Appointed/Elected:

Appointed on Mar. 1, 2021, by Governor Tim Walz. Elected in 2022. Current term expires Jan. 2029.

Education:

University of North Dakota School of Law 
Political science and history degrees, North Dakota State University

Past Employment:

• Mayor City of Moorhead
• Part-time contract, Minnesota Board of Public Defense
• Prosecutor, Clay County Attorney’s office
• Private practice
• Assistant Public Defender, Minnesota Board of Public Defense
• Director of Multicultural Affairs, Concordia College
• Minnesota Department of Commerce
• Law clerk, Judge Gerald J. Seibel, Morris, MN

Professional and Community Activities:

• Adjunct instructor, Criminal Justice Department, Minnesota State University Moorhead
• Various City of Moorhead commissions and committees