A native to Washington, Jason graduated from Washington State University in 1997 with a Business degree focusing on Insurance & Risk Management. After graduation Jason took a job with Safeco Insurance in Seattle as a commercial underwriter, a position he stayed at until the Fall of 2000. During a trip to Spokane and Lake Roosevelt in the summer of 2000, Jason and his wife decided the Spokane area had a lot to offer and decided to make it their home. In the Fall of 2002 Jason took a position at Blasingame Insurance as a commercial producer. Jason's interests include boating, waterskiing, motorcycle riding and spending a good portion of the summer on the Pend Oreille River.