Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Carrie; 2 Children: Adam, Maggie
Birth date:
Birthplace:
Home City: State Center IA
Religion:

Education

Attending, Sociology, Iowa State University AS, Iowa Valley Community College

Profession

Deputy Sheriff, Marshall County, present Soccer/Wrestling Coach, Middle/High School, present Detective, Mid Iowa Drug Task Force

Committees

Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa
Education
Government Oversight
Government Oversight
Judiciary
State Government
Veterans Affairs

SF 2284 Amends Education Provisions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2275 Authorizes Internet Gambling
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2304 Requires DNA samples from all individuals convicted of certain misdemeanors
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 589 Prohibits obtaining employment at agriculture facilities under false pretenses
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HF 649 Appropriations for Health and Human Services
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

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SF 2284 Amends Education Provisions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2275 Authorizes Internet Gambling
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2304 Requires DNA samples from all individuals convicted of certain misdemeanors
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 589 Prohibits obtaining employment at agriculture facilities under false pretenses
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HF 649 Appropriations for Health and Human Services
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 534 Abortion Restrictions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 526 Requiring a Study to Weigh Outcomes of Legalizing Online Poker in Iowa
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 525 Revises the Iowa Mental Health System
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 682 Congressional and Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 617 Alcoholic Beverage Permits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SF 464 Establishment of an Open Season for Hunting Mourning Doves
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 301 Low Interest Loans for Small Businesses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 328 Education and Employment Training Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 301 Low Interest Loans for Small Businesses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 328 Education and Employment Training Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 166 Funding for Public Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2531 Appropriations and Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 2389 Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 2379 Requiring County Sheriffs to Issue Concealed Weapons Permits to Qualified Applicants
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 2389 Iowa Jobs II Program and Budget Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

Amdt 5371 Authorizing Qualified Individuals to Conceal Weapons Without a Permit
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

S 5340 Prohibiting Individual Health Care Mandate
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HF 2456 Texting While Driving Ban
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 2380 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HF 2518 Retirement Contribution Rate Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2380 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2378 Increase in Fees for Traffic Violations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2376 2010-2011 Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2378 Increase in Fees for Traffic Violations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2357 Prohibiting Firearm Possession by Domestic Violence Perpetrators
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HF 788 Prohibiting Liquor Licensees from Permitting Criminal Activity Adjacent to Their Premises
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SF 2062 State Worker Retirement Incentive Program
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 2088 Government Reorganization
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2030 School District Budget Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2033 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 376 Bonds Issuance for Infrastructure Projects and the Creation of an Iowa Jobs Program, Board, and Fund.
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 477 Appropriation Bonds
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 389 Health Insurance Expansion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 218 Growth Percentage for State School Foundation Program
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 137 Wage Discrimination Policy and Penalties
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 44 Expediting Local-Option Tax Approval in Disaster Areas
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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