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Biography

  • Born Plymouth, Wisconsin, March 24, 1985; married; one child.
  • Graduate Plymouth High School, 2003; B.A. in Political Science, B.S. in Public Administration, University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, 2007. Completed 2016 Emerging Leader Program at University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
  • Full-time legislator. Former district director, Congressman Tom Petri.
  • Member: Sheboygan County Youth Apprenticeship Grant Advisory Committee; Sheboygan Elks #299; National Association of Parliamentarians; Republican Party of Sheboygan County (former member executive committee); 6th District Republican Party (former vice chair); former Republican Party of Wisconsin Executive Committee.
  • Former member: Plymouth Rotary; Exchange Club (president).
  • Elected to Assembly since 2014.

2017 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 2/28/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 988
    Relating to: notices of eligibility to receive a prize.

  • 2/28/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 989
    Relating to: creating a resort manufacturer permit authorizing the production and sale of intoxicating liquor, and activities and retail interests of resort manufacturers; creating an Office of Alcohol Beverages Enforcement attached to the Department of Revenue and transferring alcohol beverages regulation and enforcement functions to this office; and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 2/13/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 801
    Relating to: creating a resort manufacturer permit authorizing the production and sale of intoxicating liquor, and activities and retail interests of resort manufacturers; creating an Office of Alcohol Beverages Enforcement attached to the Department of Revenue and transferring alcohol beverages regulation and enforcement functions to this office; and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 10/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 594
    Relating to: outdoor advertising signs that do not conform to local ordinances and that are affected by certain transportation-related projects. (FE)

  • 10/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 595
    Relating to: the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs along highways. (FE)

  • 10/27/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 495
    Relating to: the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs along highways. (FE)

  • 10/27/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 496
    Relating to: outdoor advertising signs that do not conform to local ordinances and that are affected by certain transportation-related projects. (FE)

  • 10/9/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 436
    Relating to: registration of fantasy contest operators, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 10/2/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 526
    Relating to: registration of fantasy contest operators, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 7/13/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 66
    Relating to: proclaiming November 2017 as diabetes awareness month.

  • 6/27/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 67
    Relating to: proclaiming November 2017 as diabetes awareness month.

  • 3/20/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 176
    Relating to: adopting a provision of the Internal Revenue Code related to the tax-free distribution from an individual retirement account to a qualified charitable organization. (FE)

  • 2/6/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 6
    Relating to: designating the state of Wisconsin's aviation heritage center.

  • 2/2/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 4
    Relating to: designating the state of Wisconsin's aviation heritage center.

2017 Co-authored Proposals

  • 12/4/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 119
    Relating to: Relating to: the life and public service of Bishop Robert C. Morlino.

  • 2/20/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 970
    Relating to: changing the rate of the earned income tax credit. (FE)

  • 2/19/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 110
    Relating to: recognizing May 7 through May 11, 2018, as National Teacher Appreciation Week in Wisconsin.

  • 2/14/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 107
    Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Robert "Bob" Gannon.

  • 1/30/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 893
    Relating to: special registration plates providing admission to state parks and recreation areas and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/29/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 879
    Relating to: coercive conditions attached to federal funding. (FE)

  • 1/17/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 97
    Relating to: congratulating the 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the impressive accomplishments for this season.

  • 1/12/2018: 2017 Assembly Bill 835
    Relating to: sparsity aid, the revenue limit ceiling for school districts, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/8/2018: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 93
    Relating to: eligibility and conditions for release prior to conviction of persons accused of certain crimes and considerations for imposing bail (first consideration).

  • 12/28/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 805
    Relating to: excluding certain college credit in high school programs from the Early College Credit Program. (FE)

  • 12/28/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 798
    Relating to: direct primary care program for Medical Assistance recipients and direct primary care agreements. (FE)

  • 12/19/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 772
    Relating to: exempting from the state family and medical leave law an employer that is covered under the federal family and medical leave law. (FE)

  • 12/19/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 752
    Relating to: applications for alcohol beverage licenses and permits and for cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses, appointment of corporate agents of alcohol beverage licensees and permittees, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 12/13/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 744
    Relating to: insurance policy renewal in an affiliate and the use and contents of certificates of insurance.

