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Biography

  • Born Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, October 13, 1980; married; 6 children.
  • Graduate Green Bay Southwest High School; BS University of Wisconsin-Madison; graduate certificate, University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs.
  • Environmental consultant. Former communications and planning director; municipal and county grant writer.
  • Member: Wisconsin Council on Domestic Abuse; Education Commission of the States; Council on Workforce Investment; Legislative State Supported Programs Study and Advisory Committee; Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation; Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River Legislative Caucus (chair); National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (state lead); Family & Childcare Resources of Northeast Wisconsin (vice president); Green Bay Area Crime Stoppers (board member); Van Handel Foundation for Families of Children with Special Needs (board member); VFW Auxiliary; Knights of Columbus.
  • Former member: Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (board member); Small Business Regulatory Review Board (former chair); Wisconsin Small Business Environmental Council; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board; Council on Tourism; Golden House Domestic Abuse Shelter Community Leadership Council; Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board; Wisconsin Association of Municipal and County Assistant Managers; National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals Grants Management Taskforce.
  • Recipient: Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence Legislative Champion Award; Wisconsin District Attorneys’ Association Legislator of the Year; VFW Wisconsin Legislator of the Year; American Legion Wisconsin Chapter Legislator of the Year; Wisconsin Electric Cooperatives Legislator of the Year; Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Legislator of the Year; Wisconsin Independent Living Network Relentless Badger for the Disabled Award; Wisconsin Counties Association Outstanding Legislator Award; Pro-Life Wisconsin Legislator of the Year; National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Guardian of Small Business Award; Wisconsin Family Council William Wilberforce Freedom Award; Brown County Crime Prevention Foundation Crimefighter Award; Manitowoc County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition IMPACT Recognition; Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families Shining Star of Education Reform; Phillips Foundation Distinguished Young Conservative Leader of the Year; Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Legislator of the Year, Future 15 Award, and 25 People You Should Know; Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Legislator of the Year; Oral Health Partnership Children’s Health Champion; Wisconsin Towns Association Friend of Towns; Wisconsin Professional Police Association Legislator of the Year; Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association Legislator of the Year; U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform State Legislative Achievement Award.
  • Elected to Assembly 2010–2016. Elected to Senate since 2018.

Member of Building Commission, Sporting Heritage Council, Transportation Projects Commission and Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 52
    Relating to: copies of and inspection or disclosure of information contained in certain vital records. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 58
    Relating to: referendum questions for certain referenda that affect property taxes. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 57
    Relating to: county sheriff assistance with certain federal immigration functions. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 59
    Relating to: tuition and fee remission for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 63
    Relating to: ratification of the Driver License Compact. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 36
    Relating to: law enforcement and firefighter annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating employer. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 47
    Relating to: tuition and fee remission for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 41
    Relating to: local regulation of vegetable gardens.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 38
    Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 29
    Relating to: impoundment of vehicles used in certain traffic offenses.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 33
    Relating to: representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 27
    Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 30
    Relating to: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 31
    Relating to: repair and replacement of implements of husbandry under warranty.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 35
    Relating to: law enforcement and firefighter annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating employer. (FE)

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 37
    Relating to: local regulation of vegetable gardens.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 36
    Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE)

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 33
    Relating to: representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty.

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 19
    Relating to: increased penalties for crimes against adults at risk; restraining orders for adults at risk; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an adult at risk; sexual assault of an adult at risk; and providing a penalty.

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 20
    Relating to: allowing certain married persons to claim the earned income tax credit when filing a separate return. (FE)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 18
    Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 11
    Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 20
    Relating to: allowing certain married persons to claim the earned income tax credit when filing a separate return. (FE)

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 19
    Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE)

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 15
    Relating to: increased penalties for crimes against adults at risk; restraining orders for adults at risk; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an adult at risk; sexual assault of an adult at risk; and providing a penalty.

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 14
    Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 7
    Relating to: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 8
    Relating to: repair and replacement of implements of husbandry under warranty.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 6
    Relating to: impoundment of vehicles used in certain traffic offenses.

  • 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.

2025 Co-authored 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.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 6
    Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 18
    Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

  • 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 3
    Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval.

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 2
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 9
    Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 6
    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.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 24
    Relating to: county sheriff assistance with certain federal immigration functions. (FE)

  • 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.

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 7
    Relating to: requiring local approval for certain wind and solar projects before Public Service Commission approval.

  • 1/31/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 1
    Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Authored Amendments