. 20, 2008, I was reelected to the steering committee of the Illinois Center Right Coalition, which was founded, in 2002, to recruit conservative republican candidates and help their campaigns. I'm the executive director and webmaster of the Illinois Center Right Coalition. I was the ICRC secretary and webmaster, 2006-'09. Please check the site, www.illinoiscenterright.com. I’m a member of the Republican Assembly of Lake Co.

On Apr. 30, 2006, I retired from the navy, with 21 years of service, 11 on active duty and 10 in the reserves. I was a hospital corpsman. I was in near Baghdad, in the Triangle of Death, Sept. 2004-Mar. ‘05.

On July 11, 2005, I started working for Martin E. Janis, a p.r. company in downtown Chicago.

On Aug. 15, 2009, I got married to Nicole Macaluso, an artist and seminary student. Like me, she’s Lutheran.

On June 7, 2008, I attended the Illinois Republican Convention, as a delegate for Lake Co. I ran for delegate to the Republican National Convention, for Mike Huckabee. My congressional district had 18 delegate candidates, and the top three won. I was seventh, receiving more votes than a state representative and a county clerk, combined. I volunteered at the Republican National Convention. I volunteered for Ken Arnold, a congressional candidate in Illinois' 8th District. His primary had three Republicans, and he was second, with 20%.