Born Beaver Dam, April 14, 1976; married; 1 child. Graduate Beaver Dam H.S. 1994; B.A. political science and history, Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN) 1998. Full-time legislator. Former corrections supervisor, Dodge Co. Sheriff Dept. Member: Dodge Co. Historical Society (vice pres.); Leadership Beaver Dam Steering Com.; Beaver Dam Lake Improvement Assn. (fmr. vice pres.); Republican Party of Dodge Co. (fmr. chm.); Beaver Dam Elks Lodge 1540; St. John’s Lutheran Church, Beaver Dam. Beaver Dam Fire and Police Commission 1993-95; Beaver Dam City Council 1995-99.
Elected to Assembly 2012.
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 668
Relating to: notifications to law enforcement officers and dissemination to the public when registered out-of-state sex offenders enter a community.
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 663
Relating to: classifying county jailers, detention officers, and correctional officers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)
2/26/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 633
Relating to: information on a person who is required to register as a sex offender and notification of law enforcement when certain sex offenders change residential addresses. (FE)
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 609
Relating to: authorizing out-of-state risk retention groups to provide health care liability insurance. (FE)
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 601
Relating to: the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles on highway bridges. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 523
Relating to: tests administered to newborns for congenital disorders. (FE)
1/22/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 509
Relating to: operation of agricultural vehicles on highways and providing a penalty. (FE)
1/22/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 507
Relating to: providing grants to counties that offer substance abuse treatment and diversion from incarceration and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 497
Relating to: agency discretion in imposing penalties for minor violations of rules by small businesses and granting rule-making authority.
12/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 469
Relating to: solicitation of a fee by a business or individual for a public record, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
12/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 449
Relating to: authorizing the transfer of certain tax credits earned in connection with economic development in this state.
12/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 444
Relating to: the number of nomination paper signatures required for city-wide offices in second class and third class cities.
12/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 447
Relating to: strip searches. (FE)
12/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 438
Relating to: health care benefits plans for school districts.
12/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 413
Relating to: the definition and practice of dentistry for professional licensing purposes.
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 354
Relating to: granting victims of certain offenses a right to be accompanied by a victim advocate.
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 351
Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 352
Relating to: training and agreements for administering the drug naloxone, requiring emergency medical technicians to carry naloxone, and immunity for certain individuals who administer naloxone. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 353
Relating to: identification presentation and monitoring for certain prescription drugs. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 358
Relating to: exempting from the prevailing wage law public works projects erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a school district or for a cooperative educational service agency. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 340
Relating to: raffles that involve the racing of plastic or rubber ducks. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 343
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 344
Relating to: disclosing ownership of a dam to prospective buyers of certain real property and updating disclosure reports for certain real property.
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 342
Relating to: the sharing of tax increments. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 56
Relating to: proclaiming the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 330
Relating to: purchase of military service under the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 335
Relating to: a tuition reimbursement program for apprentices and employers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 336
Relating to: local youth apprenticeship grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 331
Relating to: career and technical education incentive grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 327
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, calculating the estimated snowmobile gas tax payment, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 326
Relating to: relinquishing custody of a newborn child. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 309
Relating to: parental notification for questioning pupils about criminal activity.
9/13/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: the Wisconsin Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 293
Relating to: development opportunity zones for areas experiencing mass layoffs or business closings. (FE)
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 292
Relating to: electronic delivery by property and casualty insurers of notices and documents.
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: Recognition of the Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau's (LTSB) software development team by the National Association of Legislative Information Technology.
9/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 285
Relating to: purchases or transfers of rifles or shotguns in other states.
8/7/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 244
Relating to: exempting from the prevailing wage law a public works project that is subject to the federal Davis-Bacon Act. (FE)
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 241
Relating to: warning lights on police vehicles.
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 226
Relating to: seizure of property used in the crime of child enticement.
6/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 206
Relating to: requirements to perform abortions, requiring an ultrasound before informed consent for an abortion, and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 201
Relating to: civil liability for performing a sex-selective abortion, and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/30/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 38
Relating to: religious liberty and the right of conscience (first consideration).
5/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 202
Relating to: prohibiting the group insurance board from contracting for or providing abortion services and exempting religious employers, religious organizations, and religious institutions of higher education from contraceptive insurance coverage.
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 196
Relating to: restricting the use of drones and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 185
Relating to: the authority to hunt certain animals with a crossbow, establishing open seasons for hunting with a crossbow, and information required to be included on certain hunting license applications and certain hunting tags. (FE)
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 182
Relating to: the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
5/13/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 33
Relating to: recognizing the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 31
Relating to: declaring May 2013 Drug Court Month.
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 176
Relating to: special registration plates displaying the words Choose Life and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 170
Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for tuition expenses paid for dependents who attend certain public and private elementary and secondary schools. (FE)
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 177
Relating to: creating an incentive program for reporting fraud to a state hotline, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 153
Relating to: jurisdiction in matters relating to domestic abuse restraining orders and injunctions, child abuse restraining orders and injunctions, and harassment restraining orders and injunctions. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 156
Relating to: payment of county medical examiners and medical examiner's assistants.
4/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 161
Relating to: temporary restraining orders and injunctions for domestic abuse, child abuse, individuals at risk, and harassment, confidential name change petitions, and ex parte orders with a judge substitution. (FE)
4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: recall of elective officers and a code of ethics for government officials (first consideration).
4/17/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 145
Relating to: penalties for certain traffic offenses committed while sanitation workers are at risk from traffic and providing a penalty. (FE)
4/15/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: the life and public service of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Ms. Tasha Schuh for being crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA.
3/27/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 105
Relating to: examination and continuing education requirements for chiropractic licensure in this state. (FE)
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 104
Relating to: requiring congenital heart defect screening in newborns and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 99
Relating to: adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies. (FE)
3/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 89
Relating to: sales tax holidays in August and in November. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 40
Relating to: searches by a law enforcement officer of a person on probation, parole, or extended supervision. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 41
Relating to: designating and marking a specified highway route in the counties of Rock, Dane, Jefferson, Dodge, and Fond du Lac as the Rock River Trail Scenic and Historic Route. (FE)
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 46
Relating to: alcohol beverages violations involving underage persons on licensed premises.
2/15/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 23
Relating to: workforce training, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
2/6/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 7
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
1/31/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: the retirement of Pam Shannon, Senior Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Staff, following a long and distinguished career in nonpartisan service to the Wisconsin legislature.
1/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 1
Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. (FE)
2/14/2014: 2013 AA2-SB267
11/11/2013: 2013 AA1-AB493
5/6/2013: 2013 AA1-AB166