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

General

Gender:
Family:
Birth date: 02/25/1944
Birthplace: Janesville, WI
Home City: WI
Religion:

Profession

Former Vice President/Senior Vice President, Blues Cross/Blue Shield, 1988-2007 Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services, 1987-1988 United States Army Reserve

Education

BS, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1966

Committees

Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs
State and Federal Relations and Information Technology
Workforce Development, Small Business, and Tourism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SB 95 Evaluating Teacher Performance Using Standardized Test Scores
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

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

SB 93 Weapons Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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: -

SB 10 Wetland Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

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

SB 1 Tort Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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