Born Boone, Iowa, October 10, 1956; married; 2 children; 5 grandchildren.
Graduate Oelwein Community High School (Iowa), 1974; B.A. in Communications, University of Iowa, 1978.
Former congressional staffer for Congressman Sean Duffy; radio host for WSAU.
Member: Wausau Noon Rotary; Elks Club; United Way’s Hunger Coalition and Housing and Homelessness Committee; Marathon County Health Department’s Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Committee.
Former member: St. Therese Parish Council; Marathon County Department of Social Services Administrative Review Panel.
Elected City of Schofield alder; to Assembly since 2016.
2/7/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 23 Relating to: establishment of a Palliative Care Council. (FE)
2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 23 Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)
1/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 1 Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).
1/6/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 2 Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).
2025 Co-authored Proposals
2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 3 Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.
2025 Cosponsored Proposals
2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 7 Relating to: recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state.
2/3/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 3 Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.
1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 2 Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.