Biographical Information

Born: November 3, 1961 in Grand Rapids
Marital Status: Married
Spouse/Partner: Diane VanderWall
Children: Nick and his wife Holly. Alyssa, and Hunter
Education: Completed high school at East Kentwood; Some College at Grand Rapids Community College Job training for the grocery industry
Employment/Military Record: 20 years in the grocery business first for Eberhards Foods and then for Prevo's Family Market. Store director/supervisor for both. Currently, owner of Turf Care Mole Man, a Ludington-based fertilization/weed control/pest control company.
Community Activities: Currently, hunter safety instructor, snowmobile safety instructor, a volunteer on several United Way boards, and Chair of the Women's Jericho House.
Religion: Christian.

Elections and Political Participation

Michigan House 102nd District 2024
General Vote: 34,218 of 53,639 (63%)
Primary Vote: 10,113 of 10,113 (100%)
Campaign Finance Reports
Endorsements: ABC of Michigan PAC (general); County Road Association of Michigan Roads+ PAC; Detroit Regional Chamber PAC (general); Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce PAC (general); Great Lakes Education Project; Michigan Chamber of Commerce; Michigan Farm Bureau AgriPAC (general); Michigan Freedom Network; Michigan Manufacturers Association (general); Michigan Realtors (primary); Michigan Retailers Association (general); National Federation of Independent Business-Michigan; Right to Life of Michigan PAC; Small Business Association of Michigan (general)

Michigan House 102nd District 2022
General Vote: 26,690 of 43,700 (61%)
Primary Vote: 8,455 of 14,441 (58%)
Campaign Finance Reports
Endorsements: ABC of Michigan PAC; County Road Association of Michigan Roads+ PAC (primary); Detroit Regional Chamber PAC (primary); Great Lakes Education Project; Michigan Association for Justice; Michigan Chamber of Commerce; Michigan Farm Bureau AgriPAC; Michigan Freedom Network; Michigan Manufacturers Association; Michigan Realtors; Michigan Retailers Association; National Federation of Independent Business-Michigan (primary); Property Management Association of Michigan PAC (primary); Right to Life of Michigan PAC; Small Business Association of Michigan

Michigan Senate 35th District 2018
General Vote: 73,688 of 116,642 (63%)
Primary Vote: 19,713 of 40,276 (48%)
Endorsements: Right to Life of Michigan (blanket endorsement), County Road Association of Michigan, Detroit Regional Chamber PAC

Michigan House 101st District 2016
General Vote: 27,852 of 51,571 (54%)
Primary Vote: 7,100 of 12,121 (58%)
Campaign Finance Reports
Endorsements: Michigan Freedom Network, Michigan Farm Bureau AgriPac Committee, Right to Life of Michigan (joint endorsement with one other candidate in Republican primary), Builders and Contractors of Michigan PAC; Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Association of Michigan, National Rifle Association, Michigan Manufacturers Association, Michigan Agri-Business Association AGRI-BIZ PAC, Michigan Realtors RPAC, MiBank PAC, the County Road Association of Michigan RUSH-PAC