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Biography

  • Born Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, October 13, 1980; married; 5 children.
  • Graduate Green Bay Southwest High School, 1999; B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003; graduate certificate from University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs.
  • Former communications and planning director, and environmental consultant.
  • Member: Wisconsin Council on Domestic Abuse; Wisconsin Small Business Environmental Council; Family & Childcare Resources of Northeast Wisconsin (board member); Green Bay Area Crime Stoppers (board member); Van Handel Foundation for Families of Children with Special Needs (board member); Golden House Domestic Abuse Shelter Community Leadership Council; Brown County Taxpayers Association; Knights of Columbus.
  • Former member: Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board, 2001–03.
  • Additional appointments: Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board; Council on Tourism; Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
  • Recipient: Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence Legislative Champion Award; Wisconsin Counties Association Outstanding Legislator Award; Pro-Life Wisconsin Legislator of the Year; NFIB Guardian of Small Business Award; Wisconsin Family Council William Wilberforce Freedom Award; Brown County Crime Prevention Foundation Crimefighter Award; Manitowoc County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition IMPACT Recognition; Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families Shining Star of Education Reform; Phillips Foundation Distinguished Young Conservative Leader of the Year; Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Legislator of the Year; Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Legislator of the Year; Oral Health Partnership Children’s Health Champion; Wisconsin Towns Association Friend of Towns; Wisconsin Professional Police Association Legislator of the Year; Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association Legislator of the Year; U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform State Legislative Achievement Award.
  • Legislature: Elected to Assembly 2010–2016. Elected to Senate 2018.

Member of Building Commission

2021 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 3/1/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 123
    Relating to: the private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation grant program and a septage characterization study. (FE)

  • 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 151
    Relating to: the environmental compliance audit program.

  • 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 153
    Relating to: creating a sexual assault victim bill of rights. (FE)

  • 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 157
    Relating to: grants to technical college and tribal college students for apprenticeship expenses and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 158
    Relating to: requiring the Department of Financial Institutions to study and report on establishing a section 529A ABLE savings account program. (FE)

  • 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 11
    Relating to: honoring the life and commemorating the career and accomplishments of Rush Limbaugh.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 99
    Relating to: sediment removed from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 102
    Relating to: judicial notice of certain court records relating to domestic violence or child abuse.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 105
    Relating to: exclusion of certain military allowances in determining gross income for purposes of child support.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 103
    Relating to: a Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 100
    Relating to: guardian training requirements.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 101
    Relating to: proposed parenting plans in certain actions affecting the family.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 104
    Relating to: calculating the child support obligation and elimination of family support.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 115
    Relating to: creating an individual income tax subtraction for tuition paid for apprenticeship programs. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 90
    Relating to: battery or threat to a probation, extended supervision, and parole agent; a community supervision agent; or an aftercare agent or a family member of the agent and providing a penalty.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 83
    Relating to: stalking and providing a penalty.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 125
    Relating to: creating an individual income tax subtraction for tuition paid for apprenticeship programs. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 127
    Relating to: requiring informed consent before performing a pelvic exam on a patient who is under general anesthesia or unconscious.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 113
    Relating to: the distribution and labeling of fertilizers and soil or plant additives produced from manure. (FE)

  • 2/17/2021: January 2021 Special Session Senate Bill 1
    Relating to: transactions with the Department of Workforce Development under the unemployment insurance law, funding for unemployment insurance modernization efforts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/12/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 58
    Relating to: terminating a tenancy for fear of imminent violence.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 104
    Relating to: exclusion of certain military allowances in determining gross income for purposes of child support.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 108
    Relating to: a Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 100
    Relating to: battery or threat to a probation, extended supervision, and parole agent; a community supervision agent; or an aftercare agent or a family member of the agent and providing a penalty.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 92
    Relating to: guardian training requirements.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 93
    Relating to: sediment removed from Lake Michigan or Lake Superior.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 105
    Relating to: calculating the child support obligation and elimination of family support.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 106
    Relating to: judicial notice of certain court records relating to domestic violence or child abuse.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 107
    Relating to: proposed parenting plans in certain actions affecting the family.

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 85
    Relating to: stalking and providing a penalty.

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 34
    Relating to: coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions and benefit limits under health plans.

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 38
    Relating to: exempting veterans and members of the armed forces from admissions application fees at University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges. (FE)

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 40
    Relating to: modifying the medical care insurance deduction for self-employed individuals. (FE)

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 48
    Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 42
    Relating to: entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a penalty.

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 39
    Relating to: exempting military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces and sunsetting the armed forces member tax credit. (FE)

  • 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 84
    Relating to: the private on-site wastewater treatment system replacement or rehabilitation grant program and a septage characterization study. (FE)

  • 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 61
    Relating to: the method of selecting presidential electors.

  • 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 67
    Relating to: terminating a tenancy for fear of imminent violence.

  • 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 66
    Relating to: voice recordings of testimony that forms the basis of an application for a search warrant.

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 21
    Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 23
    Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus.

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 26
    Relating to: prohibiting the out-of-home placement of a child with a person with a record of a crime against a child. (FE)

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 17
    Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law. (FE)

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 24
    Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship.

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 25
    Relating to: prohibiting mandatory vaccination for employment.

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 53
    Relating to: entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a penalty.

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 24
    Relating to: prohibiting the out-of-home placement of a child with a person with a record of a crime against a child. (FE)

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 26
    Relating to: prostitution crime surcharge and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 29
    Relating to: a disclaimer of parental rights and payments allowed in connection with an adoption.

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 44
    Relating to: exempting veterans and members of the armed forces from admissions application fees at University of Wisconsin System schools and technical colleges. (FE)

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 21
    Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 23
    Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 40
    Relating to: coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions and benefit limits under health plans.

