Born Milwaukee, 1964; married; 2 children. Graduate Marquette U. H.S. 1982; A.D. Waukesha Co. Tech. Coll. 1987; B.A. Carroll Coll. 1991. Self employed. Partner in a radon mitigation company. Former owner of home inspection business. Member: Pewaukee Chamber of Commerce; Presidential Advisory Council, Carroll U.; Waukesha Co. Business Alliance; Waukesha Co. Republican Party. Former member: National Assn. of Home Inspectors; World Muskie Hunt (past pres.). Recipient: Wis. Builders Assn. Legislator of the Year Award 2014; Wis. Manufacturers and Commerce Working for Wisconsin Award 2014; Wis. State Telecommunications Assn. Excellence in Leadership Award 2014; Wis. Grocers Assn. Friend of Grocers Award 2014; Wis. School Counselor Assn. Jerome Henning Legislator Award 2013.
Elected to Assembly 2010; elected to Senate in December 2012 special election; reelected 2014. Assistant Majority Leader 2015.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
6/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 250
Relating to: eliminating inactive boards, councils, and commissions. (FE)
5/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 241
Relating to: the tax on intoxicating liquor. (FE)
5/21/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 171
Relating to: eliminating inactive boards, councils, and commissions. (FE)
5/21/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 169
Relating to: the tax on intoxicating liquor. (FE)
5/8/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 151
Relating to: communications by members of the legislature.
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 175
Relating to: communications by members of the legislature.
4/15/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 122
Relating to: method for notifying parent or guardian of habitually truant pupil.
4/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 119
Relating to: elimination of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Department of Financial Institutions; elimination of the Educational Approval Board; creation of the Department of Financial Institutions and Professional Standards; transfer of the Veterinary Examining Board to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and making appropriations. (FE)
4/8/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 116
Relating to: open enrollment applicant priority.
4/8/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 23
Relating to: declaring June 9, 2015, as Les Paul Day.
3/31/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 106
Relating to: regulation of transportation network companies, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/31/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 143
Relating to: regulation of transportation network companies, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 92
Relating to: pleading requirements under the Wisconsin Consumer Act.
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 86
Relating to: renaming the Dwelling Code Council the Uniform Dwelling Code Council and renaming the Building Code Council the Commercial Building Code Council.
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 87
Relating to: inspection of certain renovations of one-family and two-family dwellings and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 117
Relating to: pleading requirements under the Wisconsin Consumer Act.
3/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 77
Relating to: lighting underneath motorcycles.
3/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 91
Relating to: restrictive covenants in employment and agency relationships.
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 78
Relating to: pupil assessments, evaluation of educator effectiveness, and school accountability reports. (FE)
3/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 69
Relating to: restrictive covenants in employment and agency relationships.
3/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 67
Relating to: pupil assessments, evaluation of educator effectiveness, and school accountability reports. (FE)
2/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 43
Relating to: John Doe proceedings and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 26
Relating to: licensure of home medical oxygen providers, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
1/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 13
Relating to: licensure of home medical oxygen providers, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
1/28/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 11
Relating to: directional signage for the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee County.
1/28/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 12
Relating to: renewal of a certificate of food protection practices for certificate holders that operate or manage a restaurant employing five or fewer food handlers. (FE)
1/28/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 17
Relating to: renewal of a certificate of food protection practices for certificate holders that operate or manage a restaurant employing five or fewer food handlers. (FE)
1/16/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 1
Relating to: the school and school district accountability report, chronically failing schools and school districts, and educational options information. (FE)
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)
5/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 144
Relating to: repealing an air pollution rule promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
4/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 126
Relating to: immunity from civil liability for certain equine activities.
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 95
Relating to: falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/13/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 17
Relating to: proclaiming March 2015 as Concussion Awareness Month.
3/10/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 74
Relating to: prescriptions for controlled substances issued by optometrists and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures.
3/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 70
Relating to: off-duty law enforcement officers and former law enforcement officers going armed with firearms on or near school grounds.
2/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 26
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways. (FE)
2/5/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: the life and public service of Jerry Van Sistine.
1/30/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: the public service of Laura Rose.
1/30/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: the life and service of Annette Polly Williams.
1/29/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of David Earl Paulson.
1/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 15
Relating to: the manufacture and acceptance for sale of products containing microbeads. (FE)
1/13/2015: 2015 Senate Resolution 2
Relating to: the senate rules.
1/7/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
1/5/2015: 2015 Senate Resolution 1
Relating to: notifying the assembly and the governor that the 2015-2016 senate is organized.
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)
5/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 204
Relating to: repealing an air pollution rule promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 169
Relating to: immunity from civil liability for certain equine activities.
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 172
Relating to: method for notifying parent or guardian of habitually truant pupil.
4/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 163
Relating to: elimination of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Department of Financial Institutions; elimination of the Educational Approval Board; creation of the Department of Financial Institutions and Professional Standards; transfer of the Veterinary Examining Board to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and making appropriations. (FE)
3/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 114
Relating to: falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 111
Relating to: inspection of certain renovations of one-family and two-family dwellings and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
3/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 110
Relating to: renaming the Dwelling Code Council the Uniform Dwelling Code Council and renaming the Building Code Council the Commercial Building Code Council.
3/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 96
Relating to: prescriptions for controlled substances issued by optometrists and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures.
3/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 100
Relating to: lighting underneath motorcycles.
3/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 83
Relating to: directional signage for the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee County.
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 68
Relating to: John Doe proceedings and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 46
Relating to: off-duty law enforcement officers and former law enforcement officers going armed with firearms on or near school grounds.
2/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 27
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways. (FE)
1/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Annette Polly Williams.
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 15
Relating to: the manufacture and acceptance for sale of products containing microbeads. (FE)
1/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
7/14/2015: 2015 SA1-SSA1-SB193
6/2/2015: 2015 SA1-SB171
4/16/2015: 2015 SA2-SB106
4/16/2015: 2015 SA1-SB106
4/14/2015: 2015 SSA1-SB1
Relating to: school and school district accountability reports, interventions for low-performing school districts, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
3/11/2015: 2015 SA1-SB67
