Born Delavan, November 23, 1961; married; 2 children, 2 grandchildren. Graduate Lincoln High (Manitowoc) 1980. Owner, Vacuum and Sewing Center. Member: National Rifle Association; Eagles Manitowoc; Manitowoc Co. Home Builders Association. Former member: Economic Development Authority; Wastewater Treatment Facility Bd.; Manitowoc Crime Prevention Com.; Community Development Authority; Safety Traffic and Parking Commission; Wisconsin Utility Tax Assn., 2009-13; WCA Taxation and Finance Steering Com., 2010-13; WCA Judicial and Public Safety Steering Com., 2010-13. Manitowoc City Council 2004-08 (pres. 2006-07); Manitowoc Co. Bd. of Supervisors 2006-13 (chm. 2010-12).
Elected to Assembly 2012.
3/26/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 90
Relating to: ethanol-blended gasoline.
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 664
Relating to: replacement and maintenance of existing culverts and design and engineering work for the construction and placement of certain culverts. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 644
Relating to: modifying the duties of a county clerk; the counties in which a board of election commissioners is required; and staffing of a board of election commissioners in populous counties. (FE)
2/28/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: proclaiming April 2014 as Forestry and Paper Products Month.
2/21/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 628
Relating to: the regulation of raffles. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 619
Relating to: creating a model academic standards board.
2/17/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 609
Relating to: authorizing out-of-state risk retention groups to provide health care liability insurance. (FE)
2/7/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 574
Relating to: energy emergencies and vehicle weight limits. (FE)
2/6/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 67
Relating to: proclaiming Friday, February 7, 2014, to be National Wear Red Day in recognition of heart disease awareness and prevention.
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 527
Relating to: liability and immunity of sport shooting ranges.
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 525
Relating to: creating a Special Needs Scholarship Program for disabled pupils, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 521
Relating to: providing funding for a crime prevention program in the city of Milwaukee and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 523
Relating to: tests administered to newborns for congenital disorders. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 517
Relating to: collection of certain utility arrearages by a municipal utility and the provision of municipal utility service to tenants. (FE)
1/22/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: commending the Iron Brigade.
1/22/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 508
Relating to: permitting an employee to voluntarily choose to work without one day of rest in seven.
1/21/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 502
Relating to: authorizing ordinances and resolutions that specify a greater number of parcels into which certified survey maps may divide land.
1/16/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of James Jeskewitz.
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 492
Relating to: human trafficking, human trafficking victims, property forfeitures, rights of victims, admitting evidence of past actions, definitions of certain offenses, and providing penalties. (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.
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 496
Relating to: prescriptions or orders for the use of diagnostic X-ray equipment by radiography examining board licensees and permit holders.
1/15/2014: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 61
Relating to: proclaiming the third week of June as Pollinator Week.
12/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 461
Relating to: advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placements of a child, delegation of parental power regarding the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, requesting a study of adoption disruption and dissolution, and providing penalties. (FE)
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.
12/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 432
Relating to: prohibition on tracking the location of a cellular telephone by law enforcement without a warrant. (FE)
12/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 413
Relating to: the definition and practice of dentistry for professional licensing purposes.
11/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 409
Relating to: individual placement and support program for employment of individuals experiencing mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)
11/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 410
Relating to: mental health benefits and reimbursement for mental health services under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 397
Relating to: county payments to public libraries in adjacent counties. (FE)
11/11/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 395
Relating to: cosmetologist training hours and exemption of makeup artists from barbering and cosmetology licensure requirements. (FE)
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 393
Relating to: providing a printed name for signers of nomination papers and petitions.
11/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: early childhood brain development.
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 372
Relating to: creating a mechanism for an interested person to request an emergency stabilization and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 380
Relating to: a higher wild animal protection surcharge for certain animals of a larger size. (FE)
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 365
Relating to: coverage of certain individuals engaged in sales activity outside a permanent retail establishment under the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 366
Relating to: creation of a primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program, exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 367
Relating to: distributing a sexually explicit image without consent and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 368
Relating to: grants to counties to contract for peer-run respite centers and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 57
Relating to: election of chief justice (first consideration).
