Born Burlington, March 6, 1974; 2 children. Graduate Wilmot H.S.; B.A. UW-Whitewater 1996. Member: Kenosha Area Business Alliance; Twin Lakes Chamber and Area Business Assn.; Twin Lakes American Legion Auxiliary Post 544; VFW Auxiliary, Bloomfield Center Post 5830; St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Former member: Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce; Powers Lake Sportsmen Club.
Elected to Assembly since 2000. Majority Caucus Sergeant at Arms 2015, 2013, 2011.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
2/3/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 105
Relating to: commending the Legislative Audit Bureau on the occasion of its 50th year of service to the legislature.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 90
Relating to: commending the Legislative Audit Bureau on the occasion of its 50th year of service to the legislature.
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 100
Relating to: designating November as a month recognizing women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Wisconsin.
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 573
Relating to: providing fraudulent information to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
1/14/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 715
Relating to: the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission for the Illinois Fox River basin.
1/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 548
Relating to: the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission for the Illinois Fox River basin.
1/11/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 669
Relating to: providing fraudulent information to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
12/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 452
Relating to: invasions of privacy and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 577
Relating to: suspending an assessor's certification. (FE)
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 575
Relating to: determining equalized property values. (FE)
12/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 576
Relating to: the special supervision of property tax assessments. (FE)
12/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 566
Relating to: invasions of privacy and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 430
Relating to: the special supervision of property tax assessments. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 431
Relating to: suspending an assessor's certification. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 401
Relating to: criminal penalties for fraud in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 429
Relating to: determining equalized property values. (FE)
11/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 533
Relating to: criminal penalties for fraud in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
11/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 502
Relating to: regulation of liquid nicotine packaging, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
9/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 347
Relating to: battery and threats to a judge, a prosecutor, a public defender, or a law enforcement officer and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
9/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 333
Relating to: the possession of certain wild animals and providing a penalty. (FE)
8/26/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 241
Relating to: the possession of certain wild animals and providing a penalty. (FE)
8/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 308
Relating to: providing an exemption from civil liability for forcibly entering a vehicle under certain circumstances.
6/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 252
Relating to: statute of limitations for second-degree or third-degree sexual assault.
6/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Thomas Archer Lothian.
5/21/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 170
Relating to: statute of limitations for second-degree or third-degree sexual assault.
5/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 212
Relating to: acts of concealment and misrepresentations in filing for or claiming unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
4/28/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 140
Relating to: acts of concealment and misrepresentations in filing for or claiming unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 188
Relating to: removing FoodShare benefits from an inactive account and expunging unused benefits after one year. (FE)
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 159
Relating to: designating the common five-lined skink as the Wisconsin state lizard. (FE)
3/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 94
Relating to: causing harm to a child by cosleeping while intoxicated, providing information about safe sleep, and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: recognizing February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
2/24/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 46
Relating to: causing harm to a child by cosleeping while intoxicated, providing information about safe sleep, and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 917
Relating to: civil cause of action for financial exploitation. (FE)
2/5/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 873
Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.
2/4/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 106
Relating to: recognizing the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce for 100 years of excellent service and dedication to the greater Kenosha area.
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 772
Relating to: consolidation of various appropriations to the Department of Workforce Development for various workforce training programs into a single appropriation to that department for workforce training, restructuring of the career and technical education incentive grant program administered by that department, and making appropriations.
1/19/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 99
Relating to: proclaiming Friday, February 5, 2016, to be National Wear Red Day in recognition of heart disease awareness and prevention.
1/11/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 670
Relating to: the operation of drones over state correctional institutions, the authority of political subdivisions to designate areas over which the operation of drones is limited, and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/5/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 633
Relating to: copies of certain vital records. (FE)
12/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 596
Relating to: duties of ski area operators and persons who bike in a ski area, and liability of ski area operators.
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 517
Relating to: reporting crimes and other incidents that occur on school property, on school transportation, and at school sanctioned events and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
11/3/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 476
Relating to: traffic violations requiring operating privilege suspension and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course and providing a penalty. (FE)
11/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as diabetes awareness month.
