Born Appleton, February 5, 1978; married; 3 children. Graduate St. Mary Central H.S. (Menasha) 1996; B.S. history UW-Oshkosh 2001. Self-employed home builder. 2nd Lt. Wis. Air National Guard; Iraq War veteran. Member: Valley Homebuilders Assn.; American Legion; AMVETS; VFW.
Elected to Assembly 2006-08; elected to Senate 2014.
Member of Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, State Council on and State Capitol and Executive Residence Board
(first or second author, first sponsor)
3/14/2016: 2015 Senate Resolution 12
Relating to: honoring and commending the remarkable and distinguished service of Michael G. Ellis.
2/23/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 760
Relating to: referrals for subjects of alerts for missing adults and operator's license review. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 748
Relating to: informed consent for psychotropic medications in nursing homes and community-based residential facilities. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 749
Relating to: report on dementia crisis unit pilot program and placement of individuals with dementia. (FE)
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 750
Relating to: dementia specialist certification program. (FE)
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 715
Relating to: creating the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
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.
2/3/2016: 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 702
Relating to: fantasy games and providing a penalty. (FE)
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)
1/27/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 810
Relating to: the Fox River Navigational System visitor center. (FE)
1/27/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 650
Relating to: nondiscriminatory insurance coverage of chiropractic services, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/26/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 641
Relating to: the Fox River Navigational System visitor center. (FE)
1/26/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 809
Relating to: nondiscriminatory insurance coverage of chiropractic services, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
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 Senate Bill 626
Relating to: injunctions against harrassment and abuse.
1/22/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 601
Relating to: local regulation of certain containers.
1/22/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 767
Relating to: injunctions against harrassment and abuse.
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 575
Relating to: official logotypes for Wisconsin veteran-owned businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 578
Relating to: changes affecting tourism entities under the room tax.
1/15/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 730
Relating to: local regulation of certain containers.
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 714
Relating to: changes affecting tourism entities under the room tax.
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 707
Relating to: official logotypes for Wisconsin veteran-owned businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses. (FE)
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 695
Relating to: creating the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
12/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 402
Relating to: establishment of a dietetic internship program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
11/18/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 530
Relating to: establishment of a dietetic internship program and granting rule-making authority. (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)
10/9/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 300
Relating to: the sales and use tax imposed on a jukebox. (FE)
10/7/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 373
Relating to: the state civil service and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/1/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 285
Relating to: the state civil service and making an appropriation. (FE)
9/25/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 368
Relating to: regulation of persons that own or operate dental practices and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
9/10/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 334
Relating to: designating the monarch butterfly as the state butterfly.
8/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 319
Relating to: conveying interests in local government land for construction of natural gas lines. (FE)
8/20/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 231
Relating to: conveying interests in local government land for construction of natural gas lines. (FE)
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)
6/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: proclaiming August 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2015, Mile of Music Weekend.
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)
4/17/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the conclusion of the American Civil War.
4/14/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 163
Relating to: elimination of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Department of Financial Institutions; elimination of the Educational Approval Board; creation of the Department of Financial Institutions and Professional Standards; transfer of the Veterinary Examining Board to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and making appropriations. (FE)
4/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 119
Relating to: elimination of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Department of Financial Institutions; elimination of the Educational Approval Board; creation of the Department of Financial Institutions and Professional Standards; transfer of the Veterinary Examining Board to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and making appropriations. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 105
Relating to: limited authorization for the town of Rome in Adams County to make cash grants or loan subsidies to owners, lessees, or developers of land located in a tax incremental district created by the town. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 95
Relating to: falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 86
Relating to: renaming the Dwelling Code Council the Uniform Dwelling Code Council and renaming the Building Code Council the Commercial Building Code Council.
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 87
Relating to: inspection of certain renovations of one-family and two-family dwellings and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
3/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 123
Relating to: limited authorization for the town of Rome in Adams County to make cash grants or loan subsidies to owners, lessees, or developers of land located in a tax incremental district created by the town. (FE)
3/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
3/26/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 114
Relating to: falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE)
3/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 111
Relating to: inspection of certain renovations of one-family and two-family dwellings and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
3/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 110
Relating to: renaming the Dwelling Code Council the Uniform Dwelling Code Council and renaming the Building Code Council the Commercial Building Code Council.
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 Assembly Bill 56
Relating to: University of Wisconsin System reports regarding remedial courses in English and mathematics.
2/19/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 40
Relating to: setoffs against tax refunds for debts related to providing ambulance services. (FE)
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 43
Relating to: obtaining a search warrant for certain civil violations. (FE)
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 44
Relating to: transfer of certain fish and game approvals to persons with disabilities and the transfer of Class A bear licenses to persons awarded the Purple Heart or serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces. (FE)
2/11/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 29
Relating to: obtaining a search warrant for certain civil violations. (FE)
2/3/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 20
Relating to: transfer of certain fish and game approvals to persons with disabilities and the transfer of Class A bear licenses to persons awarded the Purple Heart or serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces. (FE)
3/11/2016: 2015 Senate Resolution 11
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Rosemary Hinkfuss.
