Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2012
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Married, Wife: Kristi; 3 children
Birth date: 05/24/1961
Birthplace: Waukon, Iowa
Home City: Dorchester IA
Religion: Catholic

Profession

Owner/Operator, Upper Iowa Resort & Rental, 1999-current Parts Dept, Waukon Yamaha, 1997-1998 Truck Driver, Waste Management, 1986-1997 Construction, Fred Carlson Co., 1980-1985

Education

Committees

Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa
Environmental Protection
Local Government
Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Economic Development (Joint Appropriations)

HF 2450 Prohibits the Use of Traffic Cameras
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2380 Amends Education Provisions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2385 Authorizes Professionals to Teach Certain High School Courses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 2009 Prohibiting Mandatory Licensing and Registration of Guns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2215 Authorizes the Use of Deadly Force
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

View More

HF 2450 Prohibits the Use of Traffic Cameras
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2380 Amends Education Provisions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2385 Authorizes Professionals to Teach Certain High School Courses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 2009 Prohibiting Mandatory Licensing and Registration of Guns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2215 Authorizes the Use of Deadly Force
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 2009 Prohibiting Mandatory Licensing and Registration of Guns
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2215 Authorizes the Use of Deadly Force
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 589 Prohibits obtaining employment at agriculture facilities under false pretenses
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HF 2274 Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Exemption
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

SF 534 Abortion Restrictions
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HF 697 State Budget for 2011-2012
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 534 Abortion Restrictions
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SF 522 Establishing a Property Tax Credit
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HF 590 New Economic Development Programs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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

HF 534 School Instructional Hours and Days
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HF 535 Repealing Statewide Preschool Program
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HF 260 House Rule School Governance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 194 Individual Income Tax Rate Reduction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 111 Purchase of Health Care
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 6 Banning Same Sex Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

View Less