Born Sheboygan, April 23, 1958; married; 3 children. Graduate Sheboygan Co. Christian H.S. 1976; B.A. business administration Dordt College (Sioux Center, Iowa) 1980; M.B.A. Marquette U. 1985. Full-time legislator. Former community bank president and CEO. Member: Trinity Christian College Bd. of Trustees (Palos Heights, Ill. – treas.); Oostburg State Bank Bd. of Dir. (fmr. pres. and CEO); Oostburg Chamber of Commerce (fmr. pres.-elect); Oostburg Kiwanis Club (fmr. pres.); Oostburg Christian Reformed Church (elder, fmr. deacon); Workbound, Inc. (fmr. pres.); YMCA of Sheboygan Co. Bd. of Managers. Former member: Dordt College Bd. of Trustees (vice chp.); Sheboygan Co. Christian H.S. (bd. pres.); Oostburg Christian School Bd. (secy.); Oostburg Community Education Foundation.
Elected to Assembly 2014.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 783
Relating to: funding for a virtual dementia tour license and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 605
Relating to: shining wild animals.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 603
Relating to: escheat of abandoned U.S. savings bonds. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 629
Relating to: the redemption period and notice of sale applicable to a foreclosure action involving noncommercial property and procedures regarding abandoned property in a foreclosure action.
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 760
Relating to: reimbursement of costs for certain enforcement actions by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 584
Relating to: reimbursement of costs for certain enforcement actions by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 719
Relating to: shining wild animals.
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 721
Relating to: escheat of abandoned U.S. savings bonds. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 720
Relating to: the redemption period and notice of sale applicable to a foreclosure action involving noncommercial property and procedures regarding abandoned property in a foreclosure action.
1/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 624
Relating to: retaining invoices for the sale of malt beverages and intoxicating liquors and the local option for issuing liquor licenses. (FE)
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 467
Relating to: accrediting entities for private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship program.
12/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 602
Relating to: accrediting entities for private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship program.
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 508
Relating to: providing immunity from civil and criminal liability to certain health care providers for performing a body cavity search.
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 383
Relating to: providing immunity from civil and criminal liability to certain health care providers for performing a body cavity search.
5/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 240
Relating to: electioneering at a retirement home or residential care facility.
4/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 127
Relating to: variable rate loans.
4/17/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 123
Relating to: trust funds related to cemetery lots, mausoleum spaces, and cemetery merchandise.
3/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 115
Relating to: trust funds related to cemetery lots, mausoleum spaces, and cemetery merchandise.
2/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 24
Relating to: variable rate loans.
3/29/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 1015
Relating to: renewable portfolio standards applicable to certain electric utilities and cooperatives.
2/16/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 113
Relating to: commending the ardent and remarkable service of Justice Antonin Scalia.
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 786
Relating to: report on dementia crisis unit pilot program and placement of individuals with dementia. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 790
Relating to: dementia training grants for mobile crisis teams and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 792
Relating to: referrals for subjects of alerts for missing adults and operator's license review. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 784
Relating to: funding for the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 785
Relating to: dementia specialist certification program. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 791
Relating to: informed consent for psychotropic medications in nursing homes and community-based residential facilities. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 787
Relating to: funding for respite care under the Alzheimer's Family and Caregiver Support Program and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 788
Relating to: funding for dementia care specialists in aging and disability resource centers and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 789
Relating to: continuing legal and judicial education on elder law-related issues. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 778
Relating to: registration and other requirements for charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 766
Relating to: review and reporting requirements for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. (FE)
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 750
Relating to: eliminating the personal property tax. (FE)
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 751
Relating to: special needs scholarship program. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 730
Relating to: local regulation of certain containers.
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 641
Relating to: eliminating the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions.
12/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 623
Relating to: individual and corporate income and franchise taxes; sales and use taxes; administration of tax laws; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 592
Relating to: the location of operations of a collection agency and persons employed by a collection agency.
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 595
Relating to: tax administration technical changes. (FE)
12/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 565
Relating to: funding for the Department of Transportation and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 534
Relating to: biennial budget requests of state agencies. (FE)
11/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as diabetes awareness month.
10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 459
Relating to: adverse possession against the state or a political subdivision. (FE)
10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 466
Relating to: distribution of Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 435
Relating to: registration of vehicles defined as autocycles. (FE)
10/15/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 414
Relating to: eligibility for and premiums under the Medical Assistance purchase plan and disregarding assets in an independence account and retirement benefits for purposes of determining eligibility and cost-sharing requirements under a number of Medical Assistance and long-term care programs. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 394
Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.
10/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 388
Relating to: reorganizing the Government Accountability Board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 373
Relating to: the state civil service and making an appropriation. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 368
Relating to: regulation of persons that own or operate dental practices and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 369
Relating to: membership of certain federated public library system boards.
9/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 57
Relating to: congratulating Whistling Straits, the Kohler Company, and Herbert Kohler Jr. on the 97th Annual PGA Championship.
9/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 335
Relating to: utility aid payments for decommissioned or closed production plants. (FE)
8/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 305
Relating to: sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a criminal penalty.
6/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 253
Relating to: ratification of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and making appropriations. (FE)
6/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 44
Relating to: the life and service of Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper.
6/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Thomas Archer Lothian.