  • 12/7/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 733
    Relating to: fee waivers for certain occupational credentials. (FE)

  • 12/7/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 735
    Relating to: creating a penalty applicable to a seller that continues to collect sales tax erroneously on a product after receiving two or more written notices that the product is not taxable; certification of property assessors; use of social security numbers on certain tax documents; electronic delivery of notices by the Department of Revenue; and the responsibility for fees and disbursements in garnishment actions. (FE)

  • 12/5/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 712
    Relating to: enforcement of federal and state laws relating to the management of the wolf population and to the killing of wolves and expenditure of funds for wolf management purposes. (FE)

  • 12/5/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 713
    Relating to: conforming a floodplain zoning ordinance to a federal letter of map amendment. (FE)

  • 11/17/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 90
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Gerald D. Kleczka.

  • 11/9/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 85
    Relating to: congratulating the Dane County Farmers' Market on its 45th anniversary.

  • 10/24/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 577
    Relating to: grants to support donation of farm and food products to food banks and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 10/24/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 589
    Relating to: regulation of sign language interpretation services, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

  • 10/24/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 588
    Relating to: prohibiting the funding and use of the Sheboygan Kohler-Andrae air quality monitor. (FE)

  • 10/16/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 537
    Relating to: amounts obligated under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program for water infrastructure projects in state parks. (FE)

  • 10/2/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 77
    Relating to: commending Oshkosh Corporation on its 100th anniversary.

  • 9/20/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 500
    Relating to: ratification of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 9/11/2017: 2017 Assembly Resolution 13
    Relating to: condemning the violence perpetuated by groups to achieve an end.

  • 9/7/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
    Relating to: commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, Inc., and declaring October 21, 2017, Packers Hall of Fame Day.

  • 8/24/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 481
    Relating to: creating family treatment court and juvenile treatment court grant programs in the Department of Children and Families. (FE)

  • 8/24/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 478
    Relating to: registration fees and surcharges for automobiles and certain motor trucks propelled by electrical energy. (FE)

  • 8/17/2017: August 2017 Special Session Assembly Resolution 1
    Relating to: condemning the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017.

  • 8/1/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 458
    Relating to: adding a circuit court branch in Calumet County. (FE)

  • 7/26/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 456
    Relating to: alternative highway project delivery methods; prevailing wage for public works projects; municipal approval of highway roundabouts; local referendum imposing a wheel tax; funding for and audit of the Department of Transportation; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 6/30/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 420
    Relating to: public annual reports of business improvement districts. (FE)

  • 6/30/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 426
    Relating to: submission of base budget review reports by state agencies, the legislature, and the courts. (FE)

  • 6/29/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 414
    Relating to: underage sexual activity and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

  • 6/14/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 384
    Relating to: the expiration of administrative rules. (FE)

  • 6/14/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 61
    Relating to: recognizing November 19 as Tommy G. Thompson Day in Wisconsin.

  • 5/31/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 54
    Relating to: recognizing June 2017 as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.

  • 5/16/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 330
    Relating to: the rule-making authority of certain agencies.

  • 5/12/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 317
    Relating to: review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; retrospective economic impact analyses for rules; and reporting by the Legislative Reference Bureau on rules in need of revision. (FE)

  • 5/5/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 299
    Relating to: free expression within the University of Wisconsin System, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

  • 5/4/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 47
    Relating to: the rights of crime victims (first consideration).

  • 4/14/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 32
    Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Sicula.

