Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Gerri; 3 Children: Michael, Will, Libby
Birth date: 11/28/1962
Birthplace: Waterloo, IA
Home City: Shell Rock IA
Religion: Methodist

Education

BS, Iowa State University, 1985

Profession

Self-Employed, Agri-Business, 1991-present Feed Sales Management, Cargill Incorporated, 1988 Retail Feed Sales, Cargill Incorporated, 1986

Committees

Appropriations
Judiciary
State Government
Subcommittee on Education (Joint Appropriations)

SF 2284 Amends Education Provisions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SF 2275 Authorizes Internet Gambling
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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: Yea

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: Yea

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 2351 Eminent Domain
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 2408 Elderly Income Tax Reduction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2597 Voter Identification Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2709 School Year Minimum Hours Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2671 Undocumented Immigrants Restrictions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2527 2006-2007 Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H-8178 Preschool Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H-8172 Teacher Salary Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HF 2527 2006-2007 Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H-8178 Preschool Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H-8172 Teacher Salary Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

SF 2330 Prohibition of Video Gambling Machines
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2558 2006-2007 Department of Justice, Corrections, Public Defense, and Public Safety Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2540 2006-2007 Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HF 2045 Senior Citizen Tax Revision
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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