Mr. Petersilie grew up in Ness City, Kansas. He attended college at Hutchinson Community College from 1996 - 1998. Then he attended Oklahoma Panhandle State University from 1998 - 2000. His hobbies include farming, sourcing, raising and helping with showing of livestock, buying and selling of iron, equipment, and construction materials. He is married to Erin Petersilie and they have a son, Ethan, that is 20 months old.