He was elected to his fifth term as the mayor of Mason City, Iowa on November 2, 2021.

[2] He was chairman of the 2012 Iowa Caucus Review Committee.

He was a news anchor, producer, assignment editor, reporter and account executive for the CBS television affiliate, KIMT-TV, in Mason City, IA.

He worked as an editor and reporter for The Globe-Gazette in Mason City and newspapers in Ohio.

His wife, Candi, is a Mason City, IA, attorney.