My political views derive from a deep respect for the founding generations of both the United States and the Republic of Texas. What they fought for, in the way of Independence and liberty, is not lost on me. The government we were gifted - a limited government - has become an unlimited government. I'm a proud 6th generation Texan that refuses to remain silent while tyranny grows and liberty is destroyed.
I am a Christian and the luckiest man I know. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 34 years, and we have three wonderful children and four grandchildren.
I was born "oil field trash" in Baytown, Texas and spent the first 10 years of my life on the edge of Oakwood subdivision in a home originally built by Humble Oil Company. If you are old enough, you may remember these tiny company owned homes as part of the "Humble Camp."
Except for a couple of years in the 70s, when I lived in Alaska while my father worked on the Alaskan Pipeline, I have always lived in Texas.
During my junior year at Southwest Texas State University, I took an operators position at the ARCO refinery in Pasadena where I worked shift work for over 13 years. I saw the transition from ARCO to Lyondell Petrochemical, to Lyondell-Citgo. During that time I married, had children, and in 1996, started Diamond K Equipment Inc. We moved our family to Liberty County in 1997, and shortly after 9/11, I left what was then Lyondell-Citgo Refining, to run our business full time.
For over a decade, our business specialized in bridge construction. We have built bridges all over Texas, primarily for the Texas Department of Transportation, from Amarillo to Beaumont and all points in between. In 2011, we branched off into emissions testing in the oil field.
