I am a 7th generation SLO County farmer, Cal Poly Ag Business graduate, and O\owner of Pomar Junction Vineyard and Winery, and Mesa Vineyard Management, Inc. In business 30 years operating in tricounties of Santa Barbara, SLO and Monterey counties. Joined by wife Marsha and son Matthew with his wife Nicole in the agricultural businesses. Active in public policy issues ranging from Chair of California Association of Winegrape Growers to local water district formation.