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Biography

  • Born Fox Point, Wisconsin; married to Dan Sinykin; 4 children.
  • Graduate Nicolet High School 1985; University of Michigan 1989; Harvard Law School 1992.
  • Environmental attorney specializing in water resources and wildlife conservation, HS Law, sole proprietor; co-owner of a Wisconsin textile manufacturing business since 1995; Of Counsel, Midwest Environmental Advocates (2003-2018); Adjunct professor at UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences (2014-2020); Trial lawyer and partner at Habush, Habush & Rottier, SC (1995-2003); Pavalon & Gifford Law Firm, Chicago (1993-1995); Federal judicial clerkship, Judge Charles P. Kocoras, Federal District Court judge for the Northern District of Illinois (1992-1993).
  • Recipient of Wisconsin Humane Society's George Dalton Award (2012); Wisconsin Sierra Club Merit Award(2021); Democratic Party of Milwaukee County Democrat of the Year Award(2025).
  • Former member of Wisconsin Sierra Club; Wisconsin's Green Fire.
  • Board member of Milwaukee Riverkeeper (2005-2010); Holocaust Education Resource Committee (2014-2024); River Hills Committee on the Environment (2016-2020); Wisconsin's Green Fire (2020-2024).
  • Elected to Senate 2024.

Member of Commission on Uniform State Laws, Small Business Environmental Council and State Capitol and Executive Residence Board

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

2025 Co-authored Proposals

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Resolution 2
    Relating to: proclaiming March 2025 and March 2026 as Women’s History Months.

  • 3/14/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 19
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff.

  • 3/14/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 135
    Relating to: special observance days in schools.

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 15
    Relating to: condemning the pardons and sentence commutations of individuals involved in the violent attack on law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 119
    Relating to: positions for the Office of School Safety. (FE)

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 114
    Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for diapers and feminine hygiene products. (FE)

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 99
    Relating to: spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 73
    Relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 71
    Relating to: ratification of the Dietitian Licensure Compact. (FE)

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 74
    Relating to: ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 67
    Relating to: providing state aid to reimburse public and private schools that provide free meals to all pupils for the costs of those meals and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 50
    Relating to: health care costs omnibus, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 60
    Relating to: expanding the homestead income tax credit. (FE)

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 42
    Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 10
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2025 as Black History Month.

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

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 23
    Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (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.

  • 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 2
    Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 3/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 145
    Relating to: passing legislation to reduce carbon emissions.

  • 3/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 140
    Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Port Washington. (FE)

  • 3/13/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 18
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff.

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 125
    Relating to: special observance days in schools.

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 120
    Relating to: positions for the Office of School Safety. (FE)

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 97
    Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 92
    Relating to: spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 79
    Relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 80
    Relating to: ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE)

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 62
    Relating to: health care costs omnibus, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 2/20/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 52
    Relating to: expanding the homestead income tax credit. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 43
    Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 48
    Relating to: providing state aid to reimburse public and private schools that provide free meals to all pupils for the costs of those meals and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 45
    Relating to: ratification of the Dietitian Licensure Compact. (FE)

  • 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 Bill 33
    Relating to: representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 5
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2025 as Black History Month.

  • 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.

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.