2/17/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 109
Relating to: commending the ardent and remarkable service of Justice Antonin Scalia.
2/9/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 96
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2016, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin.
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)
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 90
Relating to: commending the Legislative Audit Bureau on the occasion of its 50th year of service to the legislature.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 670
Relating to: persons authorized to officiate at a marriage.
2/1/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 687
Relating to: long-term care districts and care management organizations. (FE)
1/15/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 583
Relating to: grants for participation in robotics competitions and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/8/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 537
Relating to: rights under certain agreements or qualified financial contracts.
1/8/2016: 2015 Senate Bill 539
Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council to levy an assessment.
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 500
Relating to: restitution owed to victims of crime.
10/13/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 312
Relating to: review of proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs.
9/30/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 283
Relating to: authorized activities of Class A beer retailers and of brewers.
9/18/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 260
Relating to: sale and use of fetal body parts and providing a criminal penalty.
9/15/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Month.
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.
7/31/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 221
Relating to: definition of tetrahydrocannabinols.
6/18/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Robert K. Zukowski.
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.
6/2/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: the life and service of Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper.
5/22/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 179
Relating to: requiring a determination of probable postfertilization age of an unborn child before abortion, prohibiting abortion of an unborn child considered capable of experiencing pain, informed consent, abortion reporting, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
5/21/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 168
Relating to: various changes regarding administrative rules and rule-making procedures; time limits for emergency rules; and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/14/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 164
Relating to: charging resident fees to nonresident veterans and their family members attending technical colleges. (FE)
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 113
Relating to: town zoning ordinances affecting shorelands.
3/27/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as diabetes awareness month.
3/23/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 80
Relating to: exempting certain vehicles of utilities from class B highway weight limitations and certain special or seasonal weight limitations. (FE)
3/13/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 17
Relating to: proclaiming March 2015 as Concussion Awareness Month.
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.
2/5/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: the life and public service of Jerry Van Sistine.
2/5/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 23
Relating to: regulating air pollution from residential and commercial wood heaters. (FE)
1/30/2015: 2015 Senate Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: the public service of Laura Rose.
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).
1/16/2015: 2015 Senate Bill 1
Relating to: the school and school district accountability report, chronically failing schools and school districts, and educational options information. (FE)
2/16/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 113
Relating to: commending the ardent and remarkable service of Justice Antonin Scalia.
2/3/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 856
Relating to: long-term care districts and care management organizations. (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)
1/13/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 705
Relating to: authorizing the Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council to levy an assessment.
1/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 665
Relating to: grants for participation in robotics competitions and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Bill 663
Relating to: restitution owed to victims of crime.
1/8/2016: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 95
Relating to: the public service of Vicki R. Holten.
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)
11/13/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 507
Relating to: persons authorized to officiate at a marriage.
11/2/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as diabetes awareness month.
10/15/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 409
Relating to: the sales and use tax imposed on a jukebox. (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.
10/9/2015: 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)
9/28/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: the life and public service of Dr. Ronald H. Lingren.
9/3/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 326
Relating to: requiring approval by a municipal governing body before construction of highway roundabouts. (FE)
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.
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)
6/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 253
Relating to: ratification of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and making appropriations. (FE)
6/4/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 251
Relating to: various changes regarding administrative rules and rule-making procedures; time limits for emergency rules; and making an appropriation. (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.
5/22/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 237
Relating to: requiring a determination of probable postfertilization age of an unborn child before abortion, prohibiting abortion of an unborn child considered capable of experiencing pain, informed consent, abortion reporting, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
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)
5/20/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 235
Relating to: charging resident fees to nonresident veterans and their family members attending technical colleges. (FE)
5/19/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 228
Relating to: definition of tetrahydrocannabinols.
4/15/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 165
Relating to: town zoning ordinances affecting shorelands.
4/8/2015: 2015 Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: proclaiming April 2015 as Forestry and Paper Products Month.
3/27/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 122
Relating to: exempting certain vehicles of utilities from class B highway weight limitations and certain special or seasonal weight limitations. (FE)
2/17/2015: 2015 Assembly Bill 31
Relating to: setoffs against tax refunds for debts related to providing ambulance services. (FE)
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.
2/5/2015: 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 3
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Annette Polly Williams.
2/23/2016: 2015 SA1-SB760
2/10/2016: 2015 SA1-SSA1-SB715
2/10/2016: 2015 SSA1-SB715
Relating to: creating the Wisconsin Digital Property Act.
2/10/2016: 2015 SA2-SB601
2/9/2016: 2015 SA2-SB654
2/9/2016: 2015 SA1-SB654
2/1/2016: 2015 SA1-SB601
2/1/2016: 2015 SSA1-SB327
Relating to: regulation of dental practices and persons that own or operate dental practices and membership of the Dentistry Examining Board.
2/1/2016: 2015 SA1-SB626
1/21/2016: 2015 SA1-SB402
10/12/2015: 2015 SA1-SB285
4/27/2015: 2015 SA1-SB95
3/27/2015: 2015 SSA1-SB59
Relating to: University of Wisconsin System reports regarding remedial courses in English and mathematics.