Born La Crosse, July 31, 1952; married; 3 children, 3 grandchildren. Graduate Viroqua H.S. 1970; UW-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course 1971. Farmer. Former dairy farmer. Member: Coon Valley Lions. Former member: Vernon Co-op Oil and Gas (bd. mbr., secretary); Viroqua FFA Alumni (reporter); Westby FFA Alumni; Church Council (vice pres., treasurer). Vernon Co. Board 1998-2006 (chairperson 2002-06).
Elected to Assembly 2004; reelected since 2006.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
3/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2014, Syttende Mai Weekend.
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2014, Syttende Mai Weekend.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 602
Relating to: milk procurement fees.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 603
Relating to: licenses for new dairy plants, food warehouses, food processing plants, retail food establishments, and meat establishments. (FE)
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 746
Relating to: limits on liability for persons offering agricultural tourism activities.
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 744
Relating to: licenses for new dairy plants, food warehouses, food processing plants, retail food establishments, and meat establishments. (FE)
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 745
Relating to: milk procurement fees.
1/9/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 613
Relating to: modifying the duties of a county clerk; the counties in which a board of election commissioners is required; and staffing of a board of election commissioners in populous counties. (FE)
12/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 574
Relating to: designation of agricultural enterprise areas. (FE)
12/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 448
Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for equipment used in a fertilizer blending, feed milling, or grain drying operation. (FE)
12/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 437
Relating to: designation of agricultural enterprise areas. (FE)
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 541
Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for equipment used in a fertilizer blending, feed milling, or grain drying operation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 454
Relating to: creation of a primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program, exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 447
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
10/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 58
Relating to: declaring October 2013 Co-op Month.
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 335
Relating to: a tuition reimbursement program for apprentices and employers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 336
Relating to: local youth apprenticeship grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 403
Relating to: a tuition reimbursement program for apprentices and employers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 402
Relating to: local youth apprenticeship grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/31/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 226
Relating to: grants to technical college district boards under the Workforce Advancement Training Program. (FE)
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 96
Relating to: prohibiting certain telephone calls using electronically prerecorded messages, rules for requesting a listing in the nonsolicitation directory, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: proclaiming May 17, 18, and 19, 2013, Syttende Mai Weekend.
1/17/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 3
Relating to: the life and public service of Orlan Prestegard.
3/5/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 842
Relating to: operation of agricultural vehicles on highways. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 770
Relating to: emergency heating assistance loan guarantees.
2/13/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 763
Relating to: regulation of mobile dentistry and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 743
Relating to: the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles on highway bridges. (FE)
2/6/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 88
Relating to: honoring 2014 Olympic athletes from Wisconsin.
2/5/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 732
Relating to: payments to counties for designated county forest lands and distribution of amounts paid to municipalities by owners of closed managed forest lands. (FE)
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.
1/16/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 628
Relating to: unauthorized possession of a correctional employee's or a health services employee's personal identifying information and providing a penalty. (FE)
11/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: proclaiming November as Runaway Prevention Month.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: the life and public service of Lary J. Swoboda.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: commending the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing on its 65th anniversary.
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 446
Relating to: training and agreements for administering the drug naloxone, requiring emergency medical technicians to carry naloxone, and immunity for certain individuals who administer naloxone. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 448
Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 445
Relating to: identification presentation and monitoring for certain prescription drugs. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 419
Relating to: counting votes for write-in candidates.
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 18
Relating to: commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers.
10/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: Disability Awareness Month.
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 407
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
5/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 215
Relating to: the number of wastewater discharge permits required for a publicly owned sewage treatment facility or system.
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 208
Relating to: special registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 200
Relating to: the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
5/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 194
Relating to: the authority to hunt certain animals with a crossbow, establishing open seasons for hunting with a crossbow, and information required to be included on certain hunting license applications and certain hunting tags. (FE)
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge William J. Duffy.
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 166
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces who die in a combat zone. (FE)
4/16/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: expressing prayers and condolences to the families, friends of the victims, and the injured from the bombings at the Boston Marathon and praising the first responders who rushed to their aid.
4/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 130
Relating to: the payment of travel expenses of national guard members on state active duty. (FE)
4/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 136
Relating to: ratification of the state and province emergency management assistance compact.
4/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 111
Relating to: requiring congenital heart defect screening in newborns and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
3/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 109
Relating to: fees for dental services.
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 105
Relating to: applications for farmland preservation agreements.
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 78
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness programs, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming women's history month.
2/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 9
Relating to: law enforcement officers who are on duty, off-duty law enforcement officers, and former law enforcement officers and going armed with firearms.
2/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 5
Relating to: sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. (FE)
2/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
1/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (second consideration).
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 661
Relating to: reports to the legislature regarding accessibility for persons who are blind or visually impaired and compliance with federal law regarding service animals. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 644
Relating to: modifying the duties of a county clerk; the counties in which a board of election commissioners is required; and staffing of a board of election commissioners in populous counties. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 612
Relating to: emergency heating assistance loan guarantees.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 601
Relating to: the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles on highway bridges. (FE)
2/7/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 575
Relating to: payments to counties for designated county forest lands and distribution of amounts paid to municipalities by owners of closed managed forest lands. (FE)
2/6/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 573
Relating to: regulation of mobile dentistry and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
1/6/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 472
Relating to: unauthorized possession of a correctional employee's or a health services employee's personal identifying information and providing a penalty. (FE)
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: early childhood brain development.
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 366
Relating to: creation of a primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program, exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 350
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 351
Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 352
Relating to: training and agreements for administering the drug naloxone, requiring emergency medical technicians to carry naloxone, and immunity for certain individuals who administer naloxone. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 353
Relating to: identification presentation and monitoring for certain prescription drugs. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 343
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 190
Relating to: the number of wastewater discharge permits required for a publicly owned sewage treatment facility or system.
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 182
Relating to: the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: proclaiming May 17, 18, and 19, 2013, Syttende Mai Weekend.
4/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 131
Relating to: fees for dental services.
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 119
Relating to: ratification of the state and province emergency management assistance compact.
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 117
Relating to: the payment of travel expenses of national guard members on state active duty. (FE)
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Ms. Tasha Schuh for being crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA.
3/27/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 108
Relating to: applications for farmland preservation agreements.
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 104
Relating to: requiring congenital heart defect screening in newborns and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 97
Relating to: prohibiting certain telephone calls using electronically prerecorded messages, rules for requesting a listing in the nonsolicitation directory, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
3/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 73
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for workplace wellness programs, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 45
Relating to: indication of veteran status on an operator's license or identification card and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 34
Relating to: sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. (FE)
2/6/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 7
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
1/31/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: the retirement of Pam Shannon, Senior Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Staff, following a long and distinguished career in nonpartisan service to the Wisconsin legislature.
1/18/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (second consideration).
2/20/2014: 2013 ASA2-AB746
Relating to: limits on liability for persons offering agricultural tourism activities.
10/15/2013: 2013 AA1-AA1-AB403
10/14/2013: 2013 AA1-AB403
