I was born and grew up in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, in 1997. I attended Holy Spirit Elementary school, then Cathedral High School, graduating in 1996. I attended the University of Minnesota, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Philosophy. Like many people with this degree combo, I thought about attending law school, but determined that it was just too expensive considering my interest in public policy work.

I've worked since college mainly at the Minnesota House of Representatives, first as a Constituent Services writer and now as the head of the IT Department for the DFL Caucus. Hardware, software, PDAs, databases, I take care of it all.

When I'm not working, I'm an amateur photographer, reader, writer, biker, poker player, music afficianado, blogger, and discombobulator.