Born Rice Lake, November 23, 1953; single. Graduate Bonduel H.S. 1971; attended UW-Madison 1971-72; B.S. in Animal Science, UW-River Falls 1976. Dairy farmer. Member: Wis. Farm Bureau; Badger AgVest, LLC (dir.); Professional Dairy Producers of Wis. (fmr. dir.); Dairy Business Assn.; Wis. Livestock Identification Consortium (fmr. dir., fmr. chm.); Brown, Shawano, Outagamie, Waupaca Co. Republican Party; Shawano Area Chamber of Commerce; Shawano Co. Dairy Promotions (fmr. dir.); Cooperative Resources International (fmr. vice chm.); AgSource Cooperative Services (fmr. chm.); National Dairy Herd Improvement Assn. (fmr. dir.); UW Center for Dairy Profitability (fmr. chm.); Shawano Rotary.
Elected to Assembly 2006; reelected since 2008. Minority Caucus Sergeant at Arms 2009.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 766
Relating to: review and reporting requirements for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 521
Relating to: forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime. (FE)
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 537
Relating to: forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime. (FE)
10/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 421
Relating to: an exemption from civil liability related to the placement of certain structures in navigable waters and wetlands.
5/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 241
Relating to: the tax on intoxicating liquor. (FE)
2/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 876
Relating to: pedestrians crossing railroads.
2/3/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 856
Relating to: long-term care districts and care management organizations. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 838
Relating to: motor vehicle event data recorders, prohibited insurance practices related to accessing or using information collected by event data recorders, and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/29/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 820
Relating to: duties of the Public Service Commission under the broadband expansion grant program and certification of political subdivisions under that program. (FE)
1/25/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 807
Relating to: credit union operations and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions.
1/25/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 804
Relating to: one-call system violations; sulfur dioxide compliance plans; assessment authority of the Public Service Commission; funding for statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; public utility contracts with affiliated interests; local access and transport areas for telephone service; railroad telecommunications service; Department of Natural Resources permit application procedures related to the construction of a high-voltage transmission line; navigable water general permits and individual permits related to utility facilities; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/25/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 800
Relating to: fantasy games and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 793
Relating to: the teacher loan program. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 795
Relating to: local youth apprenticeship grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 796
Relating to: the apprenticeship completion award program and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 797
Relating to: funding for the rural physician residency assistance program and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 798
Relating to: funding for broadband expansion grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 794
Relating to: student loan reimbursements for certain individuals domiciled in rural counties, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 799
Relating to: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics grants for rural school districts, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 775
Relating to: the fees for a foreign corporation's certificate of authority, withdrawal of a certificate of authority, and annual report. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 103
Relating to: condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
1/21/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 765
Relating to: collection of health care information.
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 754
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates issued by the Department of Transportation and making appropriations. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 734
Relating to: career and workforce education pilot program and making appropriations. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 717
Relating to: authority of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents regarding agricultural land. (FE)
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 700
Relating to: the date on which the annual open season for hunting and trapping wolves begins. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 642
Relating to: retail licenses held by wineries.
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 644
Relating to: regulation of establishments where animals are slaughtered or meat is processed, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 645
Relating to: dairy plant and food processing plant licensing requirements and granting rule-making authority.
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 646
Relating to: penalties for violating commercial feed requirements and providing a criminal penalty.
1/6/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 93
Relating to: commending Officer Chris Litzkow and the Capitol Police.
12/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 621
Relating to: expungement of deoxyribonucleic acid from crime laboratories if person not adjudicated guilty or delinquent. (FE)
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)
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 582
Relating to: government actions affecting rights to real property; the regulation of shoreland zoning; the substitution of hearing examiners in contested cases; and the property tax treatment of unoccupied property. (FE)
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 549
Relating to: the authority of physical therapists to order X-rays and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 545
Relating to: providing lifesaving skills instruction to pupils. (FE)
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 547
Relating to: trespass and damage to property owned or used by an energy provider and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
11/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 530
Relating to: establishment of a dietetic internship program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
11/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 532
Relating to: training period for election officials and terms for members of a board of canvassers.
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 520
Relating to: authority of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection regarding motor vehicle fueling facilities.
11/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 493
Relating to: preferences in state and local construction project contracts. (FE)
10/28/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 80
Relating to: declaring November 13, 2015, "World Pancreatic Cancer Day" in the state of Wisconsin.
