32-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department

• Supported the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles

• Rescue operations after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake​

• Saved lives and property during the 1994 Los Angeles Riots

2018 Los Angeles County Fire Department Valor Award for Heroism​

Larry Chimbole Lifetime Public Service Award

Unprecedented 4-time vice mayor, and former acting mayor

Past city planning commission chairman

Helped reduce excessive state-mandated low-income housing mandates

Instrumental in construction of two fire stations

• Rancho Vista Fire Station #136

• Eastside Station #93

Represented Palmdale at Mayors White House Summit