State Representative, Wisconsin , District #88

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I was raised in the Green Bay area and graduated from Green Bay Preble High School. I attended UWGB and UW-Stevens Point majoring in History and English. I am excited to be able to pursue my life long interest in service to the community by representing the 88’th Assembly District in Madison.

I worked in the electric power industry for over 33 years and retired in January of 2006.

My family consists of myself and two daughters aged 21 and 19, as well as many brothers and sisters in Green Bay and the Midwest. My roots are in this area and I am concerned about the lack of representation of the interests of Northeast Wisconsin in our legislature.

Community Involvement:

·              1990-2001 Parent Volunteer St Bernard Day School

·              1991-1993 Parish Council Member-Liaison to the Board of Education

·              2001-Present Parish Council Vice President

One of the main reasons I have decided to seek the 88'th Assembly Representative office is to finally address the pressing problems facing Northeastern Wisconsin and the state as a whole. For too long the current direction of the Assembly has been to pander to single issue politics determined by polling and appealing to the emotional hot button instincts of our citizens while ignoring the things that affect our everyday life.

When elected, I will strive to find common ground and answers to the following issues which demand our action today:

·        Ethics Reform-Recently the current representative along with 49 other current members voted to not consider SB-1 which would have created a Government Accountability Board to replace the State Elections and Ethics Boards. Three local legislators including the present 88'th representative benefited from illegal taxpayer paid state employees working on their 2000 campaigns. I will work to remove these ineffective boards and replace them with a board with real clout.

·        Heath care for the Elderly, Uninsured and Under insured-I want to make sure that those with the least in our state are cared for. We already support their health care through our hospital emergency rooms. We need to make sure that a more cost effective way of caring for those who have the least among us, is by ensuring they have good preventive care.

·        Make Corporations Responsible for the Health Care of Their Employees-Too many large corporations dump their employees into Badger Care which allows them to unfairly compete with the smaller companies in Wisconsin trying to be good corporate citizens.

·        Legislators Responsible for State Taxes-One important point not discussed in TABOR, TPA, or whatever the latest name being used to sell this to our state, is that the duty to tax and spend wisely the wealth of our state is entrusted to the legislature and our governor. If we relinquish this right to the referendum, why do we need all of these legislators? I would never support this legislative miscarriage.

·        Realistic Energy Plans-Our state needs to ensure a reliable supply of energy to support our citizens and our industries. The best way to do this is to be an integral part of the planning of future plants and encouraging renewable resources. We should also be aware of the limited nature of current renewable resources and strive to expand them in the future while not hobbling our current supplies.

·        Open Budgeting Process-Wisconsin has been the victim of late night, midnight and morning budgeting cobbled together behind closed doors. I will strive to make this a practice of the past.