Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary Jo; 2 Children: Kathleen, Joshua
Birth date: 1952
Birthplace: Fort Leavenworth, KS
Home City: WI
Religion:

Profession

Racine Police Department, 1972-2001 Director, Traffic Accident Consultants, Incorporated, 1987-1995 Instructor, Gateway Technical College Instructor, Northwestern Traffic Institute Instructor, Racine Police Academy Police Liaison and Security, Racine Unified School District Instructor, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Instructor, Wisconsin State Patrol

Education

Graduated, Racine Lutheran High School, 1970 Teaching Certificate, Police Science Instructor, Gateway Technical College

Committees

Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs
Insurance and Housing
Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs
Natural Resources and Environment
Retirement Systems

SB 306 Requires Physicians Performing Abortions to Determine if the Woman's Consent is Voluntary
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 21 Prohibits mandated health insurance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 386 Removes Voter Registration at High Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 21 Prohibits mandated health insurance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 386 Removes Voter Registration at High Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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SB 306 Requires Physicians Performing Abortions to Determine if the Woman's Consent is Voluntary
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 21 Prohibits mandated health insurance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 386 Removes Voter Registration at High Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 21 Prohibits mandated health insurance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 386 Removes Voter Registration at High Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 21 Prohibits mandated health insurance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 368 Amends Wetland Development Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

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

SB 23 Amends Tax Enforcement System
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 12 Limits Attorney Fees in Consumer Cases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

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

SB 95 Evaluating Teacher Performance Using Standardized Test Scores
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 95 Evaluating Teacher Performance Using Standardized Test Scores
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 148 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 148 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 93 Weapons Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 116 Relating to Overseas Absentee Voting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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: Yea

SB 10 Wetland Regulations
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: Yea

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