Marc

COHOST BACKGROUND, BIO: I was born in Provo, Utah, while my parents were attending BYU. I moved around a lot as a child and by the time I returned to Utah, we had made over six states our home (Utah, Wisconsin, California, Illinois, Missouri, Arizona). After earning a PhD in organic chemistry at Stanford, my father decided to attend law school at the University of Chicago. Towards the end of his studies, however, he was killed in a car accident, which forced our family to move a few more times and ultimately return to Utah. Despite his unexpected death, my father’s passion for learning and discussion had a profound effect on me, particularly his interest in history, politics, and the law. And it was because of his enormous library that I began reading political theory at a very young age. During high school I was fortunate enough to be a member of the debate team and take some AP classes, by which I met a lot of inspiring individuals. Two AP teachers in particular, Mark Smith (history) and Mike Rigby (government), became mentors to me and really pushed me to excel in academics and other aspects of my life; I could never repay either of them for the motivation they gave me. Afterwards I served an LDS mission to Joao Pessoa, Brazil, and within a year of being home married my wife, Vanessa (otherwise known as “honeybunny”). I am currently a student at Utah State University where I am studying political science and economics with minors in Portuguese and Classics. I am the president of the political science honors society, Pi Sigma Alpha. Last summer was fortunate enough to work for the Senate Rules Committee under Ranking Member Bennett. And currently I work at the Cache Valley Pharmacy as a clerk and Cache Valley Radio Group as a co-host. POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY: Burkean Conservative POLITICAL PARTY: Republican HOMETOWN: North Logan, UT (hail from other regions of the country including Palo Alto, CA; Chicago IL; and the Missouri Ozarks) FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS: St. Louis Cardinals (NL), Boston Redsox (AL), Boston Celtics (NBA), Patriots (NFL), New Zealand All Blacks (Rugby) MAC OR PC: PC FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: The Ozarks (Southwest Missouri/Northwest Arkansas) LEAST FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY: Evening FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY: Morning FAVORITE BOOKS: The Jungle Books (Ruyard Kipling), Catcher in the Rye (JD Salinger), The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand), Lee (Douglas Southall Freedman), Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis), Ghost Wars (Stephen Coll), The Tempting of America (Robert Bork), The Aeneid (Virgil) FAVORITE MOVIES: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dr. Zhivago (1965), The Odd Couple (1968) FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Fareed Zakaria GPS, The Office FAVORITE BANDS/ARTISTS: Toots and the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, The Aggrolites, Social Distortion, The Clash, Johnny Cash EDUMACATION: Sky View High School ‘03; Utah State University ‘10 BEST VEGETABLE IN THE ENTIRE FREE WORLD: Okra JOB: Cache Valley Pharmacy; Cache Valley Radio Group (co-host, FTP) FAVORITE BREAKFAST CEREAL: Oatmeal