Born Green Bay; married, twin daughters. Graduate Ashwaubenon H.S. 1991; BBA St. Norbert College 1995; MBA Cardinal Stritch University 2004. Former city clerk of Green Bay; foreign service, U.S. State Department; international election observer; chief of staff for mayor of Green Bay; deputy chief of staff to Cong. Mark Green; staff assistant to state senator Robert Cowles; former small business owner. Member: Brown Co. Taxpayers Assn.; Whitetails Unlimited; Ruffed Grouse; Ducks Unlimited. Former member: Wis. Municipal Clerks Assn.; Project Vote; On Broadway. Recipient: Legislator of the Year Award; Freshman Legislator Leadership Award; Working Wisconsin Award; Defender of Liberty Award; Named as Future 15.
Elected to Assembly 2010; reelected 2012.
(first or second author, first sponsor)
3/24/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 694
Relating to: interest rates on payday loans and loans by licensed lenders. (FE)
3/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 870
Relating to: creation of a category of business corporation identified as a benefit corporation and a category of limited liability company identified as a low-profit limited liability company.
3/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 857
Relating to: online instruction provided by driver schools licensed by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 662
Relating to: online instruction provided by driver schools licensed by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
2/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 765
Relating to: chiropractor registration to practice acupuncture, fee-splitting with a nonchiropractor acupuncturist, and granting the exercise of rule-making authority. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 542
Relating to: chiropractor registration to practice acupuncture, fee-splitting with a nonchiropractor acupuncturist, and granting the exercise of rule-making authority. (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 Assembly Bill 678
Relating to: the regulation of mortgage loan originators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage bankers. (FE)
1/24/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 660
Relating to: the sale of limited lines travel insurance. (FE)
1/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 609
Relating to: physical education in public schools. (FE)
12/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 454
Relating to: short-term tax incremental districts and expenditure of tax increments for relocation of commercial or industrial enterprises. (FE)
12/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 455
Relating to: disseminating information about a tax incremental district's annual budget and value increment, requiring a political subdivision to evaluate a tax incremental district's performance, increasing the amount that a political subdivision may add to its levy limit upon the dissolution of a tax incremental financing district, and extending the life and expenditure period for certain tax incremental financing districts. (FE)
12/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 456
Relating to: expanding the definition of project costs to include certain cash payments with regard to a tax incremental financing district. (FE)
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 546
Relating to: short-term tax incremental districts and expenditure of tax increments for relocation of commercial or industrial enterprises. (FE)
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 547
Relating to: disseminating information about a tax incremental district's annual budget and value increment, requiring a political subdivision to evaluate a tax incremental district's performance, increasing the amount that a political subdivision may add to its levy limit upon the dissolution of a tax incremental financing district, and extending the life and expenditure period for certain tax incremental financing districts. (FE)
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 548
Relating to: expanding the definition of project costs to include certain cash payments with regard to a tax incremental financing district. (FE)
11/25/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 76
Relating to: funding in bills placing requirements on local governmental units (first consideration).
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 472
Relating to: transfer of certain fish and game approvals to persons with disabilities. (FE)
11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 473
Relating to: transfer of Class A bear licenses to persons awarded the Purple Heart or serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.
10/28/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: the life and public service of Lary J. Swoboda.
9/24/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 51
Relating to: honoring Wisconsin soldiers who served in the Battle of Gettysburg.
9/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 373
Relating to: electronic delivery by property and casualty insurers of notices and documents.
9/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 375
Relating to: development opportunity zones for areas experiencing mass layoffs or business closings. (FE)
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.
8/29/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 350
Relating to: exemptions from securities registration requirements. (FE)
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)
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 232
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)
5/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 196
Relating to: creating an incentive program for reporting fraud to a state hotline, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (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)
5/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: the life and public service of Judge William J. Duffy.
4/16/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 23
Relating to: commending Bellin Memorial Hospital for being named the nation's safest hospital.
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 147
Relating to: increasing the amount of the supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)
4/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 155
Relating to: a sea lamprey control program.
4/10/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 134
Relating to: a sea lamprey control program.
4/5/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 132
Relating to: increasing the amount of the supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)
3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 108
Relating to: sales tax holidays in August and in November. (FE)
3/20/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 89
Relating to: sales tax holidays in August and in November. (FE)
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 64
Relating to: costs of replacement or relocation of certain municipal utility facilities required by the construction of a freeway and eligibility for the safe drinking water loan program. (FE)
2/20/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 806
Relating to: expanding the authority of towns to create tax incremental financing districts and authorizing certain towns to participate in multijurisdictional tax incremental financing districts. (FE)
2/14/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 764
Relating to: notifications to law enforcement officers and dissemination to the public when registered out-of-state sex offenders enter a community.
