Issues: Public Schools, Economic Opportunity, Diversity, Taxes, Health Care, Public Voice

Current Elected Office: Iowa State Senate, District 14

Profession: Pastor

Professional Background: Hospital Chaplain, Parish Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Coordinator of Interfaith Engagement, Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry Network

Education: BA, History, College of St. Scholastica; MA, Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School; Master of Divinity, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago