Steve grew up in Palo Alto, California, the heart of Silicon Valley, and worked for 38 years in the computer chip industry before moving with his family to Fort Collins in 2003.  After retiring in 2021, Steve founded the Colorado Center Party as a place for the Moderate Majority in the middle.   Steve has served for or nine years on the Larimer County Board of Health and three years on the Fort Collins Electric Board.  He is running for Colorado House District 52 in Fort Collins which is currently an open seat.  

Steve firmly believes that the Colorado Center Party aligns very well with the values of the Forward Party, standing for good commonsense governance directed by data and science, honesty and integrity, a liberal and compassionate social sensibility and prudence and responsibility with taxpayer’s money. The Colorado Center Party does not have a national presence, and so forging close ties with the Forward Party is an important linkage to reducing the influence of the party elites in the two-party system and help bring a better variety of candidates forward for public service. Supporting the Ranked Choice Voting initiative in Colorado has been very important for Steve, and he personally carried petitions to help get it on the ballot. Steve strongly believes that his election victory will send shockwaves through the political establishment in Colorado and open new doors for other 3rd party candidates.