10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 465
Relating to: limiting adverse possession of real property. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 438
Relating to: state aid to local fairs and regulation of horse racing. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 435
Relating to: registration of vehicles defined as autocycles. (FE)
10/15/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 415
Relating to: back tag requirements. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 408
Relating to: behavioral health care coordination pilot projects, psychiatric consultation reimbursement pilot project, access to information on availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 394
Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.
10/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 391
Relating to: authorized activities of Class A beer retailers and of brewers.
10/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 392
Relating to: methods of voting by members of a cooperative.
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 384
Relating to: requirements for approval of construction of nuclear power plants and changes to the state's energy priorities policy.
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 378
Relating to: the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who has not been charged with certain violent offenses, and has not, after previously being convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent, been charged with a crime or alleged in a complaint or citation to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 380
Relating to: reports to the Department of Justice from special units maintained by law enforcement agencies. (FE)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 381
Relating to: no-knock search warrants. (FE)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: reaffirming support for increasing Taiwan's international profile and for strengthening and expanding sister-city and sister-state ties between Wisconsin and Taiwan; and supporting Taiwan's efforts to secure entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States.
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 364
Relating to: reporting, disclosure, and practitioner review requirements under the prescription drug monitoring program; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 366
Relating to: pain clinic certification and requirements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 367
Relating to: reporting by treatment programs using methadone and requiring review of prescription drug monitoring database.
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 365
Relating to: duty of law enforcement officers to report to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program controlled-substance violations, opioid-related drug overdoses or deaths, and reports of stolen prescription drugs. (FE)
8/6/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 296
Relating to: distributing excess sales tax revenue collected by a local professional football stadium district to Brown County and the municipalities within Brown County and making an appropriation. (FE)
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 43
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Thomas Archer Lothian.
5/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 248
Relating to: incorporating financial literacy in public schools' curriculum and statewide standardized examinations and requiring that it be covered during orientation programs at the University of Wisconsin System and the technical colleges. (FE)
5/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 242
Relating to: modifying administrative rules related to maintenance and use standards for oxygen equipment in nursing homes.
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)
5/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 213
Relating to: ambulance staffing by emergency medical technicians and first responders. (FE)
5/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 204
Relating to: repealing an air pollution rule promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources.
5/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 33
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison men's basketball team on its 2014-15 basketball season, reaching the NCAA Final Four, and making it to the NCAA Championship Game.
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 169
Relating to: immunity from civil liability for certain equine activities.
4/15/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 164
Relating to: various election law changes.
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: declaring April 2015 Donate Life Month.
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)
3/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Resolution 6
Relating to: celebrating Saint Patrick's Day on March 17, 2015.
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 80
Relating to: review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments and an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate. (FE)
3/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 68
Relating to: John Doe proceedings and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 65
Relating to: newborn screening for certain lysosomal storage disorders. (FE)
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 37
Relating to: requiring certain persons to hold certificates of food protection practices in order to operate certain school lunchrooms participating in the National School Lunch Program. (FE)
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 49
Relating to: waiting period for handgun purchases.
2/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison men's basketball team on its 2013-14 basketball season and reaching the NCAA Final Four.
1/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: deleting from the constitution the office of state treasurer (first consideration).
1/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: honoring the service of all military working dogs.
1/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 734
Relating to: pedestrians crossing railroads.
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 716
Relating to: review and reporting requirements for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. (FE)
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 713
Relating to: local youth apprenticeship grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 714
Relating to: the apprenticeship completion award program and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 699
Relating to: duties of the Public Service Commission under the broadband expansion grant program and certification of political subdivisions under that program. (FE)
2/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 702
Relating to: fantasy games and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 703
Relating to: the teacher loan program. (FE)
2/2/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 697
Relating to: motor vehicle event data recorders, prohibited insurance practices related to accessing or using information collected by event data recorders, and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 662
Relating to: funding for the rural physician residency assistance program and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 674
Relating to: funding for broadband expansion grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 690
Relating to: credit union operations and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 88
Relating to: condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 654
Relating to: one-call system violations; sulfur dioxide compliance plans; assessment authority of the Public Service Commission; funding for statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; public utility contracts with affiliated interests; local access and transport areas for telephone service; railroad telecommunications service; Department of Natural Resources permit application procedures related to the construction of a high-voltage transmission line; navigable water general permits and individual permits related to utility facilities; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 687
Relating to: long-term care districts and care management organizations. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 661
Relating to: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics grants for rural school districts, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 663
Relating to: student loan reimbursements for certain individuals domiciled in rural counties, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 642
Relating to: career and workforce education pilot program and making appropriations. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: proclaiming February 2016 as Black History Month.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 628
Relating to: collection of health care information.
