Benton PUD Commissioner District 2 Pos 2

Elected Experience
Serving my second 4-year term on the Kennewick School Board of Directors

Other Professional Experience
Eagle Scout, LDS Mission, Sales and Marketing Manager Pro Roofing NW Inc.; National Director of Client Acquisition for Social Rocketship; Washington State Area Rep for Complete Merchant Solutions; Owner Ascend, LLC; Ramp, LLC, Lawn Aerating & Thatching, LLC, 4 Peaks Restoration

Education
Elma HS, Elma, WA 1997; Clark College; Southern Virginia University B.A. Business Management & Spanish

Community Service
Coach through various clubs and programs. Actively engaged in a variety of youth programs for the community and church, such as Shoe Box Toy Drives, Christmas Dinner Drives, Blood Drives, etc.

Statement
Vote Valentine! A proven leader who gets things done and stands for local control.

Olympia is pushing destructive political energy policies onto Eastern Washington. These mandates threaten our grid, raise costs, and ignore the engineering realities that keep our lights on. We need local leadership to protect our region from decisions by people who don’t understand, or care about, how our region actually works.

As a Kennewick School Board Director, I helped oversee a $330 million budget while our district earned the highest financial rating in Washington State. I helped create a firewall that kept political ideology out of our classrooms, restored focus on core education, improved safety, and delivered strong financial leadership. Now it’s time to bring that same results-driven approach to Benton PUD.

I stand firmly for reliable, affordable local power. I support protecting our dams, expanding nuclear energy, and keeping rates low for families, farms, and businesses. I oppose forcing our region to rely on wind and solar that weaken the grid and leave us vulnerable in emergencies. Eastern Washington deserves energy policy based on engineering and common sense, not politics.

If you believe local communities should control their future instead of out-of-touch Olympia mandates, Vote Valentine!

Elected Experience
West Benton Fire and Rescue, Appointed Commissioner

Other Professional Experience
Senior executive in agricultural operations; managed more than $70 million in annual operating and capital budgets across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California. President, Columbia Snake River Irrigators Association. Principal, Holliday Management Consulting LLC. Accredited Farm Manager.

Education
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Oregon State University

Community Service
Former firefighter, paramedic, lieutenant, paramedic instructor, and President of IAFF Local 4366. Active in Benton County agricultural, water, and public-service communities

Statement

Benton County’s economy runs on water and electricity. Farms, businesses, families, schools, and public services across District 2 depend on reliable, affordable power. Those of us who work in agriculture understand how quickly power reliability and rate decisions affect pumps, pivots, processing, jobs, and the broader local economy.

I am running for Benton PUD Commissioner because this position requires practical leadership, disciplined financial oversight, and an understanding of how utility decisions affect ratepayers.

As a senior executive in agricultural operations, I managed more than $70 million in annual operating and capital budgets across large-scale farming operations in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California. That work required long-term infrastructure planning, risk management, capital discipline, and operational accountability.

Through my service with the Columbia Snake River Irrigators Association, I have worked on regional issues involving irrigation, hydropower, water reliability, and the relationship between energy policy and agriculture. I also bring public governance experience from my appointed service as a Commissioner with West Benton Fire and Rescue.

Benton PUD is a strong public utility. The next commissioner should build on that strength with a focus on reliable service, responsible infrastructure investment, transparency, and protecting the long-term interests of ratepayers. I would appreciate your vote.