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 362
Relating to: grants for crisis intervention team training and making an appropriation. (FE)
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 350
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
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 359
Relating to: child psychiatry consultation program and making an appropriation. (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 357
Relating to: causing harm to a child by cosleeping while intoxicated, providing information about cosleeping while intoxicated, and providing a penalty. (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)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 349
Relating to: local regulation of nonmetallic mining; local regulation of air quality; local regulation of water quality; local regulation of the use of explosives in mining, quarrying, and related activities; highway use contracts by local governments; and local regulation of borrow sites and material disposal sites for transportation projects of the Department of Transportation. (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 348
Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for aircraft parts, maintenance, and labor. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 345
Relating to: the authority and responsibilities of the Department of Safety and Professional Services and the various boards under that department, the membership of the Cosmetology Examining Board, professional licensure of pharmacists, the Pharmacy Examining Board's operation of the prescription drug monitoring program, authorizing the construction, installation, alteration, operation, and inspection of elevators and other similar conveyances, and licensing requirements for elevator mechanics, inspectors, and contractors. (FE)
10/9/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 54
Relating to: proclaiming November 2013 as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
10/9/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 55
Relating to: honoring Caron Butler on his return to his home state of Wisconsin to play for the Milwaukee Bucks.
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 52
Relating to: proclaiming October as Polish-American Heritage Month.
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Poberezny.
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 333
Relating to: a Transitional Jobs program. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 325
Relating to: controlled substances, and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 329
Relating to: a cumulative preference system for sturgeon spearing permits and the transfer of a sturgeon spearing license to a minor. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 328
Relating to: changing the method by which a municipality may collect the costs of razing a building from a property owner. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 326
Relating to: relinquishing custody of a newborn child. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 317
Relating to: race-based nicknames, logos, mascots, and team names and making an appropriation. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 314
Relating to: the effect of changes in requirements for development-related permits or authorizations on persons who apply for the permits or authorizations.
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 308
Relating to: the age at which a person who is alleged to have violated a criminal law, a civil law, or a municipal ordinance and who is not alleged to have committed certain violent offences or has not previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 311
Relating to: a dental hygienist's administration of nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia and practice of dental hygiene. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 51
Relating to: honoring Wisconsin soldiers who served in the Battle of Gettysburg.
9/13/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: the Wisconsin Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
9/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 300
Relating to: copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for oral chemotherapy and injected or intravenous chemotherapy. (FE)
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 298
Relating to: a grant for the relocation of a county trunk highway in Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties and making an appropriation. (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.
9/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 287
Relating to: allowing placement of net pens in navigable waters under a statewide general permit and exceptions for certain requirements that apply to fish farms. (FE)
9/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 285
Relating to: purchases or transfers of rifles or shotguns in other states.
9/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 284
Relating to: allowing pupils in grades 7 and 8 to earn high school credit.
9/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 283
Relating to: allowing representatives of certain protected individuals to restrict release of their credit reports, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
9/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 279
Relating to: annual or consecutive month permits for vehicles or combinations of vehicles transporting loads near the Wisconsin-Michigan border. (FE)
8/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 277
Relating to: authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to lease state forest land to the Boulder Junction Shooting Range for terms not exceeding 30 years. (FE)
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 268
Relating to: nominees submitted by the Government Accountability Board candidate committee.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 267
Relating to: recording the type of identifying document provided by an elector as proof of residence.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 263
Relating to: challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings.
8/21/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 270
Relating to: motorcycle operator's licenses and rider courses. (FE)
8/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 255
Relating to: an alert system for missing adults at risk and reports to law enforcement regarding missing persons. (FE)
8/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 254
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates associated with the ALS Association and making an appropriation. (FE)
8/7/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 243
Relating to: requiring approval by a municipal governing body before construction of highway roundabouts. (FE)
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.
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 239
Relating to: warning lights on school buses.
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 238
Relating to: an optional incentive program for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. (FE)
7/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 230
Relating to: motor vehicle registration, motor carrier appeals, rulemaking procedures, and modifying and repealing various rules promulgated by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
7/9/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 226
Relating to: seizure of property used in the crime of child enticement.