10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 77
Relating to: recognizing the Order of the Arrow, which is the Boy Scouts of America's National Honor Society, on its 100th Anniversary and the significant leadership and service provided to youth and communities across Wisconsin.
10/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 455
Relating to: registration of special interest, reconstructed, replica, or street modified vehicles and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 75
Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as Adoption Month in Wisconsin.
10/15/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 413
Relating to: liability for damages caused by dogs, court orders to kill a dog, and providing a penalty. (FE)
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)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 380
Relating to: reports to the Department of Justice from special units maintained by law enforcement agencies. (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)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 352
Relating to: requiring persons accused of violating traffic laws and ordinances related to driving while intoxicated to appear in person in court. (FE)
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 Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: commemorating the 160th anniversary of Miller Brewing Company in the state of Wisconsin.
9/3/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 326
Relating to: requiring approval by a municipal governing body before construction of highway roundabouts. (FE)
8/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 305
Relating to: sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a criminal penalty.
8/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 303
Relating to: prohibiting the Department of Workforce Development from requiring a job seeker to furnish his or her social security number to that department as a precondition to using the services of the job center network, including using the job center network Internet site. (FE)
5/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 222
Relating to: photo identification cards for FoodShare recipients. (FE)
5/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: commending and congratulating Chancellor Richard J. Telfer for his contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and to the state of Wisconsin.
5/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 34
Relating to: declaring May 14 to be Apraxia Awareness Day.
5/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 200
Relating to: a waiver to limit the number of FoodShare replacement cards. (FE)
5/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 199
Relating to: publication of certain legal notices on an Internet site maintained by a municipality. (FE)
5/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 32
Relating to: honoring the life and contributions of former Secretary of Administration and Chairman of the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Marc Marotta.
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.
4/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 192
Relating to: requiring certain unemployment insurance claimants to submit to drug tests, eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits following a drug test, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
4/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 191
Relating to: requiring drug testing and treatment for eligibility for certain work experience programs; requiring the Department of Health Services to request a waiver to screen and, if indicated, test and provide treatment to FoodShare employment and training participants for illegal use of a controlled substance; and making an appropriation. (FE)
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 169
Relating to: immunity from civil liability for certain equine activities.
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 177
Relating to: limiting the foods that may be purchased under FoodShare; requiring a report on the cost to implement and comply with the food limitations; requiring review, updating, and publication of the list of authorized foods; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and making an appropriation. (FE)
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 175
Relating to: communications by members of the legislature.
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 23
Relating to: remembrance of April 24, 2015, as the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 161
Relating to: limitations on town expenditures for certain highway purposes. (FE)
4/1/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 147
Relating to: battery and threats to a judge, a prosecutor, or a law enforcement officer and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 140
Relating to: annual statements showing total public assistance and unemployment insurance benefits received. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 119
Relating to: motor vehicle repair practices.
3/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 109
Relating to: the sale of common or union high school district property. (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.
2/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 64
Relating to: allowing each technical district board to authorize independent charter schools focused on occupational education and training or science, technology, engineering, and math. (FE)
2/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 56
Relating to: University of Wisconsin System reports regarding remedial courses in English and mathematics.
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 Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Baseball National Championship title.
2/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.
2/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Basketball National Championship title.
2/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 27
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways. (FE)
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.
2/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: congratulating Melvin Gordon III on his remarkable college football career with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers.
1/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: honoring the service of all military working dogs.
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 10
Relating to: jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child and at-risk adult abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. (FE)
1/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
1/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 8
Relating to: invading an individual's privacy by viewing under or through clothing and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 1
Relating to: a school review system, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/11/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 720
Relating to: traffic violations requiring operating privilege suspension and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 704
Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.
2/3/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 705
Relating to: civil cause of action for financial exploitation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: proclaiming February 2016 as Black History Month.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 596
Relating to: consolidation of various appropriations to the Department of Workforce Development for various workforce training programs into a single appropriation to that department for workforce training, restructuring of the career and technical education incentive grant program administered by that department, and making appropriations.
