Born Milwaukee, November 23, 1970; married, 3 children. Graduate Wauwatosa West H.S. 1989; attended UW-Milwaukee and UW-Oshkosh. Regional manager. Former realtor, salesman. Former member: Realtors Assn. of Northeast Wis.; Wis. Realtors Assn. Town supervisor, Town of Vandenbroeck 2005-07; town chp. 2007-11. Outagamie Co. supervisor 2006-11.
Elected to Assembly 2010; reelected 2012. Assistant Majority Leader 2013.
Member of Sporting Heritage Council
(first or second author, first sponsor)
2/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 835
Relating to: limiting the security a town or municipality may require as a condition of plat approval.
2/26/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 636
Relating to: limiting the security a town or municipality may require as a condition of plat approval.
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 798
Relating to: Department of Administration review of certain annexations. (FE)
2/18/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 99
Relating to: the life and community service of Joyce A. Bytof of Appleton, Wisconsin.
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 748
Relating to: requirements for new private schools seeking to participate in a parental choice program and requiring a private school participating in a parental choice program to maintain accreditation. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 724
Relating to: the deadlines for certain reports used by local units of government and by the Joint Committee on Finance. (FE)
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 698
Relating to: a child care provider waking a sleeping child under two years of age and granting rule-making authority.
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 662
Relating to: school district expenditures for community programs and services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 634
Relating to: statute of limitations for arson crimes and the definition of a Molotov cocktail.
1/9/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 478
Relating to: school district expenditures for community programs and services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
1/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 598
Relating to: changing the method for charging interest that may be charged on special assessments and changing the interest rate paid on claims for certain unlawfully assessed property taxes and creating an exception for local levy limits. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 361
Relating to: the refund setoff for state debt collections. (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 359
Relating to: child psychiatry consultation program and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/21/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 461
Relating to: the refund setoff for state debt collections. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 452
Relating to: child psychiatry consultation program and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 438
Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for aircraft parts, maintenance, and labor. (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 342
Relating to: the sharing of tax increments. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 416
Relating to: the sharing of tax increments. (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)
9/19/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 380
Relating to: a cumulative preference system for sturgeon spearing permits and the transfer of a sturgeon spearing license to a minor. (FE)
6/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 240
Relating to: experience requirements for real estate brokers and granting rule-making authority.
6/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 208
Relating to: experience requirements for real estate brokers and granting rule-making authority.
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 204
Relating to: granting victims of certain offenses a right to be accompanied by a victim advocate.
5/8/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 33
Relating to: the life and military service of Sergeant Andrew Steiner, United States Army Reserve.
4/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 25
Relating to: recall of elective officers and a code of ethics for government officials (first consideration).
4/18/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: recall of elective officers and a code of ethics for government officials (first consideration).
4/15/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: the life and public service of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 153
Relating to: an exception to the hearsay rule of evidence if a witness is unavailable.
2/25/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 813
Relating to: closing hours for retail sales by wineries.
2/17/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 770
Relating to: emergency heating assistance loan guarantees.
2/13/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 763
Relating to: regulation of mobile dentistry and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 749
Relating to: number of school days and hours of instruction held in a school year and state aid for summer classes.
2/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 743
Relating to: the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles on highway bridges. (FE)
2/4/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 725
Relating to: collection of certain utility arrearages by a municipal utility and the provision of municipal utility service to tenants. (FE)
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.
1/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 680
Relating to: adaptive management plans for reducing discharges of phosphorus and total suspended solids to the waters of the state and a statewide variance to the water quality standard for phosphorus for certain dischargers. (FE)
1/27/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 678
Relating to: the regulation of mortgage loan originators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage bankers. (FE)
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 663
Relating to: authorizing ordinances and resolutions that specify a greater number of parcels into which certified survey maps may divide land.
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 666
Relating to: deposits on the sale of certain lead acid batteries.
1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for a convention for proposing amendments relating to a balanced budget.
1/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 620
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)
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 618
Relating to: the student information system, the disclosure of personally identifiable student data, and the disclosure of pupil records. (FE)
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 616
Relating to: prohibiting the collection of a pupil's biometric data and the use of any device to assess a pupil's physiological or emotional state.
1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 617
Relating to: directing the Department of Public Instruction to establish model academic standards and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
1/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 605
Relating to: cooperation of Wisconsin licensed real estate brokers with out-of-state real estate brokers, salespersons, and time-share salespersons, powers of out-of-state brokers, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
12/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 79
Relating to: requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration).
11/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: proclaiming November as Runaway Prevention Month.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: the life and public service of Lary J. Swoboda.
10/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 465
Relating to: causing harm to a child by cosleeping while intoxicated, providing information about cosleeping while intoxicated, and providing a penalty. (FE)
10/21/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 459
Relating to: individual placement and support program for employment of individuals experiencing mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/21/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 458
Relating to: mental health benefits and reimbursement for mental health services under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)
10/21/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 460
Relating to: grants to mental health mobile crisis units and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 457
Relating to: providing grants to counties that offer treatment and diversion programs to people with mental illnesses and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 456
Relating to: reporting on county performance on providing core mental health services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 453
Relating to: uses and disclosures of protected health information. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 450
Relating to: grants for crisis intervention team training and making an appropriation. (FE)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 454
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)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 446
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)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 447
Relating to: granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 448
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)
10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 445
Relating to: identification presentation and monitoring for certain prescription drugs. (FE)
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: commending the career of Donald Driver.
