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

General

Gender: Male
Family: Married Sue Kay; 2 Children
Birth date: 07/19/1946
Birthplace: Whitefish, MT
Home City: WI
Religion:

Profession

Owner, Mouldy’s Archery and Tackle Administration, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls Fishing Tackle Manufacturer Former Business Office Manager Former Hospital Accountant

Education

Attended, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Committees

Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education
Health
Natural Resources and Environment
Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism

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

AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Senior Health Care Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Transportation Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Transportation Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Transportation Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Senior Health Care Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Transportation Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Budget Repair Plan
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Budget Repair Plan
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 862 Government Spending Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 482 Prohibiting Teacher Residency Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 862 Government Spending Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 482 Prohibiting Teacher Residency Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 862 Government Spending Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 47 Health Savings Account Tax Deductions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 151 Financial Aid Ineligibility for Drug Offenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 901 Austism Treatment Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 346 Nuclear Power Plant Construction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 67 Business Education Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 901 Austism Treatment Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 151 Financial Aid Ineligibility for Drug Offenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 67 Business Education Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 346 Nuclear Power Plant Construction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 47 Health Savings Account Tax Deductions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 901 Austism Treatment Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 710 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 1 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 2 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 770 Corporate Research and Development Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 710 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 1 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 2 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 870 Virtual Charter Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 2 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 710 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 1 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 2 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 710 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 1 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 2 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 870 Virtual Charter Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 1 Divestment Due to Genocide Amendment
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 695 John Doe Proceedings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 1 Divestment Due to Genocide Amendment
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

AR 13 Supporting the Individual's Right to Bear Arms
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 695 John Doe Proceedings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AR 13 Supporting the Individual's Right to Bear Arms
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 377 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 363 Limiting the Scope of Citizen-Proposed Ordinances
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 5 Limiting Governor's Partial Veto Authority
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 363 Limiting the Scope of Citizen-Proposed Ordinances
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 5 Limiting Governor's Partial Veto Authority
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

ASA 1 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

AJR 5 State Christmas Tree
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

ASA 1 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 581 Gun Possession During Emergencies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

ASA 1 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 581 Gun Possession During Emergencies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

ASA 1 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

AJR 5 State Christmas Tree
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

ASA 1 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 427 Prevention of Coercive Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AS SB 40 2007-2009 Biennium Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 1 2007-2008 Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 506 2007-2009 Biennium Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 507 2008 Levy Limits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 506 2007-2009 Biennium Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AS SB 40 2007-2009 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

AB 30 Felon Employment in Educational Agencies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 260 Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 207 Telecommunication Regulation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 205 Restrictions on Off-Reservation Native American Casinos
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AJR 17 Voter Identification Constitutional Amendment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AJR 1 Partial Veto by Alteration Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: 2

AB 4 Tax Deduction for Health Savings Account
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

SJR 5 Advisory Referendum on the Death Penalty
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 567 Limit Public Assistance to Citizens or Legal Residents of the United States
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 1 Ethics Bill
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Nay

AJR 77 Constitutional Amendment for a Spending Limit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 618 School Voucher Program Expansion
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 1073 Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Caps
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 53 Constitutional amendment defining marriage between one man and one woman
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 403 Concealed Weapons
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

AB 766 Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Caps
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

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