Born Puerto el Triunfo, El Salvador, July 5, 1977; married. Graduate Alexander Hamilton High School (Milwaukee) 1996; B.A. Marquette U. 2002. Full-time legislator. Former analyst for a supermarket company; outreach coordinator for Hispanics for School Choice.
Elected to Assembly in November 2013 special election.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 748
Relating to: requirements for new private schools seeking to participate in a parental choice program and requiring a private school participating in a parental choice program to maintain accreditation. (FE)
2/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 584
Relating to: requirements for new private schools seeking to participate in a parental choice program and requiring a private school participating in a parental choice program to maintain accreditation. (FE)
2/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 741
Relating to: the requirement that a Wisconsin works agency establish a children's services network and the membership of the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council.
2/5/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 567
Relating to: extending the time certain injunctions remain in effect. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 551
Relating to: the requirement that a Wisconsin works agency establish a children's services network and the membership of the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council.
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 707
Relating to: extending the time certain injunctions remain in effect. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 855
Relating to: authorized activities of Class A beer retailers and of brewers.
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 100
Relating to: proclaiming March 8, 2014, International Women's Day.
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 95
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
2/5/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 731
Relating to: the property tax exemption for rented personal property. (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.
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 701
Relating to: opioid treatment programs and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 693
Relating to: providing funding for a crime prevention program in the city of Milwaukee and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/29/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 682
Relating to: creating a Special Needs Scholarship Program for disabled pupils, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 655
Relating to: establishing the shoreline of Lake Michigan in the city of Milwaukee.
1/23/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 654
Relating to: tests administered to newborns for congenital disorders. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for a convention for proposing amendments relating to a balanced budget.
1/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 620
Relating to: human trafficking, human trafficking victims, property forfeitures, rights of victims, admitting evidence of past actions, definitions of certain offenses, and providing penalties. (FE)
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 447
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
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)
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge William J. Duffy.
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 658
Relating to: authorized activities of Class A beer retailers and of brewers.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
2/7/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 577
Relating to: the property tax exemption for rented personal property. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 541
Relating to: opioid treatment programs and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 525
Relating to: creating a Special Needs Scholarship Program for disabled pupils, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 521
Relating to: providing funding for a crime prevention program in the city of Milwaukee and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 523
Relating to: tests administered to newborns for congenital disorders. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 522
Relating to: establishing the shoreline of Lake Michigan in the city of Milwaukee.
1/22/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: commending the Iron Brigade.
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: early childhood brain development.
2/13/2014: 2013 AA2-AB707