2/7/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 736
Relating to: rule-making procedures and modifying and creating administrative rules related to long-term care insurance.
2/6/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 88
Relating to: honoring 2014 Olympic athletes from Wisconsin.
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.
1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 710
Relating to: alerts for missing adults at risk and making an appropriation. (FE)
1/30/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 690
Relating to: reporting registration and voting statistics.
1/28/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 681
Relating to: creating a civil cause of action for victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
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.
12/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 79
Relating to: requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation (first consideration).
12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 552
Relating to: the definition and practice of dentistry for professional licensing purposes.
11/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: proclaiming November as Runaway Prevention Month.
11/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 495
Relating to: the definition of human trafficking.
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: commending the career of Donald Driver.
10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 428
Relating to: requiring the Family Care benefit and self-directed services option to be provided in certain northeastern Wisconsin counties. (FE)
10/15/2013: 2013 OC3 Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: increasing the amount of the supplement to the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)
10/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 419
Relating to: counting votes for write-in candidates.
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.
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 57
Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Poberezny.
10/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 407
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
10/2/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 56
Relating to: recognizing October 6 as German-American Day.
9/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 385
Relating to: changes to the local room tax. (FE)
8/20/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 291
Relating to: requirements concerning barbering and cosmetology licensure. (FE)
6/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 228
Relating to: board of directors, powers and duties, including reporting requirements, and financial audits of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. (FE)
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 204
Relating to: granting victims of certain offenses a right to be accompanied by a victim advocate.
5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 206
Relating to: special registration plates displaying the words Choose Life 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)
5/16/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 202
Relating to: certification of election observers.
5/13/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 200
Relating to: the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
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)
4/16/2013: 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.
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 74
Relating to: increasing the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge, dedicating funds for crime prevention organizations, and creating local crime prevention funding boards. (FE)
3/14/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 73
Relating to: requiring certain information in state agency budget requests. (FE)
3/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 58
Relating to: bank service corporations and credit union service organizations. (FE)
3/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming women's history month.
2/15/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 19
Relating to: torts and personal injury trusts. (FE)
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)
3/13/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 674
Relating to: copying, making available, and required notices on, certain vital records. (FE)
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.
2/7/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 581
Relating to: rule-making procedures and modifying and creating administrative rules related to long-term care insurance.
2/7/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 576
Relating to: the sale of limited lines travel insurance. (FE)
2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 552
Relating to: creating a civil cause of action for victims of commercial sexual exploitation.
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)
1/21/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 503
Relating to: requiring the Family Care benefit and self-directed services option to be provided in certain northeastern Wisconsin counties. (FE)
12/3/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 413
Relating to: the definition and practice of dentistry for professional licensing purposes.
11/1/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 382
Relating to: the definition of human trafficking.
10/29/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 377
Relating to: reporting registration and voting statistics.
10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 354
Relating to: granting victims of certain offenses a right to be accompanied by a victim advocate.
10/14/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 343
Relating to: snowmobile registration, trail use sticker requirements, and funding for supplemental snowmobile trail aids. (FE)
10/4/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Poberezny.
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)
9/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 301
Relating to: changes to the local room tax. (FE)
7/31/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 237
Relating to: requirements concerning barbering and cosmetology licensure. (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)
5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 182
Relating to: the law governing repair, replacement, and refund under a motor vehicle warranty.
5/8/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 176
Relating to: special registration plates displaying the words Choose Life and making an appropriation. (FE)
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 100
Relating to: increasing the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge, dedicating funds for crime prevention organizations, and creating local crime prevention funding boards. (FE)
3/4/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 55
Relating to: costs of replacement or relocation of certain municipal utility facilities required by the construction of a freeway and eligibility for the safe drinking water loan program. (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)
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)
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).
2/27/2014: 2013 ASA1-AB48
Relating to: state procurement plans for amounts paid to small businesses.
2/24/2014: 2013 ASA1-AB232
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.
2/7/2014: 2013 AA2-AB710
2/4/2014: 2013 AA1-AB710
1/31/2014: 2013 AA1-AB678
1/14/2014: 2013 AA6-AB484
11/20/2013: 2013 AA2-AB484
10/21/2013: 2013 ASA1-AB373
Relating to: electronic delivery of notices and documents by insurers.
10/17/2013: OC3 2013 AA1-AB4
9/30/2013: 2013 AA1-ASA1-AB350
9/20/2013: 2013 ASA1-AB350
Relating to: exemptions from securities registration requirements, reporting by certain financial institution holding companies, and granting rule-making authority.
6/5/2013: 2013 ASA1-AB155
Relating to: a sea lamprey control program and making an appropriation.
5/22/2013: 2013 AA1-AB147
