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

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Melissa; 3 Children: Ashton, Bennett, Graham
Birth date:
Birthplace: West Davenport, IA
Home City: Dixon IA
Religion:

Profession

Adjunct Professor, Augustana College Adjunct Professor, Black Hawk College Youth Field Specialist, Iowa State University Extension

Education

MA, Loyola University BA, Loras College

Committees

Economic Growth
Education
Local Government
Natural Resources and Environment
Rebuild Iowa
Subcommittee on Education (Joint Appropriations)

SF 2284 Amends Education Provisions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SF 2275 Authorizes Internet Gambling
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

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: Nay

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SF 2284 Amends Education Provisions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SF 2275 Authorizes Internet Gambling
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

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: Nay

SF 534 Abortion Restrictions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

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

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

HF 617 Alcoholic Beverage Permits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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: Nay

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: Nay

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

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

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

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

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

SF 2380 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

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

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

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: Yea

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: Nay

SF 2033 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

SF 477 Appropriation Bonds
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SF 389 Health Insurance Expansion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

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

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

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