Born Mayville, ND, April 29, 1961; married; 2 children. Graduate May-Port H.S. (Mayville, ND) 1979; attended Mayville St. College, North Dakota St. U.; D.V.M. Iowa St. U. 1986. Veterinarian. Member: Hudson Daybreak Rotary (fmr. pres.); Trinity Lutheran Church; Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce (fmr. pres.); Am. Veterinary Medical Assn.; Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Assn.; Minnesota Veterinary Medical Assn.; Republican Party of Wis.; Republican Party of St. Croix Co. (fmr. chm.); Republican Party of Pierce Co.; Iowa St. U. Alumni Assn.; Omega Tau Sigma. Mayor of Hudson 2008-10; Alderperson, Hudson 1996-2002; Hudson Library Bd. 1996-2002; Hudson Plan Commission 2008-10; St. Croix Business Park Bd. since 2010.
Elected to Assembly 2010; reelected since 2012.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 696
Relating to: an initial teaching license based on completion of a Montessori teacher education program.
1/4/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 494
Relating to: an initial teaching license based on completion of a Montessori teacher education program.
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 Senate Bill 482
Relating to: creating a procedure for granting certificates of qualification for employment. (FE)
12/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 614
Relating to: creating a procedure for granting certificates of qualification for employment. (FE)
11/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 398
Relating to: expungement of deoxyribonucleic acid from crime laboratories if person not adjudicated guilty or delinquent. (FE)
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 294
Relating to: reorganizing the Government Accountability Board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (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)
10/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 381
Relating to: no-knock search warrants. (FE)
5/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 239
Relating to: allowing a pupil's parent or guardian to opt out of certain statewide examinations and providing information about mandatory pupil examinations.
5/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 210
Relating to: an additional local sales and use tax for maintenance of streets and highways and making an appropriation. (FE)
2/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 41
Relating to: cooperative agreements for out-of-state real estate brokers, salespersons, and time-share salespersons. (FE)
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of David Earl Paulson.
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 33
Relating to: cooperative agreements for out-of-state real estate brokers, salespersons, and time-share salespersons. (FE)
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 38
Relating to: the issuance of retail alcohol beverage licenses for premises on which another business is conducted and the presence of underage persons on premises operating under a retail alcohol beverage license. (FE)
2/13/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 37
Relating to: the issuance of retail alcohol beverage licenses for premises on which another business is conducted and the presence of underage persons on premises operating under a retail alcohol beverage license. (FE)
1/29/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 19
Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/16/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 113
Relating to: commending the ardent and remarkable service of Justice Antonin Scalia.
2/11/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 110
Relating to: proclaiming May 13, 14, and 15, 2016, Syttende Mai Weekend.
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 Bill 857
Relating to: the authority of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection related to the inspection for, and abatement of, pests on properties that are not agricultural lands or agricultural business premises. (FE)
2/3/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 856
Relating to: long-term care districts and care management organizations. (FE)
2/2/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 845
Relating to: creating a legislative committee on the oversight of law enforcement and investigation. (FE)
1/20/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 751
Relating to: special needs scholarship program. (FE)
1/19/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 744
Relating to: requiring institutions of higher education to provide information to students relating to educational costs and financial literacy. (FE)
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.
1/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 664
Relating to: mental health services in schools.
1/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 95
Relating to: the public service of Vicki R. Holten.
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 659
Relating to: opioid treatment programs. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 657
Relating to: treatment and diversion programs and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 641
Relating to: eliminating the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions.
12/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 602
Relating to: accrediting entities for private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship program.
12/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 565
Relating to: funding for the Department of Transportation and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 537
Relating to: forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime. (FE)
11/24/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 534
Relating to: biennial budget requests of state agencies. (FE)
11/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 492
Relating to: local ordinances and providing a reduction in shared revenue payments. (FE)
10/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 466
Relating to: distribution of Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps. (FE)
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)
10/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 452
Relating to: the minimum price of merchandise sold at wholesale or retail. (FE)
10/21/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 430
Relating to: granting victims of certain crimes the right to be accompanied by a victim advocate. (FE)
10/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 394
Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.
10/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 389
Relating to: electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, proof of residence for voting in an election, authorizing Wisconsin to enter into agreements to share information related to the registration and voting of electors; election registration officials; testing election officials after training; electronic poll lists; election equipment approval; overvoted ballots; voter registration proof of residency for an individual in a residential care facility; counting of absentee ballots; witness address required for valid absentee ballot; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
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)
10/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 373
Relating to: the state civil service and making an appropriation. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 66
Relating to: accounting and expenditure of state funds and reduction of deficit (first consideration).
9/3/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 326
Relating to: requiring approval by a municipal governing body before construction of highway roundabouts. (FE)
8/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 321
Relating to: the school district budget summary, annual audit, and annual report.
8/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 310
Relating to: family planning and preventive health services grants and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
8/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 311
Relating to: billing the Medical Assistance program for prescription drugs by certain entities. (FE)
8/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 305
Relating to: sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a criminal penalty.
7/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 289
Relating to: exempting out-of-state emergency medical services personnel from licensure requirements.
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 44
Relating to: the life and service of Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper.
6/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Thomas Archer Lothian.
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)
5/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 222
Relating to: photo identification cards for FoodShare recipients. (FE)
5/12/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 212
Relating to: acts of concealment and misrepresentations in filing for or claiming unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
5/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 194
Relating to: requiring the successful completion of the civics portion of a citizenship test as a condition for obtaining a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma.
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 189
Relating to: authorizing Wisconsin to enter into agreements to share information related to the registration and voting of electors.