  • 4/14/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 247
    Relating to: going armed with a firearm and electric weapons, licenses for carrying a concealed weapon, trespassing while armed with a firearm, and providing criminal penalties. (FE)

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 239
    Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit to provide assistance to young adults and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/10/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 220
    Relating to: reimbursement for lodging expenses for employees of the University of Wisconsin System. (FE)

  • 4/10/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 226
    Relating to: local assistance for remediating contaminated wells and failing wastewater treatment systems and award limits for contaminated well grants. (FE)

  • 3/20/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 169
    Relating to: the municipal treasurer's bond for tax distribution. (FE)

  • 3/16/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 150
    Relating to: requiring the payment of health insurance premiums, and establishing a loan program, for survivors of a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or fire fighter who dies in the line of duty and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 3/1/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 105
    Relating to: replacement, reconstruction, and transfer of an approved high capacity well, recommendation of special groundwater measures by the Department of Natural Resources, and metering requirements and grants for certain high capacity wells.

  • 2/28/2017: 2017 Assembly Joint Resolution 13
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Thomas Larson.

  • 1/31/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 42
    Relating to: various changes regarding administrative rules and rule-making procedures and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/19/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 28
    Relating to: expiration dates of renewed licenses to carry a concealed weapon.

  • 1/17/2017: 2017 Assembly Bill 24
    Relating to: project labor agreements and public contracts. (FE)

2017 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 12/4/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 118
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of President George H.W. Bush.

  • 3/7/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 113
    Relating to: honoring the 200th anniversary of Crawford County.

  • 2/21/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 108
    Relating to: recognizing May 7 through May 11, 2018, as National Teacher Appreciation Week in Wisconsin.

  • 2/15/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 106
    Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Robert "Bob" Gannon.

  • 2/15/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 808
    Relating to: notices of eligibility to receive a prize.

  • 1/19/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 710
    Relating to: coercive conditions attached to federal funding. (FE)

  • 1/19/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 95
    Relating to: eligibility and conditions for release prior to conviction of persons accused of certain crimes and considerations for imposing bail (first consideration).

  • 1/17/2018: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 90
    Relating to: congratulating the 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the impressive accomplishments for this season.

  • 1/10/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 690
    Relating to: sparsity aid, the revenue limit ceiling for school districts, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/4/2018: 2017 Senate Bill 677
    Relating to: excluding certain college credit in high school programs from the Early College Credit Program. (FE)

  • 12/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 670
    Relating to: direct primary care program for Medical Assistance recipients and direct primary care agreements. (FE)

  • 12/7/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 632
    Relating to: applications for alcohol beverage licenses and permits and for cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses, appointment of corporate agents of alcohol beverage licensees and permittees, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 11/30/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 618
    Relating to: insurance policy renewal in an affiliate and the use and contents of certificates of insurance.

  • 11/30/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 616
    Relating to: fee waivers for certain occupational credentials. (FE)

  • 11/30/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 617
    Relating to: creating a penalty applicable to a seller that continues to collect sales tax erroneously on a product after receiving two or more written notices that the product is not taxable; certification of property assessors; use of social security numbers on certain tax documents; electronic delivery of notices by the Department of Revenue; and the responsibility for fees and disbursements in garnishment actions. (FE)

  • 11/30/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 601
    Relating to: conforming a floodplain zoning ordinance to a federal letter of map amendment. (FE)

  • 11/30/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 602
    Relating to: enforcement of federal and state laws relating to the management of the wolf population and to the killing of wolves and expenditure of funds for wolf management purposes. (FE)

  • 11/8/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 87
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Gerald D. Kleczka.

  • 11/6/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 86
    Relating to: congratulating the Dane County Farmers' Market on its 45th anniversary.

  • 10/27/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 487
    Relating to: grants to support donation of farm and food products to food banks and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 10/27/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 490
    Relating to: exempting from the state family and medical leave law an employer that is covered under the federal family and medical leave law. (FE)

  • 10/18/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 465
    Relating to: regulation of sign language interpretation services, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

  • 10/18/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 466
    Relating to: prohibiting the funding and use of the Sheboygan Kohler-Andrae air quality monitor. (FE)

  • 10/2/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 421
    Relating to: amounts obligated under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program for water infrastructure projects in state parks. (FE)

  • 9/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 417
    Relating to: ratification of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 8/31/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 73
    Relating to: commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, Inc., and declaring October 21, 2017, Packers Hall of Fame Day.

