anch ▁Home own ers ▁Association . ▁He ▁and ▁Er in ▁have ▁five ▁children . ▁ ▁Mad sen ▁nearly ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁accident ally ▁over d osed ▁on ▁pres cription ▁pain ▁medic ation . ▁His ▁doctor ▁pres cribed ▁him ▁a ▁f ent any l ▁patch ▁for ▁back ▁pain . ▁The ▁patch ▁burst , ▁sending ▁the ▁medic ation ▁right ▁into ▁his ▁blood stream . ▁His ▁k ids ▁found ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁c ouch . ▁He ▁was ▁cold ▁and ▁not ▁breath ing . ▁His ▁family ▁rev ived ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁ 9 1 1 . ▁That ' s ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁became ▁concerned ▁about ▁finding ▁sa fer ▁alternatives ▁to ▁op io ids ▁or ▁pres cription ▁pain ▁medic ations . ▁He ▁has ▁since ▁become ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁the ▁legal ization ▁of ▁medic inal ▁mar iju ana . ▁ ▁Background ▁E agle ▁Mountain ▁City ▁Council ▁Member ▁ ▁Amer icas ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Emer ging ▁Political ▁Le aders ▁ ▁State ▁Legisl ative ▁Le aders ▁Foundation ▁ ▁Support ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁Award ▁( UT ▁Highway ▁Pat rol ) ▁ ▁Kentucky ▁Colonel ▁ ▁International ▁E lection ▁Ob server ▁( Pan ama ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁Gu atem ala ) ▁ ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁National ▁Convention ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Mad sen ▁started ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁when ▁he ▁lived ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁area . ▁He ▁began ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9