Born Green Bay, April 25, 1958; married; 6 children. Graduate Green Bay Southwest H.S. 1976; B.A. accounting/finance 1980; M.S. Taxation 1982. Full-time legislator. Former treasurer, vice president corporate strategy, division president, and director of corporate tax for interstate trucking firm. Member: St. Bernards and St. Phillips Catholic Parish.
Elected to Assembly 2010; reelected 2012.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
11/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 489
Relating to: the number of mathematics and science credits required for a high school diploma.
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: commending the career of Donald Driver.
5/3/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 184
Relating to: payment of interest on advances made by the federal government to the unemployment reserve fund and making an appropriation. (FE)
4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 149
Relating to: payment of interest on advances made by the federal government to the unemployment reserve fund and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: honoring Donald Driver.
2/4/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 726
Relating to: providing that cannabidiol is not a tetrahydrocannabinol and dispensing cannabidiol as a treatment for a seizure disorder.
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.
1/29/2014: 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 669
Relating to: rule-making procedures and practice standards for certified public accountants.
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.
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 618
Relating to: the student information system, the disclosure of personally identifiable student data, and the disclosure of pupil records. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 616
Relating to: prohibiting the collection of a pupil's biometric data and the use of any device to assess a pupil's physiological or emotional state.
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 617
Relating to: directing the Department of Public Instruction to establish model academic standards and granting rule-making authority. (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.
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 428
Relating to: requiring the Family Care benefit and self-directed services option to be provided in certain northeastern Wisconsin counties. (FE)
10/15/2013: 2013 OC3 Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: increasing the amount of the supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)
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.
9/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 375
Relating to: development opportunity zones for areas experiencing mass layoffs or business closings. (FE)
9/5/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 51
Relating to: commending the life and military service of Major Thomas C. Griffin (retired), U.S. Army Air Corps.
6/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 257
Relating to: exemption from civil liability for electric service providers.
6/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 256
Relating to: citations to underage persons for alcohol beverages violations and disciplinary sanctions against University of Wisconsin System students for such violations and providing penalties. (FE)
5/31/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 225
Relating to: various changes in the campaign finance laws; exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election; identifying documentation to establish proof of residency for voter registration; recording the type of identifying document provided as proof of residence; limiting the times for voting by absentee ballot in person; the method of reporting election returns by municipalities; fees for election recounts; the method of recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment; residency of election officials; recall petition requirements; the procedure for recounting ballots when electors voting in person are required to sign the poll list and fail to do so; challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings; witness addresses on absentee ballot certificates; nominees submitted by the Government Accountability Board candidate committee; securing ballot containers; party representation for election officials serving at polling places; and scheduling of referendums. (FE)
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)
5/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 201
Relating to: giving certain veterans priority in registering for courses at the University of Wisconsin System.
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge William J. Duffy.
4/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 181
Relating to: venture capital investment program. (FE)
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)
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 170
Relating to: post-retirement employment of annuitants under the Wisconsin Retirement System, participation status under the Wisconsin Retirement System, and granting rule-making authority. (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.
3/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 109
Relating to: fees for dental services.
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 64
Relating to: costs of replacement or relocation of certain municipal utility facilities required by the construction of a freeway and eligibility for the safe drinking water loan program. (FE)
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 83
Relating to: limiting the regulation of wind energy systems by local governments. (FE)
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming women's history month.
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).
1/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 1
Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 547
Relating to: adaptive management plans for reducing discharges of phosphorus and total suspended solids to the waters of the state and a statewide variance to the water quality standard for phosphorus for certain dischargers. (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)
1/24/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 515
Relating to: rule-making procedures and practice standards for certified public accountants.
1/21/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 503
Relating to: requiring the Family Care benefit and self-directed services option to be provided in certain northeastern Wisconsin counties. (FE)
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 293
Relating to: development opportunity zones for areas experiencing mass layoffs or business closings. (FE)
8/29/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 47
Relating to: commending the life and military service of Major Thomas C. Griffin (retired), U.S. Army Air Corps.
6/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 222
Relating to: citations to underage persons for alcohol beverages violations and disciplinary sanctions against University of Wisconsin System students for such violations and providing penalties. (FE)
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 169
Relating to: venture capital investment program. (FE)
4/16/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 23
Relating to: commending Bellin Memorial Hospital for being named the nation's safest hospital.
4/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 131
Relating to: fees for dental services.
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Ms. Tasha Schuh for being crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA.
3/28/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 14
Relating to: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women's basketball team.
3/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 71
Relating to: limiting the regulation of wind energy systems by local governments. (FE)
3/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 55
Relating to: costs of replacement or relocation of certain municipal utility facilities required by the construction of a freeway and eligibility for the safe drinking water loan program. (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)
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 Bill 1
Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. (FE)
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).
11/11/2013: 2013 ASA2-AB489
Relating to: the number of mathematics and science credits required for a high school diploma and high school credits for coursework in career and technical education and computer sciences.
11/7/2013: 2013 AA4-ASA1-AB489
11/6/2013: 2013 AA3-ASA1-AB489
11/5/2013: 2013 AA2-ASA1-AB489
11/5/2013: 2013 AA1-ASA1-AB489
11/4/2013: 2013 ASA1-AB489
Relating to: the number of mathematics and science credits required for a high school diploma and high school credits for coursework in computer sciences.