1/14/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 571
Relating to: authority of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents regarding agricultural land. (FE)
1/8/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 542
Relating to: the date on which the annual open season for hunting and trapping wolves begins. (FE)
1/8/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 538
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates issued by the Department of Transportation and making appropriations. (FE)
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 512
Relating to: dairy plant and food processing plant licensing requirements and granting rule-making authority.
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 513
Relating to: regulation of establishments where animals are slaughtered or meat is processed, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
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 514
Relating to: penalties for violating commercial feed requirements and providing a criminal penalty.
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 457
Relating to: trespass and damage to property owned or used by an energy provider and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 464
Relating to: government actions affecting rights to real property; the regulation of shoreland zoning; the substitution of hearing examiners in contested cases; and the property tax treatment of unoccupied property. (FE)
12/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 453
Relating to: the authority of physical therapists to order X-rays and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 402
Relating to: establishment of a dietetic internship program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 412
Relating to: providing lifesaving skills instruction to pupils. (FE)
11/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 392
Relating to: authority of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection regarding motor vehicle fueling facilities.
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 391
Relating to: training period for election officials and terms for members of a board of canvassers.
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 373
Relating to: preferences in state and local construction project contracts. (FE)
10/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 348
Relating to: registration of vehicles defined as autocycles. (FE)
10/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 344
Relating to: limiting adverse possession of real property. (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 315
Relating to: an exemption from civil liability related to the placement of certain structures in navigable waters and wetlands.
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 318
Relating to: state aid to local fairs and regulation of horse racing. (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 297
Relating to: reports to the Department of Justice from special units maintained by law enforcement agencies. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 296
Relating to: no-knock search warrants. (FE)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 293
Relating to: behavioral health care coordination pilot projects, psychiatric consultation reimbursement pilot project, access to information on availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/6/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 288
Relating to: requirements for approval of construction of nuclear power plants and changes to the state's energy priorities policy.
10/6/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 289
Relating to: back tag requirements. (FE)
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 280
Relating to: the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who has not been charged with certain violent offenses, and has not, after previously being convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent, been charged with a crime or alleged in a complaint or citation to have violated a civil law or municipal ordinance, is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 283
Relating to: authorized activities of Class A beer retailers and of brewers.
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 284
Relating to: methods of voting by members of a cooperative.
9/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 268
Relating to: reporting, disclosure, and practitioner review requirements under the prescription drug monitoring program; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
9/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 269
Relating to: duty of law enforcement officers to report to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program controlled-substance violations, opioid-related drug overdoses or deaths, and reports of stolen prescription drugs. (FE)
9/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 271
Relating to: reporting by treatment programs using methadone and requiring review of prescription drug monitoring database.
9/29/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 272
Relating to: pain clinic certification and requirements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
8/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 233
Relating to: distributing excess sales tax revenue collected by a local professional football stadium district to Brown County and the municipalities within Brown County and making an appropriation. (FE)
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.
5/21/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 177
Relating to: incorporating financial literacy in public schools' curriculum and statewide standardized examinations and requiring that it be covered during orientation programs at the University of Wisconsin System and the technical colleges. (FE)
5/21/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 169
Relating to: the tax on intoxicating liquor. (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 Bill 160
Relating to: modifying administrative rules related to maintenance and use standards for oxygen equipment in nursing homes.
5/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 143
Relating to: ambulance staffing by emergency medical technicians and first responders. (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.
4/15/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 121
Relating to: various election law changes.
4/14/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 25
Relating to: declaring April 2015 Donate Life Month.
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)
2/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 44
Relating to: prohibiting as a condition of employment membership in a labor organization or payments to a labor organization and providing a penalty.
2/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 43
Relating to: John Doe proceedings and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 39
Relating to: newborn screening for certain lysosomal storage disorders. (FE)
2/13/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 34
Relating to: requiring certain persons to hold certificates of food protection practices in order to operate certain school lunchrooms participating in the National School Lunch Program. (FE)
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.
1/28/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: deleting from the constitution the office of state treasurer (first consideration).
1/22/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 3
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison men's basketball team on its 2013-14 basketball season and reaching the NCAA Final Four.
1/7/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
2/18/2016: 2015 AA2-AB537
2/12/2016: 2015 AA1-AB537