(Rep.), 67th Assembly District Born Chippewa Falls, August 6, 1946; married; 5 children. Graduate Bloomer H.S. 1964; attended Chippewa Valley Tech. College, UW-River Falls, UW-Eau Claire, and Commercial Trades Inst. of Chicago. Small business owner. Vietnam veteran; served in US. Marine Corps 1966-72. Member: Bloomer, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Menomonie Chambers of Commerce; Right to Life Com.; Chippewa Area, Wis. and National Home Builder's Assns.; Chippewa, Eau Claire, Dunn Co. Republican Parties; Natl. Fed. of Independent Business; Wis. Independent Business Assn.; Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Wis. and National Realtors Assns.; Wis. Woodland Owners Assn.; Wis. Retail Lumber Assn.; Chippewa Co. Farm Bureau; Chippewa Co. Historical Soc.; Bloomer Moose Lodge; Bloomer Rod and Gun; NRA, NRA Golden Eagles; Wis. Old West Shootists (life mbr.); Harley Owners Group (life mbr.); ABATE of Wis.; The Seniors Coalition; AARP; Chippewa Falls Senior Center, Inc.; American Legion; VFW (life mbr.); Vietnam Veterans Assn. (life mbr.); Marine Corps League; Birth-to-3 Interagency Council. Former member: UW-River Falls Vets Club; Indianhead Firearms Assn. (former treas.); Bloomer Jaycees; IBA. Elected to Assembly 1996; reelected since 1998. Biennial committee assignments: 2001 - Housing (chp., also 1999); Rural Affairs and Forestry; Veterans and Military Affairs (since 1997); Ways and Means (vice chp. 1999); Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (also 1999). 1999 - Agriculture (vice chp. 1997); Legis. Coun. Com. on Condominium Law Review (co-chp.). 1997 - Aging and Long-Tern Care; Financial Institutions; Highways and Transportation; Small Business and Economic Development; Council on Highway Safety; DHFS Prevention Coordination Com.; Legis. Coun. Com. on Capture of Federal Resources (chp.). Telephone: Office: (608) 266-1 194; (888) 534-0067 (toll free); District: (715) 726-9397. (Blue Book 2001-2002)Learn More
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