I grew up in Southwest Missouri on a livestock farm near Halfway. After graduating from the University of Missouri-Columbia, I worked as a District Manager for Stine Seed Co. in South Dakota. In the fall of 1997 I transferred to Macon, and since February of 2000 have worked at Macon-Atlanta State Bank as the Agricultural Representative. I'm active in the Macon Young Farmers, the Agricultural Leaders of Tomorrow (ALOT), am a member of the Missouri Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and the First Christian Church of Macon. My wife Sonja and I have 3 children; daughters Callie, 6, Shae, 4, and son Bodie, nearly 2 years old. I enjoy spending time with his family, as well as hunting, fishing, horseback riding and boating.
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