Biography
A Representative from Washington. Born in Marysville, Snohomish County, Wash. , November 30, 1927. B. A. And B. Ed. , Pacific Lutheran University, 1951. M. A. , University of Washington, 1966. Owner of the Log Castle Bed and Breakfast, Langley, Wash. Served in the United States Army, 1946-1947. United States Marshal and patrol boat captain, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska, 1947-1948. School teacher, thirty years. Unsuccessful candidate in 1968 and 1974 for election the United States Senate. Member, State senate, 1966-1974 and 1980-1992. Unsuccessful candidate in 1992 for election the One Hundred Third Congress. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2001). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress. Died on March 15, 2007, in Langley, Wash. Interment at Bayview Cemetery, Langley, Wash.