He and his wife permanently relocated to the mountains in 2013. He has been a liberal and Democratic Party enthusiast and activist for nearly all of his adult life. He joined the Mountain Bears Democratic Club as a result of the disturbing trends in local and national politics, the seemingly inability of the Democratic Party over the last several years to win elections and influence public policy, and a personal need to more actively participate in the Democratic Party and the political process. He is a husband, father and grandfather, in addition to being a (very) amateur photographer and piano player.