Meet Truman

Dad. Husband. Neighbor. Small-business owner. Outdoorsman. Volunteer. Entrepreneur. Problem-solver. Comic Book nerd. D&D adventurer.

Park County is where my family and I have made our home, but for me, home has always meant getting involved. I like people, I like solving problems, and I believe strong communities start with people who show up for one another.
There’s more to my story, but it all connects to what matters most: I care deeply about Park County, the people who make it home, and doing my part to make this an even better place to live, work, raise a family and build a future.

This Is Home

Thirty years of marriage, two kids and a bonus son make up the heart of our family. Then there’s Rufus, our dog, a bearded dragon, and a roughly 50-year-old turtle who may have seniority over all of us.

Free time usually means getting outside to hunt, fly fish, off-road or explore somewhere new. We don’t camp as much as we used to, mostly because we now live in the kind of place we used to travel to find.

Around town, you might find me grabbing takeout at Mr. Burro, sharing some comic artwork at Otto’s, introducing delicious bourbon at Even In the End, or getting sidetracked talking comics, movies, video games, D&D or collectibles.

Giving back is part of life here, too, from checking in local families at the South Park Food Bank to flipping burgers at Ace’s Grilling for Good events. Sometimes helping your community really is as simple as finding a place to pitch in.

That’s the Park County I value: neighbors helping neighbors, people looking out for one another, and room for different people and perspectives. We won’t always agree, but we can listen, find common ground and still be good neighbors.

Experience You Might Not Expect

There’s more to my story than what you see around town. For decades, my career has centered on building things and solving problems.

At 22, I started a web development company in Breckenridge and spent the next 15 years growing it into one of Colorado’s leading digital firms. We worked with local businesses, startups and major national brands, eventually joining a California agency to create what was then Colorado’s largest digital agency.

Along the way, I learned how to build teams, partnerships, strategies and solutions, and the trust it takes to make them work. Understand the problem before chasing a solution. Test assumptions. Learn from what doesn’t work. Make smart choices with limited resources. And find common ground when people don’t start from the same place.

Putting It All to Work

By 2012, I was ready to put that experience to work on a different scale, joining the leadership team of an 80-year-old organization at the intersection of insurance, technology, regulation and government policy.

My work brought companies, regulators, government agencies and technology partners together around challenges ranging from catastrophe response and wildfire recovery to data privacy, artificial intelligence and information authenticity.

Working with IBM, I helped design and patent technology that allowed organizations that didn’t necessarily trust one another to securely share information and work toward a common goal. We ultimately made it publicly available through a new Linux Foundation project so others could build on it.

The common thread was trust: start with the facts, be transparent, bring the right people together and earn the trust of those depending on you.

Every day.

Bringing It Home

After working across business, technology, industry and government, I’ve reached a pretty simple conclusion: the place where I can make the greatest difference is right here at home.

County government doesn’t need to solve every problem in America. It needs to understand the people it serves, work from reliable information, set clear priorities and be responsible with limited resources. It needs clear expectations and accountability with leaders who can bring people together, even when they disagree.

Most importantly, government should never forget who it works for.

Each of you.

All of us.

So, Why Am I Running?

I didn’t decide to run for Commissioner because I’ve spent my life in politics. I’m running because I believe the experience I’ve gained elsewhere can be put to work here, alongside the knowledge, experience and common sense that already exist throughout Park County.

The best place to start is simple: listen to each other.

Here's Why I'm Running...