Mike is a true Texas conservative. A fourth generation Texan, Mike grew up in Denton County, graduating high school from Flower Mound Marcus. Mike is a hard worker. Mike has experience in the oil industry, working on a ranch, and in corporate finance and management, working for some of the largest corporations in the Dallas area. Mike and his wife of eleven years Rebecca, live in Frisco in eastern Denton County. Mike has been heavily involved in Denton County politics during the last decade serving not only as an officer in the County Republican party but also in many appointed and elected positions.
Mike has made clear where he stands on the issues:
Frisco is the political crossroads for three US Congressional Districts. In 2004, the GOP political bosses in Washington D.C. backed a lifelong Democrat party switcher in a Republican Primary for one of these congressional districts. Their congressman of choice refused to change any of his political views and had the most liberal voting record of any Republican in the State of Texas. The National Republican Congressional Committee in traditional beltway style was able to intimidate all of the Republican candidates out of the race except Mike. He didn't back down from the D.C. politicians and fought for conservative values. Read how Mike fought for Texas Conservatives (Dallas Observer)
There are 4 State Legislative districts in our area. Three are in Denton County (HD63, HD64, and HD65) and the one in Collin County contains the eastern half of the city of Frisco (HD70). The representation in Collin County has remained staunchly conservative while the representation in our area of Denton County has increasingly become less and less conservative. According to the ratings of many of the Texas Conservative Watchdog groups, the Denton County representation in HD65 has become more liberal than the Collin County side. In addition, when HD65 is compared with the other two State Representative districts in Denton County (HD63 and HD 64), our representation is the most liberal. Look at the ratings from the conservative groups below and decide if you are getting representation of your values. The record from the last session speaks for itself: