Mike TriggsPrior to working for the Nordstrom and Von Maur department stores and a men's boutique at the Phoenician Resort, Mike Triggs was a policy analyst for the Iowa and Wisconsin legislatures, worked for two governors and a secretary of state, and was a poitical appointee in the administration of former President George H. W. Bush and the executive director of the Minnesota Republican Party. He's been a freelance writer and his guest opinions have appeared in newspapers throughout Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Arizona.

After his experiences with the Republican Party, he became an LGBT and Democrat Party activist and was one of Pete Buttigieg's early supporters in the Iowa Caucuses. For six years, he published a children's newsletter, Letters from Trigsey. Children from 39 states and seven countries received a monthly letter from his imaginary dachshund. Trigsey's tales have now expanded into a weekend radio show on Kid's Radio Mania on KDPS-FM in Des Moines, Iowa. Mike currently lives in West Des Moines with his husband, Rick, and their dog, Rhys. Read More Read Less