10/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 18
Relating to: commending the Honor Flight Network and its volunteers.
10/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: Disability Awareness Month.
9/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 386
Relating to: the effect of changes in requirements for development-related permits or authorizations on persons who apply for the permits or authorizations.
9/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 381
Relating to: the definitions of an all-terrain vehicle and a utility terrain vehicle, restrictions on operating an all-terrain vehicle or a utility terrain vehicle on a roadway, and seating requirements for utility terrain vehicles.
6/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 244
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words In God We Trust and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 208
Relating to: special registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)
5/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 201
Relating to: giving certain veterans priority in registering for courses at the University of Wisconsin System.
5/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 200
Relating to: the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
5/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 194
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)
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge William J. Duffy.
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 166
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)
4/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 171
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)
4/19/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 161
Relating to: injunctions suspending or restraining the enforcement or execution statewide of a statute of this state.
4/16/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: expressing prayers and condolences to the families, friends of the victims, and the injured from the bombings at the Boston Marathon and praising the first responders who rushed to their aid.
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 106
Relating to: municipal utility customer information.
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 81
Relating to: contracting with residential contractors.
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 73
Relating to: requiring certain information in state agency budget requests. (FE)
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming women's history month.
2/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 20
Relating to: the notice and degree requirements for the examination to practice as a certified public accountant.
2/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: honoring Donald Driver.
2/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
1/30/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 2
Relating to: extending the expenditure period for a tax incremental district in the city of Marinette. (FE)
1/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (second consideration).
1/18/2013: 2013 Assembly 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)
1/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Resolution 3
Relating to: the assembly rules.
2/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 601
Relating to: the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles on highway bridges. (FE)
2/11/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 589
Relating to: number of school days and hours of instruction held in a school year and state aid for summer classes.
2/6/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 573
Relating to: regulation of mobile dentistry and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 547
Relating to: adaptive management plans for reducing discharges of phosphorus and total suspended solids to the waters of the state and a statewide variance to the water quality standard for phosphorus for certain dischargers. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 534
Relating to: the regulation of mortgage loan originators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage bankers. (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)
1/23/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 512
Relating to: deposits on the sale of certain lead acid batteries.
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.
12/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 457
Relating to: cooperation of Wisconsin licensed real estate brokers with out-of-state real estate brokers, salespersons, and time-share salespersons, powers of out-of-state brokers, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
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)
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 374
Relating to: providing grants to counties that offer treatment and diversion programs to people with mental illnesses and making an appropriation. (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 369
Relating to: reporting on county performance on providing core mental health services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 360
Relating to: uses and disclosures of protected health information. (FE)
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 357
Relating to: causing harm to a child by cosleeping while intoxicated, providing information about cosleeping while intoxicated, and providing a penalty. (FE)
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 310
Relating to: the definitions of an all-terrain vehicle and a utility terrain vehicle, restrictions on operating an all-terrain vehicle or a utility terrain vehicle on a roadway, and seating requirements for utility terrain vehicles.
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.
9/10/2013: 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)
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 182
Relating to: the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
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 154
Relating to: injunctions suspending or restraining the enforcement or execution statewide of a statute of this state.
4/16/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 23
Relating to: commending Bellin Memorial Hospital for being named the nation's safest hospital.
4/1/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Ms. Tasha Schuh for being crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA.
3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 103
Relating to: municipal utility customer information.
3/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 79
Relating to: contracting with residential contractors.
2/28/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 39
Relating to: the notice and degree requirements for the examination to practice as a certified public accountant.
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)
2/13/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 21
Relating to: extending the expenditure period for a tax incremental district in the city of Marinette. (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).
3/20/2014: 2013 AA1-ASA1-SB286
3/20/2014: 2013 AA1-AB835
3/19/2014: 2013 AA1-SB598
3/12/2014: 2013 ASA1-SB286
Relating to: the student information system, a school and school district accountability system, low-performing schools, charter school contracts, pupil records, the educator effectiveness program, and creating the academic accountability council.
3/11/2014: 2013 ASA2-AB662
Relating to: school district expenditures for community programs and services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
3/11/2014: 2013 ASA1-AB662
Relating to: school district expenditures for community programs and services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
2/19/2014: 2013 ASA2-AB379
Relating to: the student information system, a school and school district accountability system, low-performing schools, charter school contracts, pupil records, and creating the academic accountability council.
2/17/2014: 2013 AA3-SB338
2/13/2014: 2013 AA1-AB598
2/10/2014: 2013 ASA1-AB379
Relating to: the student information system, a school and school district accountability system, low-performing schools, charter school contracts, pupil records, and creating the academic accountability council.
1/28/2014: 2013 AA1-AB416
1/8/2014: 2013 AA1-AB204
11/11/2013: 2013 ASA1-AB240
Relating to: experience requirements for real estate brokers and granting rule-making authority.
11/11/2013: 2013 ASA1-SB208
Relating to: experience requirements for real estate brokers and granting rule-making authority.
10/30/2013: 2013 AA1-AB452
9/24/2013: 2013 AA1-AB240
5/14/2013: 2013 AA1-SJR22
