Born Tomahawk, Wisconsin, September 25, 1963; married; 5 children, 4 grandchildren.
Graduate Tomahawk High School, 1981; B.S. in Finance and Economics, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1986.
Insurance agency owner.
Member: Tomahawk Main Street, Inc. (former president); Tomahawk Regional Chamber of Commerce; Tomahawk Child Care (former president); NRA (lifetime member); Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin (former board member, secretary, treasurer, vice president, president, national director).
Former member: National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research (board member).
Elected to Assembly 2012-18. Leadership positions: Assistant Majority Leader 2019. Elected to Senate 2020.
Member of Building Commission, Disability Board, Historical Society of Wisconsin Board of Curators and Presidential Preference Selection Committee
2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 23 Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)
2025 Co-authored Proposals
2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 4 Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
1/6/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 2 Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).
1/6/2025: 2025 Senate Resolution 1 Relating to: notifying the assembly and the governor that the 2025-2026 senate is organized.
2025 Cosponsored Proposals
3/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 100 Relating to: designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.
3/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 102 Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.
2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 97 Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)
2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 10 Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
1/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 1 Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).