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Biography

  • Born Louisville, Kentucky, November 4, 1969; married; 3 children.
  • Graduate Oak Creek High School, 1987; Trans-American School of Broadcasting (Madison), 1989; attended University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 1987–88.
  • Realtor; owner, family-run natural dog treat company; owner, communications consulting company. Former radio morning show host, news anchor; communications director for Assembly speaker Jeff Fitzgerald.
  • Member: Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels; Watertown Elks Lodge #666; Watertown Moose Lodge #830.
  • Former member: Radio TV News Directors Association; Milwaukee Press Club.
  • Elected to Assembly 2012-20. Elected to Senate in April 2021 special election.

Member of Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council and Education Commission of the States

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 5/9/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 240
    Relating to: workforce literacy grant program. (FE)

  • 5/9/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 241
    Relating to: tax incremental financing districts containing qualified data centers. (FE)

  • 5/2/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 235
    Relating to: workforce literacy grant program. (FE)

  • 4/29/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 228
    Relating to: tax incremental financing districts containing qualified data centers. (FE)

  • 4/23/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 206
    Relating to: the procedure for adding federal newborn screening recommendations to the state-required newborn screenings, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 4/15/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 195
    Relating to: revoking a transfer of real property on death, obtaining evidence of the termination of a decedent’s property interests, disbursing deposits after rescission of real property wholesaler contracts, and filing satisfactions of judgment.

  • 4/14/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 193
    Relating to: revoking a transfer of real property on death, obtaining evidence of the termination of a decedent’s property interests, disbursing deposits after rescission of real property wholesaler contracts, and filing satisfactions of judgment.

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 145
    Relating to: the procedure for adding federal newborn screening recommendations to the state-required newborn screenings, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 18
    Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

  • 1/31/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 1
    Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

2025 Co-authored Proposals

  • 4/16/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 206
    Relating to: voidable provisions in residential rental agreements and the application of the Wisconsin Consumer Act to leases. (FE)

  • 4/16/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 27
    Relating to: proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin.

  • 4/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 180
    Relating to: modifications to housing programs under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. (FE)

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 13
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 6
    Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 2
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

2025 Votes

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 5/9/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 240
    Relating to: workforce literacy grant program. (FE)

  • 5/9/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 241
    Relating to: tax incremental financing districts containing qualified data centers. (FE)

  • 5/2/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 235
    Relating to: workforce literacy grant program. (FE)

  • 4/29/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 228
    Relating to: tax incremental financing districts containing qualified data centers. (FE)

  • 4/23/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 206
    Relating to: the procedure for adding federal newborn screening recommendations to the state-required newborn screenings, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 4/15/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 195
    Relating to: revoking a transfer of real property on death, obtaining evidence of the termination of a decedent’s property interests, disbursing deposits after rescission of real property wholesaler contracts, and filing satisfactions of judgment.

  • 4/14/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 193
    Relating to: revoking a transfer of real property on death, obtaining evidence of the termination of a decedent’s property interests, disbursing deposits after rescission of real property wholesaler contracts, and filing satisfactions of judgment.

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 145
    Relating to: the procedure for adding federal newborn screening recommendations to the state-required newborn screenings, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE)

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 18
    Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

  • 1/31/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 1
    Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

2025 Co-authored Proposals

  • 4/16/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 206
    Relating to: voidable provisions in residential rental agreements and the application of the Wisconsin Consumer Act to leases. (FE)

  • 4/16/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 27
    Relating to: proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin.

  • 4/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 180
    Relating to: modifications to housing programs under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. (FE)

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 13
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 6
    Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 2
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

2025 Votes