6/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 221
Relating to: travel, association, and residency conditions of release before trial for individuals charged with felony sexual assault of a child.
6/14/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: commending Colonel Curtis Lee Brown, USAF (Retired), for being inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.
6/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 217
Relating to: social and financial impact reports. (FE)
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)
6/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 205
Relating to: board of directors, powers and duties, including reporting requirements, and financial audits of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. (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.
5/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 203
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, or has died, in the line of duty and making appropriations. (FE)
5/30/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 37
Relating to: requesting the International Olympic Committee to keep wrestling in the Olympic Games.
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 196
Relating to: restricting the use of drones and providing a penalty. (FE)
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 197
Relating to: the late payment of property taxes because of a medical emergency. (FE)
5/23/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 190
Relating to: the number of wastewater discharge permits required for a publicly owned sewage treatment facility or system.
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 186
Relating to: annual financial audit of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
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 Bill 178
Relating to: hunting, fishing, and trapping approvals issued to recipients of the purple heart medal. (FE)
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 169
Relating to: venture capital investment program. (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)
5/6/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: proclaiming May 22, 2013, as Pediatric Stroke Awareness Day.
5/3/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: proclaiming May 2013 as Motorcycle Awareness Month.
5/3/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: proclaiming May 2013 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
4/30/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 165
Relating to: the police and fire protection fee imposed on certain communications services. (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 155
Relating to: the prohibition on telephone solicitations to residential customers, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
4/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 162
Relating to: operation of certain existing sport shooting ranges.
4/25/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 154
Relating to: injunctions suspending or restraining the enforcement or execution statewide of a statute of this state.
4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: recall of elective officers and a code of ethics for government officials (first consideration).
4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 147
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for military income received by active duty members of the U.S. armed forces who die in a combat zone. (FE)
4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 149
Relating to: payment of interest on advances made by the federal government to the unemployment reserve fund and making an appropriation. (FE)
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)
4/17/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 146
Relating to: assessing property used for aging cheese as manufacturing property. (FE)
4/15/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: the life and public service of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 18
Relating to: declaring May 2013 Youth Traffic Safety Month.
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 133
Relating to: decoys placed in water for migratory game bird hunting.
4/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 131
Relating to: fees for dental services.
4/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 129
Relating to: inadmissibility of a statement of apology or condolence by a health care provider.
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 114
Relating to: recall petition requirements.
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Ms. Tasha Schuh for being crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA.
3/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 112
Relating to: changing the elements that must be included in a county development plan. (FE)
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 103
Relating to: municipal utility customer information.
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 95
Relating to: changing the compensation structure by which a Milwaukee County supervisor may be paid, changing the term length of a Milwaukee County supervisor, affecting the right of an annuitant under the Milwaukee County Employee's Retirement System to be rehired by Milwaukee County, limiting the authority of Milwaukee County to enter into certain intergovernmental agreements, removing and clarifying some authority of the Milwaukee County board, increasing and clarifying the authority of the Milwaukee County executive, deleting obsolete statutory references, and requiring a referendum. (FE)
3/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 94
Relating to: the method of reporting election returns by municipalities.
3/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 72
Relating to: reports by the Dwelling Code Council on the one- and two-family dwelling code. (FE)
3/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 77
Relating to: exceptions to requirements for fishing licenses and aquatic plant management permits. (FE)
3/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 82
Relating to: expanding and increasing the tax exemption for retirement plan income received by an individual. (FE)
3/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 54
Relating to: selection of student information system software vendors by the Department of Public Instruction.
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 46
Relating to: alcohol beverages violations involving underage persons on licensed premises.
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 45
Relating to: indication of veteran status on an operator's license or identification card and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/19/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 34
Relating to: sales and property tax exemptions for property used by commercial radio and television stations. (FE)
2/12/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 16
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates for motorcycles owned or leased by veterans with disabilities and providing a penalty. (FE)
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)
1/18/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (second consideration).
10/30/2013: 2013 AA1-AB457
10/15/2013: 2013 AA7-ASA1-AB389
10/3/2013: 2013 ASA1-AB389
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways.
