Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/04/1986
Next Election: 2014
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Married; 2 Children
Birth date: 11/22/1945
Birthplace: Wheaton, IL
Home City: Poplar WI
Religion:

Profession

United States Army, Vietnam, 1964-1968 Family Printing Business Former Field Representative, EDS Federal Former Field Representative, Congressman David Obey

Education

Attended, University of Wisconsin, Superior, 1973 Attended, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 1968-1971

Committees

Audit
Children and Families and Workforce Development
Education
Environment
Finance
Finance
Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue
Retirement Systems
Rural Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology

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: Nay

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: 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 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: Yea

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

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

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: Nay

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

SB 1 Tort Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

SB 437 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 530 Payday Lending Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 263 Expanding Access to Public Defenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 263 Expanding Access to Public Defenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 263 Expanding Access to Public Defenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 372 Teacher Evaluation Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

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

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

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

SB 167 Decreasing the Minimum Hunting Age
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

SB 181 Indoor Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 20 Discriminatory Pay Compensation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 1 Minimum Wage Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

AB 1 Budget Repair Plan
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 523 Great Lakes Water Resources Compact
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 537 John Doe Proceedings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

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

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

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

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

SB 178 Insurance Coverage for Autism Treatment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 171 Financing of Judicial Campaigns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 396 Virtual Charter Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S Amnd. 1 Virtual Charter School Enrollment Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

S Amnd. 1 Virtual Charter School Enrollment Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 396 Virtual Charter Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S Amnd. 1 Virtual Charter School Enrollment Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

S Amnd. 1 Virtual Charter School Enrollment Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 130 Minimum Wage Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 176 Compensation for Discharged Police Officers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 176 Compensation for Discharged Police Officers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 299 School Tax Credit Formula
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

SB 2 Transportation Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SB 2 Transportation Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SS SB 40 2007-2009 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 129 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 77 Financial Disclosure For Issue Based Groups
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 5 Advisory Referendum on the Death Penalty
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SSA 1 Spending Limit
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

SJR 63 Spending Limit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 414 Smoking Ban Expansion
Stage: Nonconcurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 4 Tax Deduction for Health Savings Account
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

ASA 3 Ethanol Bill
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Nay

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

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

SB 618 School Voucher Program Expansion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

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

SB 403 Concealed Weapons
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

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