Ken and his wife, Lyndell, have been residents of Elk Ridge since 2002. As a graduate of the military academy at West Point, Ken served in the US Air Force for over eight years. Ross Perot’s Electronic Data Systems hired him as a systems engineer in the California Blue Shield account when he left the military. After serving as the executive vice president for a financial planning company in California and Colorado, he went into business for himself with a small service station, car wash, convenience store, and restaurant complex.

In 1979, Ken began 16 years of employment with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He retired early in 1995 as a project manager in information systems after working in the Temple, Family History, Church Auditing, and Information Systems Departments. Since retirement, he has been a consultant in small businesses; the mayor of a small Utah town; wrote and published his own books; and edited about 20 books for other publishers. Ken’s early training in leadership at the academy has served him well as he gained a wide variety of experience in both the private and public sectors.

He firmly believes in the Constitution of the United States, which limits the role of government and protects our God-given, unalienable rights. Therefore, he will keep government as small as possible while providing for the protection, welfare, and liberty of our citizens. He feels that common sense and a servant-leadership attitude must prevail in government to ensure that reasonable decisions are made after listening to the citizens. Ken believes that during this time of economic hardship for many people, fiscal restraint is mandatory and that taxes and water rates must be kept low. He also believes in becoming debt free and being prepared for the perilous times we are facing.

Ken has 7 children (the youngest serving a full-time LDS mission) and 11 grandchildren. He has been serving in the BYU 18^th Stake since December 2006. 

Let your voice be heard; he is listening.