May 1958: Born in Wichita, Kansas. Grew up on a farm near Andale, Kansas west of Wichita, Kansas.
1976 - 1980: Worked after graduating early from High School at beef packing plant and automotive repair while saving money for college education.
Choose EDUCATION over ENTERTAINMENT. (After education I have been to Paris 3x, Lyon, Cannes, Nice, Monte Carlo, Cinque Terra, Venice 8x, Florence 4x, Rome 2x, Milan, Capri, Napoli, London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Munich, Monterey, Tijuana, Grand Canyon 5x, and many more places in US and Europe FOR ENTERTAINMENT.)
1980 - 1985: Educated and graduated K-State, Manhattan, KS business degree with minor in music and computer science.
Played jazz guitar five years at K-State. Absolutely loved playing and learning.
1985: Wichita State University School of Business Center for Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship.
1986: Moved to Johnson County and worked in computer programming, office automation, software development.
Worked for Federal Aviation Administration FAA and Army Corp of Engineers.
1988: Software development manager for insurance premium financing.
1989 - 1998: Worked Sprint Telecommunications writing technical and instructional accounting system manuals.
Corporate trainer traveling the US.
Graduate Dale Carnegie Public Speaking.
Returned career path to work systems analyst programmer and software development manager for receivables management accounting.
Worked operations and systems analyst for executive vice-president of finance Mr. Porterfield.
1998 - 2000: University of Kansas Masters of Business Finance and International Business.
Worked Applied Portfolio for KU University investments.
Studied internationally in Mexico. Italy, and France. Stayed in western Europe for summer.
Study for pilot license and love flying.
2001: University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism - Candidate thesis incomplete. (parental responsibilities priority)
2006 - Present: Blessed to be a father of a healthy wonderful son. Mark Jr. Stay at home dad in Leavenworth, Kansas (2006 - 2011)
2007: Research and wrote A Road to Better Living manuscript. Personal and financial self help considerations and stories.
2010-2022: Study family law and litigated in Kansas civil and family courts.
2014 - Current: Wrote legislation for children and family issues to create improvements and solutions.
Read and evaluation of legislative bills in each session 2016 - 2024 for former and current Kansas senators.
2018-2024: Helped senators kill House Family Arbitration Bill (HB2017 2024). Bill would harm children and families, and is unconstitutional.
Arbitrate contracts NOT children!
Bill HB2017 would give responsibility of family judge to attorneys in a closed room with NO record. Attorney decisions enforced by LAW on CHILDREN. No!
Lobbied to introduce bill to DRUG TEST Kansas judges and allow for impaired judges to be removed. Restore confidence in Kansas judicial branch.
Lobbied to introduce bill to CHANGE KSA 20-2908 to ALLOW VOTERS to remove bias, unconstitutional, substance or mentally impaired judges.
2018 - Present: Worked multiple Republican election campaigns.
Door walking and talking with voters.
Events booth participation. Sign work.
Participate in parades with Republican candidates. Hand out candy to future voters (children) and elderly. I love parades and yellow school buses, so much joy.
2022 - 2026: 0201 Johnson County Prescient chairperson.
2024: Candidate for Kansas House of Representatives District 19.
Boundaries are Metcalf Avenue east to Stateline and 103rd street north to 83rd street Overland Park, Kansas.
COMING SOON! Elected Kansas House of Representatives District 19, Johnson County.