  • 8/24/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 390
    Relating to: creating family treatment court and juvenile treatment court grant programs in the Department of Children and Families. (FE)

  • 8/3/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 69
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Theodore "Ted" Kanavas.

  • 8/3/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 365
    Relating to: adding a circuit court branch in Calumet County. (FE)

  • 8/3/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 374
    Relating to: alternative highway project delivery methods; prevailing wage for public works projects; municipal approval of highway roundabouts; local referendum imposing a wheel tax; funding for and audit of the Department of Transportation; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 7/13/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 337
    Relating to: submission of base budget review reports by state agencies, the legislature, and the courts. (FE)

  • 7/13/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 343
    Relating to: underage sexual activity and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

  • 6/23/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 322
    Relating to: review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; retrospective economic impact analyses for rules; and reporting by the Legislative Reference Bureau on rules in need of revision. (FE)

  • 6/23/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 64
    Relating to: recognizing November 19 as Tommy G. Thompson Day in Wisconsin.

  • 6/23/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 336
    Relating to: public annual reports of business improvement districts. (FE)

  • 6/23/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 325
    Relating to: underage sexual activity and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

  • 6/15/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 295
    Relating to: the expiration of administrative rules. (FE)

  • 6/9/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 59
    Relating to: recognizing June 2017 as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.

  • 6/2/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 278
    Relating to: the rule-making authority of certain agencies.

  • 5/17/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 250
    Relating to: free expression within the University of Wisconsin System, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

  • 5/17/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 53
    Relating to: the rights of crime victims (first consideration).

  • 5/4/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 217
    Relating to: funding for the Department of Transportation and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 4/20/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 38
    Relating to: the life and public service of Alvin J. Baldus.

  • 4/20/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 208
    Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit to provide assistance to young adults and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 168
    Relating to: local assistance for remediating contaminated wells and failing wastewater treatment systems and award limits for contaminated well grants. (FE)

  • 4/13/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 169
    Relating to: going armed with a firearm and electric weapons, licenses for carrying a concealed weapon, trespassing while armed with a firearm, and providing criminal penalties. (FE)

  • 3/29/2017: 2017 Senate Joint Resolution 29
    Relating to: honoring the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women's basketball team.

  • 3/23/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 121
    Relating to: adopting a provision of the Internal Revenue Code related to the tax-free distribution from an individual retirement account to a qualified charitable organization. (FE)

  • 3/23/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 123
    Relating to: the municipal treasurer's bond for tax distribution. (FE)

  • 3/9/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 97
    Relating to: requiring the payment of health insurance premiums, and establishing a loan program, for survivors of a law enforcement officer, emergency medical technician, or fire fighter who dies in the line of duty and making appropriations. (FE)

  • 2/21/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 76
    Relating to: replacement, reconstruction, and transfer of an approved high capacity well, recommendation of special groundwater measures by the Department of Natural Resources, and metering requirements and grants for certain high capacity wells.

  • 1/26/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 15
    Relating to: various changes regarding administrative rules and rule-making procedures and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/20/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 7
    Relating to: expiration dates of renewed licenses to carry a concealed weapon.

  • 1/13/2017: 2017 Senate Bill 3
    Relating to: project labor agreements and public contracts. (FE)

2017 Authored Amendments

  • 2/15/2018: 2017 AA1-ASA1-AB433

  • 2/14/2018: 2017 ASA2-AB595
    Relating to: the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs along highways.

  • 2/14/2018: 2017 ASA1-AB595
    Relating to: the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs along highways.

  • 2/13/2018: 2017 AA3-AB594

  • 2/12/2018: 2017 ASA1-AB433
    Relating to: closing hours for retail sales by wineries, retail sales of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the licensed premises, and consumption of alcohol beverages on certain nonpublic property.

  • 11/3/2017: 2017 AA1-ASA2-AB122

2017 Votes