I was born in 1970 in El Paso, Texas. That is where I grew up. I went to the University of Texas at El Paso and graduated in 1994 with a degree in political science and a minor in history.

The next major event in my life was marrying my first wife, Martha, unfortunately she passed away in 2021. We were married for 24 years. She was a wonderful lady. My two sons were the greatest gift she gave me and they are now 20 years old and are good young men.  I remarried in 2023 to my second wife, Bebs.   I am very blessed to have married two such wonderful ladies.