Current Office: Assembly Member
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Dale
Birth date: 11/05/1953
Birthplace: Mundelein, IL
Home City: Appleton WI
Religion: Catholic

Profession

Physical Therapist, Oshkosh Area School District, 1997-present Physical Therapist, Colony Oaks Care Center, 1994-1998 Teacher/Instructor, Northwest Wisconsin Technical College, 1990-1994 Physical Therapist, Several Hospitals/Private Practice, 1980-1990 Peace Corps Volunteer, Campino Grande, Brazil, 1977-1978

Education

AA, Natural Resources Technology, Fox Valley Technical College, 1986 BS, Physical Therapy, Northwestern University Medical School, 1980 BS, Physiology, Southern Illinois University, 1977 AA, Physical Therapist Assistant, Southern Illinois University, 1973

Committees

Jobs, Economy and Small Business
Public Health and Public Safety
Transportation

SB 92 Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 237 Amending Sexual Education Guidelines
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 92 Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 237 Amending Sexual Education Guidelines
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AJR 63 Limits Recalls of Elected Officials
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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SB 92 Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 237 Amending Sexual Education Guidelines
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 92 Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 237 Amending Sexual Education Guidelines
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AJR 63 Limits Recalls of Elected Officials
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 202 Repeals Punitive Damages for Workplace Discrimination
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 426 Requirements for Mining Permits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 69 Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 45 Administration of Medications to Students
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 147 Inadmissibility of Apology Statements by Health Care Providers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 69 Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 147 Inadmissibility of Apology Statements by Health Care Providers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 69 Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 115 Presidential Primary Date
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 149 Wisconsin Congressional Redistricting 2011
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 148 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 149 Wisconsin Congressional Redistricting 2011
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 148 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 93 Weapons Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 40 2011-2013 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 13 Repealing Regulations for Telecommunications Services
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 7 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 13 Repealing Regulations for Telecommunications Services
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 11 State Finances and Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

AB 11 State Finances and Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 10 Wetland Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 7 Small Business Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 5 Requiring a Two-Thirds Vote in the Legislature for Tax Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 7 Small Business Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 2 Tax Benefits for Health Savings Accounts
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 3 Tax Incentives for Job Creation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2 Tax Benefits for Health Savings Accounts
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1 Tort Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 720 Statewide Smoking Ban Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 434 Legalizing Sale of Unpasteurized Milk
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 437 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 434 Legalizing Sale of Unpasteurized Milk
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 437 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 696 Landline Phone Service Deregulation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Amdt 6 Censuring Representative Jeffery Wood
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

Amdt 1 Expelling Representative Jeffery Wood
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 484 BadgerCare Plus Basic Health Plan
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

AB 696 Landline Phone Service Deregulation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 484 BadgerCare Plus Basic Health Plan
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 530
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

AB 106 Authorizing Sale of Alcohol to 18-20 Year-Olds Under Parental or Spousal Supervision
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 612 Limiting Access to 9-1-1 Recordings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 106 Authorizing Sale of Alcohol to 18-20 Year-Olds Under Parental or Spousal Supervision
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 35 Complaint Process for Race-Based Names, Logos and Mascots of Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 447 Payday Lending Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 415 Carbon Monoxide Detector Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 371 Higher Education Student Data System
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 372 Teacher Evaluation Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 223 University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Geographic Composition Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 458 Sex Education Curriculum Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 223 University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Geographic Composition Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 458 Sex Education Curriculum Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 107 Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

AB 138 Board Appointment of the Secretary of Natural Resources
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 107 Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

AB 119 Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 185 State Regulation of Wind Energy Systems
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 119 Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 185 State Regulation of Wind Energy Systems
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 75 2009-2011 Biennium Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 281 Phosphorus in Cleaning Products
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 75 2009-2011 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 181 Indoor Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 20 Discriminatory Pay Compensation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 100 Restricting Health Insurance Companies' Ability to Exclude Individuals.
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 27 Requires Insurance Coverage for Children's Hearing Aid Treatments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 37 Allowing Drivers To Keep Licenses While Paying Fines
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 62 2008-2009 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 2 Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 2 Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 2 Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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