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 42
    Relating to: modifying the medical care insurance deduction for self-employed individuals. (FE)

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 43
    Relating to: exempting military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces and sunsetting the armed forces member tax credit. (FE)

  • 1/25/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 16
    Relating to: broadening the applicability of an individual income tax subtraction for certain reserve components of the armed forces and national guard. (FE)

  • 1/21/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 11
    Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law. (FE)

  • 1/21/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 12
    Relating to: broadening the applicability of an individual income tax subtraction for certain reserve components of the armed forces and national guard. (FE)

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 5
    Relating to: prohibiting mandatory vaccination for employment.

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 7
    Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship.

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 4
    Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus.

2021 Co-authored Proposals

  • 2/25/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 162
    Relating to: immunity from liability resulting from good faith actions under the child abuse and neglect reporting law.

  • 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 159
    Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 150
    Relating to: immunization-related mail.

  • 2/24/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 156
    Relating to: expanding the clean sweep program to include collection of certain fire fighting foams and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 117
    Relating to: boards of police and fire commissioners and protective services departments in populous cities. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 121
    Relating to: prohibiting use of choke holds by law enforcement officers in use of force policies. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 122
    Relating to: public access to policies regarding the use of force by law enforcement.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 123
    Relating to: reporting of law enforcement use of force incidents. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 116
    Relating to: modifications to legal custody or physical placement contingent upon a future event.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 119
    Relating to: decreasing shared revenue payments to municipalities based on decreased funding for law enforcement officers. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 120
    Relating to: law enforcement agency policies on the use of force.

  • 2/15/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 9
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2021 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 8
    Relating to: Convention of the States for one or more Constitutional amendments restraining abuses of power by the federal government.

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 94
    Relating to: tracking of sexual assault kits in sexual assault cases, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 99
    Relating to: throwing or expelling a bodily substance at a public safety worker or prosecutor. (FE)

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 97
    Relating to: excluding from income grants received from the federal coronavirus relief fund. (FE)

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 101
    Relating to: designating the Bart Starr Memorial Bridge.

  • 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 6
    Relating to: declaring January 24 to 30, 2021, School Choice Week and recognizing the importance of giving parents the choice in the educational path for their children.

  • 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 69
    Relating to: incorporating the Holocaust and other genocides into the state model social studies standards and requiring instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides. (FE)

  • 2/5/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 62
    Relating to: merit pay raises for state public defenders.

  • 2/2/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 55
    Relating to: publication of proceedings of meetings held by certain governmental bodies.

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 19
    Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 38
    Relating to: return to in-person work for state employees.

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 20
    Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults with securities accounts, violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 25
    Relating to: member meetings, bylaws, and emergency powers of a cooperative.

  • 1/28/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 39
    Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities and school district membership in an interscholastic athletic association in the 2021-22 school year. (FE)

  • 1/27/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 4
    Relating to: honoring the life and commemorating the career and accomplishments of Hank Aaron.

  • 1/21/2021: 2021 Senate Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: terminating the COVID-19 public health emergency, including all emergency orders and actions taken pursuant to declaration of the public health emergency.

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 6
    Relating to: requirements for a school board to close a school building to in-person instruction for more than 14 consecutive days during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years and a school board requirement to offer a full-time, in-person option to all pupils. (FE)

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 8
    Relating to: distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

  • 1/15/2021: 2021 Senate Bill 3
    Relating to: pharmacy benefit managers, prescription drug benefits, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

2021 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 2/24/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 9
    Relating to: Convention of the States for one or more Constitutional amendments restraining abuses of power by the federal government.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 108
    Relating to: law enforcement agency policies on the use of force.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 111
    Relating to: decreasing shared revenue payments to municipalities based on decreased funding for law enforcement officers. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 109
    Relating to: reporting of law enforcement use of force incidents. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 110
    Relating to: public access to policies regarding the use of force by law enforcement.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 113
    Relating to: modifications to legal custody or physical placement contingent upon a future event.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 114
    Relating to: boards of police and fire commissioners and protective services departments in populous cities. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 91
    Relating to: throwing or expelling a bodily substance at a public safety worker or prosecutor. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 97
    Relating to: designating the Bart Starr Memorial Bridge.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 84
    Relating to: voice recordings of testimony that forms the basis of an application for a search warrant.

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 81
    Relating to: excluding from income grants received from the federal coronavirus relief fund. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 87
    Relating to: tracking of sexual assault kits in sexual assault cases, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/18/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 89
    Relating to: return to in-person work for state employees.

  • 2/12/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 60
    Relating to: publication of proceedings of meetings held by certain governmental bodies.

  • 2/12/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 62
    Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities and school district membership in an interscholastic athletic association in the 2021-22 school year. (FE)

  • 2/11/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 6
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2021 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 35
    Relating to: the method of selecting presidential electors.

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 45
    Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults with securities accounts, violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 46
    Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.

  • 2/10/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 55
    Relating to: incorporating the Holocaust and other genocides into the state model social studies standards and requiring instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides. (FE)

  • 2/5/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 33
    Relating to: merit pay raises for state public defenders.

  • 1/29/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 22
    Relating to: member meetings, bylaws, and emergency powers of a cooperative.

  • 1/26/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: declaring January 24 to 30, 2021, School Choice Week and recognizing the importance of giving parents the choice in the educational path for their children.

  • 1/26/2021: 2021 Assembly Joint Resolution 2
    Relating to: honoring the life and commemorating the career and accomplishments of Hank Aaron.

  • 1/21/2021: 2021 Assembly Bill 7
    Relating to: pharmacy benefit managers, prescription drug benefits, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

2021 Authored Amendments

2021 Votes