About Tim
November 2020
Before adding this biography, I should mention why it is still here. I ran unsuccessfully for House District 27, in 2012 and I decided to keep this web site for basically three reasons. In my spare time, I like to read and write about politics and other issues and this site gives me a place to post and pass on that information. I also hope my kids and grandkids understand the importance of being civically engaged. Whether or not this web site gets much traffic is irrelevant to me right now. I might not ever run for public office again.
I have a very diverse professional background in criminal justice, addictions counseling, and security. I worked 25 years for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, in Littleton, Colorado, and retired from that agency in 2010, but I am not retired from working. I started out as a correctional officer and retired as an Addictions Counselor. After I retired I continued serving others in various settings including an emergency room, mental health facility, and working with DUI offenders and parolees as an independent contractor and employee.
Currently, I work part-time as an addictions counselor and full-time with Jefferson County Public Schools in the Department of School Safety. This is my sixth school year. As a volunteer, I have served on many boards including past president of my homeowner’s association, the Colorado AFL-CIO, and the Society of Addiction Counselors and as an elected Director with the Arvada Fire Protection District. Currently, I am a board member with the Arvada Historical Society, Jefferson County PTA and Jefferson County Education Support Professionals, JESPA. I am President of the JCSA, Jefferson County Security Association, and part of the negotiations team which has been very busy the last six months. I am also active with Arvada CERT, the Community Emergency Response Team.
I strongly support public service as a model employer and proudly advocate for public service, but I may end going back to Addictions counseling full time.
I live in Arvada with my wife and daughter, age 12 and we are also legal guardians of our niece age 17. Both of our kids attend Jefferson county public schools. I should probably note that I was raised in a conservative Republican family and my viewpoints have shifted a lot. I have been active in the Democratic party for many years.