1/19/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: designating November as a month recognizing women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Wisconsin.
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: proclaiming Friday, February 5, 2016, to be National Wear Red Day in recognition of heart disease awareness and prevention.
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 507
Relating to: copies of certain vital records. (FE)
1/5/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 498
Relating to: the operation of drones over state correctional institutions, the authority of political subdivisions to designate areas over which the operation of drones is limited, and providing a penalty. (FE)
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 463
Relating to: duties of ski area operators and persons who bike in a ski area, and liability of ski area operators.
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 470
Relating to: reporting crimes and other incidents that occur on school property, on school transportation, and at school sanctioned events and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
11/12/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 374
Relating to: registration of special interest, reconstructed, replica, or street modified vehicles and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/29/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 67
Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as Adoption Month in Wisconsin.
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 61
Relating to: proclaiming October as Polish-American Heritage Month.
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 294
Relating to: reorganizing the Government Accountability Board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
10/2/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 286
Relating to: liability for damages caused by dogs, court orders to kill a dog, and providing a penalty. (FE)
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)
9/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 260
Relating to: sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a criminal penalty.
9/11/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: commemorating the 160th anniversary of Miller Brewing Company in the state of Wisconsin.
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.
8/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 230
Relating to: providing an exemption from civil liability for forcibly entering a vehicle under certain circumstances.
7/28/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 219
Relating to: prohibiting the Department of Workforce Development from requiring a job seeker to furnish his or her social security number to that department as a precondition to using the services of the job center network, including using the job center network Internet site. (FE)
7/16/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 44
Relating to: commending Coach John Vodenlich on receiving the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Baseball Coach of the Year award.
6/5/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 41
Relating to: recognizing the nineteenth day of June, 2015, as Juneteenth Day.
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 37
Relating to: declaring May 14 to be Apraxia Awareness Day.
5/8/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 151
Relating to: communications by members of the legislature.
4/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 136
Relating to: a waiver to limit the number of FoodShare replacement cards. (FE)
4/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 137
Relating to: publication of certain legal notices on an Internet site maintained by a municipality. (FE)
4/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 126
Relating to: immunity from civil liability for certain equine activities.
4/20/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 31
Relating to: honoring the life and contributions of former Secretary of Administration and Chairman of the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Marc Marotta.
4/8/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 117
Relating to: battery and threats to a judge, a prosecutor, or a law enforcement officer and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
4/8/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 118
Relating to: limitations on town expenditures for certain highway purposes. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 91
Relating to: allowing each technical district board to authorize independent charter schools focused on occupational education and training or science, technology, engineering, and math. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 93
Relating to: motor vehicle repair practices.
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 85
Relating to: the sale of common or union high school district property. (FE)
3/10/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 73
Relating to: instruments filed or recorded with, and fees charged by, the register of deeds. (FE)
3/5/2015: 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.
2/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 59
Relating to: University of Wisconsin System reports regarding remedial courses in English and mathematics.
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.
2/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 26
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways. (FE)
2/3/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: proclaiming Friday, February 6, 2015, to be National Wear Red Day in recognition of heart disease awareness and prevention.
1/30/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: the life and service of Annette Polly Williams.
1/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 9
Relating to: jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. (FE)
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.
1/16/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 4
Relating to: invading an individual's privacy by viewing under or through clothing and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/7/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
2/16/2016: 2015 AA2-AB669
2/10/2016: 2015 AA1-ASA1-AB628
2/1/2016: 2015 AA1-AB533
1/26/2016: 2015 AA1-AB669
1/26/2016: 2015 AA1-AB333
1/22/2016: 2015 AA1-AB502
10/26/2015: 2015 AA1-AB347
10/22/2015: 2015 AA1-AB136
9/14/2015: 2015 AA1-AA4-AB212
9/14/2015: 2015 AA4-AB212
8/31/2015: 2015 AA1-AB308
5/14/2015: 2015 AA1-SB117
5/13/2015: 2015 AA3-AB147