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Ken owns and operates a family farm with his wife, Janet and son, Alex, in the Muskingum River Valley of Washington County. They have a cow and calf operation selling Angus crossbred feeder calves and alfalfa hay. Ken has served on the Washington Landmark Board (Chairman) beginning in 1996; then the Green Valley Board (Chairman) beginning in 2002; and Agland Co-op Board (Secretary) since through 2014. He has BS and MS degrees from The Ohio State University in Agriculture Education and Ag Economics. He served as an NCO in the Pershing Missile System, US Army Europe. Along with farming he has professionally worked in management and loan administration for 18 years at Farm Credit Services of Mid-America and retired as the General Manager of Washington Electric Cooperative after 20 years of service. Ken and his wife, Janet have four grown children and two grandchildren. Ken is active in the Washington County Farm Bureau and serves on the Ohio Farm Bureau Energy Committee. He has served on the Marietta City School Board for six years and the Washington State Community College Board for six years. Furthermore, Ken chairs the Washington County Extension Advisory Committee.