His mother, Mary Elisabeth Hansen Mead Steinhour (1935-1996), was a rancher, [[business]]woman, and the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1990. She was crushed in a horse accident while working [[cattle]] on her 61st birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Mead-Steinhour/6000000024296488065|title=Mary Elisabeth Hansen Mead Steinhour|publisher=geni.com|accessdate=September 14, 2021}}</ref> | His mother, Mary Elisabeth Hansen Mead Steinhour (1935-1996), was a rancher, [[business]]woman, and the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1990. She was crushed in a horse accident while working [[cattle]] on her 61st birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Mead-Steinhour/6000000024296488065|title=Mary Elisabeth Hansen Mead Steinhour|publisher=geni.com|accessdate=September 14, 2021}}</ref> |