4/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 188
Relating to: removing FoodShare benefits from an inactive account and expunging unused benefits after one year. (FE)
4/15/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 167
Relating to: adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators. (FE)
4/15/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 164
Relating to: various election law changes.
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 Assembly Bill 140
Relating to: annual statements showing total public assistance and unemployment insurance benefits received. (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 68
Relating to: John Doe proceedings and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 16
Relating to: congratulating Bruce Larson on being named the 2014 Don Shula NFL National High School Coach of the Year.
2/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 14
Relating to: congratulating Bruce Larson on being named the 2015 Don Shula NFL National High School Coach of the Year.
2/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 56
Relating to: University of Wisconsin System reports regarding remedial courses in English and mathematics.
2/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 59
Relating to: creation of a category of business corporation identified as a benefit corporation.
2/23/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 60
Relating to: creation of a category of limited liability company identified as a low-profit limited liability company.
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 32
Relating to: elimination of the requirement that laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of a project of public works be paid the prevailing wage. (FE)
2/9/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 27
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways. (FE)
2/5/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 25
Relating to: regulating air pollution from residential and commercial wood heaters. (FE)
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.
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 11
Relating to: the newspaper recycling fee and the recycled content of newsprint used in newspapers. (FE)
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 14
Relating to: the regulation of raffles. (FE)
1/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 13
Relating to: the return of a seized firearm to the person who owns the firearm. (FE)
1/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
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)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 109
Relating to: commending the ardent and remarkable service of Justice Antonin Scalia.
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.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 89
Relating to: proclaiming May 13, 14, and 15, 2016, Syttende Mai Weekend.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 687
Relating to: long-term care districts and care management organizations. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 639
Relating to: creating a legislative committee on the oversight of law enforcement and investigation. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 615
Relating to: special needs scholarship program. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: proclaiming February 2016 as Black History Month.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 595
Relating to: requiring institutions of higher education to provide information to students relating to educational costs and financial literacy. (FE)
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 591
Relating to: mental health services in schools.
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.
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 522
Relating to: opioid treatment programs. (FE)
1/7/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 521
Relating to: forfeiture of property seized in relation to a crime. (FE)
1/6/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 502
Relating to: eliminating the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions.
12/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 467
Relating to: accrediting entities for private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship program.
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 407
Relating to: biennial budget requests of state agencies. (FE)
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 411
Relating to: funding for the Department of Transportation and making an appropriation. (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 66
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.
10/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 343
Relating to: distribution of Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps. (FE)
10/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 323
Relating to: granting victims of certain crimes the right to be accompanied by a victim advocate. (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 295
Relating to: electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, proof of residence for voting in an election, authorizing Wisconsin to enter into agreements to share information related to the registration and voting of electors; election registration officials; testing election officials after training; electronic poll lists; election equipment approval; overvoted ballots; voter registration proof of residency for an individual in a residential care facility; counting of absentee ballots; witness address required for valid absentee ballot; and granting rule-making authority. (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.
10/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 285
Relating to: the state civil service and making an appropriation. (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)
9/29/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 55
Relating to: accounting and expenditure of state funds and reduction of deficit (first consideration).
9/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 260
Relating to: sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a criminal penalty.
8/26/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 242
Relating to: requiring approval by a municipal governing body before construction of highway roundabouts. (FE)
8/24/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 238
Relating to: billing the Medical Assistance program for prescription drugs by certain entities. (FE)
8/24/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 237
Relating to: family planning and preventive health services grants and granting rule-making authority.
8/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 234
Relating to: the school district budget summary, annual audit, and annual report.
7/16/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 210
Relating to: exempting out-of-state emergency medical services personnel from licensure requirements.
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.
6/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 193
Relating to: allowing a pupil's parent or guardian to opt out of certain statewide examinations and providing information about mandatory pupil examinations.
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: the life and service of Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper.
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)
4/28/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 140
Relating to: acts of concealment and misrepresentations in filing for or claiming unemployment insurance benefits. (FE)
4/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 130
Relating to: adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators. (FE)
4/15/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 121
Relating to: various election law changes.
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)
2/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 59
Relating to: University of Wisconsin System reports regarding remedial courses in English and mathematics.
2/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 49
Relating to: elimination of the requirement that laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of a project of public works be paid the prevailing wage. (FE)
2/27/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: congratulating Bruce Larson on being named the 2015 Don Shula NFL National High School Coach of the Year.
2/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 43
Relating to: John Doe proceedings and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 26
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways. (FE)
2/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 22
Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty. (FE)
2/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 23
Relating to: regulating air pollution from residential and commercial wood heaters. (FE)
2/3/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: proclaiming May 15, 16, and 17, 2015, Syttende Mai Weekend.
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.
1/28/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: deleting from the constitution the office of state treasurer (first consideration).
1/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 8
Relating to: the regulation of raffles. (FE)
1/22/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 7
Relating to: the newspaper recycling fee and the recycled content of newsprint used in newspapers. (FE)
1/7/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
2/9/2016: 2015 AA6-ASA2-AB210
2/9/2016: 2015 ASA2-AB469
Relating to: the use of locker rooms by pupils.
1/26/2016: 2015 AA2-AB621
1/22/2016: 2015 AA1-AB614
1/19/2016: 2015 AA1-AB621
12/1/2015: 2015 AA2-ASA2-AB210
10/19/2015: 2015 AA4-AB388
10/15/2015: 2015 AA1-AB388
10/7/2015: 2015 AA1-ASA2-AB210
6/10/2015: 2015 ASA2-AB210
Relating to: an additional local sales and use tax for maintenance of streets and highways.
5/11/2015: 2015 ASA1-AB210
Relating to: an additional local sales and use tax for maintenance of streets and highways.
