Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 2018

Candidate, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 29, 2014

No caucus information on file.

Owner/Song Writer, Winston Apple Productions, 1999-present

Author, "Edutopia: A Manifesto for th e Reform of Public Education", present

Teacher, Kansas City, Missouri School District, 1984-2005

Former Social Studies Teacher, Kansas City, Missouri School District, 1984-2005

Recording Artist and Song Writer, Monument Records and Combine Music, 1977-1985

Member, Democratic National Committee, 2016-present

Member, State Committee, Missouri Democratic Party, 2016-present

Founder and Spokesperson, Populists in Action, 2015-present

Member, Our Revolution and American Promise, present

Executive Committee and Political Committee Member, Sierra Club - Missouri Chapter, 2015-2016

Steering Committee Member, Move to Amend - Kansas City Chapter, 2015

President Board of Directors, Workfare Incorporated, 2008-2012

Awards:

Inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame (March, 2015)

Favorite Book:

"This Changes Everything" - Naomi Klein

"The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted" by Mike Lofgren

"Unequal Protection: How corporations became 'people" - and how you can fight back" by Thom Hartmann

Favorite Quote:

"Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much." - Helen Keller

"Well done is better than well said." - Benjamin Franklin

Publications:

Edutopia: A Manifesto for the Reform of Public Education
iUniverse
October 2003
For some time now, we have been inundated with a steady stream of books and articles detailing the problems plaguing public education. Edutopia goes beyond the criticisms to offer a comprehensive list of proposed reforms addressing the problems.

The general thrust of these proposals is to de-regulate education, removing elements of compulsion, and giving students and parents the freedom to make meaningful choices with regard to the nature of their educational experiences.

The reforms proposed in Edutopia go well beyond quick fixes and fresh coats of paint, to offer parents and students meaningful alternatives to the present system of public education in America.