5/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 237
Relating to: requiring a determination of probable postfertilization age of an unborn child before abortion, prohibiting abortion of an unborn child considered capable of experiencing pain, informed consent, abortion reporting, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
5/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 236
Relating to: tax-exempt accounts for qualified expenses incurred by individuals with disabilities and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
5/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 222
Relating to: photo identification cards for FoodShare recipients. (FE)
5/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 34
Relating to: declaring May 14 to be Apraxia Awareness Day.
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 175
Relating to: communications by members of the legislature.
3/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 122
Relating to: exempting certain vehicles of utilities from class B highway weight limitations and certain special or seasonal weight limitations. (FE)
3/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Resolution 6
Relating to: celebrating Saint Patrick's Day on March 17, 2015.
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 82
Relating to: instruments filed or recorded with, and fees charged by, the register of deeds. (FE)
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 81
Relating to: modifying and repealing rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions and the Department of Revenue relating to documents filed with county registers of deeds.
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 73
Relating to: changing the conditions under which a city or village may require the Department of Revenue to redetermine the value of the tax incremental base of a tax incremental district that is in a decrement situation. (FE)
2/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 58
Relating to: responding to a request for an absentee ballot.
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 32
Relating to: elimination of the requirement that laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of a project of public works be paid the prevailing wage. (FE)
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 49
Relating to: waiting period for handgun purchases.
2/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 23
Relating to: prohibiting certain actions against financial institutions for offers, promises, agreements, or commitments that are not in writing.
1/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: honoring the service of all military working dogs.
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 14
Relating to: the regulation of raffles. (FE)
3/21/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 794
Relating to: renewable portfolio standards applicable to certain electric utilities and cooperatives.
2/23/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 765
Relating to: eliminating the personal property tax. (FE)
2/23/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 760
Relating to: referrals for subjects of alerts for missing adults and operator's license review. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 109
Relating to: commending the ardent and remarkable service of Justice Antonin Scalia.
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 748
Relating to: informed consent for psychotropic medications in nursing homes and community-based residential facilities. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 749
Relating to: report on dementia crisis unit pilot program and placement of individuals with dementia. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 750
Relating to: dementia specialist certification program. (FE)
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 716
Relating to: review and reporting requirements for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 694
Relating to: dementia training grants for mobile crisis teams and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 671
Relating to: continuing legal and judicial education on elder law-related issues. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 615
Relating to: special needs scholarship program. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: proclaiming February 2016 as Black History Month.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 631
Relating to: registration and other requirements for charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 601
Relating to: local regulation of certain containers.
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 503
Relating to: individual and corporate income and franchise taxes; sales and use taxes; administration of tax laws; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 502
Relating to: eliminating the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions.
12/7/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 438
Relating to: the location of operations of a collection agency and persons employed by a collection agency.
12/7/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 440
Relating to: tax administration technical changes. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 407
Relating to: biennial budget requests of state agencies. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 411
Relating to: funding for the Department of Transportation and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 348
Relating to: registration of vehicles defined as autocycles. (FE)
10/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 343
Relating to: distribution of Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps. (FE)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 327
Relating to: regulation of persons that own or operate dental practices and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 314
Relating to: adverse possession against the state or a political subdivision. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 312
Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 294
Relating to: reorganizing the Government Accountability Board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 285
Relating to: the state civil service and making an appropriation. (FE)
9/24/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 265
Relating to: membership of certain federated public library system boards.
9/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 260
Relating to: sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a criminal penalty.
9/9/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: congratulating Whistling Straits, the Kohler Company, and Herbert Kohler Jr. on the 97th Annual PGA Championship.
6/17/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 196
Relating to: ratification of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and making appropriations. (FE)
6/5/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 41
Relating to: recognizing the nineteenth day of June, 2015, as Juneteenth Day.
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: the life and service of Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper.
5/22/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 179
Relating to: requiring a determination of probable postfertilization age of an unborn child before abortion, prohibiting abortion of an unborn child considered capable of experiencing pain, informed consent, abortion reporting, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
5/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 165
Relating to: tax-exempt accounts for qualified expenses incurred by individuals with disabilities and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 37
Relating to: declaring May 14 to be Apraxia Awareness Day.
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 161
Relating to: electioneering at a retirement home or residential care facility.
5/8/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 151
Relating to: communications by members of the legislature.
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 103
Relating to: prohibiting certain actions against financial institutions for offers, promises, agreements, or commitments that are not in writing.
3/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 80
Relating to: exempting certain vehicles of utilities from class B highway weight limitations and certain special or seasonal weight limitations. (FE)
3/10/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 73
Relating to: instruments filed or recorded with, and fees charged by, the register of deeds. (FE)
3/4/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 64
Relating to: changing the conditions under which a city or village may require the Department of Revenue to redetermine the value of the tax incremental base of a tax incremental district that is in a decrement situation. (FE)
2/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 49
Relating to: elimination of the requirement that laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of a project of public works be paid the prevailing wage. (FE)
2/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 47
Relating to: responding to a request for an absentee ballot.
2/13/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 35
Relating to: waiting period for handgun purchases.
1/30/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: the life and service of Annette Polly Williams.
1/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 8
Relating to: the regulation of raffles. (FE)
2/4/2016: 2015 ASA1-AB721
Relating to: escheat of abandoned U.S. savings bonds.
1/26/2016: 2015 AA1-AB720
1/6/2016: 2015 AA1-AB602
7/22/2015: 2015 AA1-AB115
