The Chamber

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

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kathy Hau; 2 Children
Birth date: 08/07/1955
Birthplace: Kenosha, WI
Home City: WI
Religion:

Profession

Employment Specialist Chief Executive Officer, Northpointe Resources Teacher

Education

MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1983 BS, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1977 Attended, Harvard University

Committees

Assembly Organization
Employment Relations
Legislative Council
Legislative Organization
Rules

SB 92 Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 237 Amending Sexual Education Guidelines
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 92 Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 237 Amending Sexual Education Guidelines
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AJR 63 Limits Recalls of Elected Officials
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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SB 92 Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 237 Amending Sexual Education Guidelines
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 92 Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 237 Amending Sexual Education Guidelines
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AJR 63 Limits Recalls of Elected Officials
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 202 Repeals Punitive Damages for Workplace Discrimination
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 426 Requirements for Mining Permits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 69 Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 45 Administration of Medications to Students
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 147 Inadmissibility of Apology Statements by Health Care Providers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 69 Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 147 Inadmissibility of Apology Statements by Health Care Providers
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 69 Use of Deadly Force in Self-Defense
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 115 Presidential Primary Date
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 149 Wisconsin Congressional Redistricting 2011
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 148 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 149 Wisconsin Congressional Redistricting 2011
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 148 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 93 Weapons Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 40 2011-2013 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 13 Repealing Regulations for Telecommunications Services
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 7 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 13 Repealing Regulations for Telecommunications Services
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 11 State Finances and Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

AB 11 State Finances and Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

SB 10 Wetland Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 7 Small Business Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 5 Requiring a Two-Thirds Vote in the Legislature for Tax Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 7 Small Business Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 2 Tax Benefits for Health Savings Accounts
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 3 Tax Incentives for Job Creation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 2 Tax Benefits for Health Savings Accounts
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 1 Tort Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 720 Statewide Smoking Ban Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 434 Legalizing Sale of Unpasteurized Milk
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 437 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 434 Legalizing Sale of Unpasteurized Milk
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 437 Education Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 696 Landline Phone Service Deregulation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Amdt 6 Censuring Representative Jeffery Wood
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

Amdt 1 Expelling Representative Jeffery Wood
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 484 BadgerCare Plus Basic Health Plan
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

AB 696 Landline Phone Service Deregulation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 484 BadgerCare Plus Basic Health Plan
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 530
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

AB 106 Authorizing Sale of Alcohol to 18-20 Year-Olds Under Parental or Spousal Supervision
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 612 Limiting Access to 9-1-1 Recordings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 106 Authorizing Sale of Alcohol to 18-20 Year-Olds Under Parental or Spousal Supervision
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 35 Complaint Process for Race-Based Names, Logos and Mascots of Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 447 Payday Lending Regulations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 415 Carbon Monoxide Detector Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 371 Higher Education Student Data System
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 372 Teacher Evaluation Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 223 University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Geographic Composition Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 458 Sex Education Curriculum Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 223 University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Geographic Composition Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 458 Sex Education Curriculum Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 107 Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

AB 138 Board Appointment of the Secretary of Natural Resources
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 107 Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

AB 119 Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 185 State Regulation of Wind Energy Systems
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 119 Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 185 State Regulation of Wind Energy Systems
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 75 2009-2011 Biennium Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 281 Phosphorus in Cleaning Products
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 75 2009-2011 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 181 Indoor Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 20 Discriminatory Pay Compensation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 100 Restricting Health Insurance Companies' Ability to Exclude Individuals.
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 27 Requires Insurance Coverage for Children's Hearing Aid Treatments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 37 Allowing Drivers To Keep Licenses While Paying Fines
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 62 2008-2009 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 2 Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 2 Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 2 Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 5110 Uruguay Round Agreements Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 4650 Defense FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4539 Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill FY95
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4554 Agriculture FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4606 Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4624 Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HR 3355 Omnibus Crime Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4603 Appropriations Bill FY95, Commerce, Justice, State
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

S 2182 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HR 4506 Appropriations Bill FY95, Energy and Water Development
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4426 Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 778 Prohibiting Benefits to Undocumented Immigrants
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 771 Limiting Entitlement Program Expenditures
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 759 Intelligence Spending Disclosure Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 755 Federal Land Appraisals
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4649 District of Columbia FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 725 East Mojave National Preserve Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4606 Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 4624 Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 718 Space Station Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4650 Defense FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 4606 Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 4624 Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 718 Space Station Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4624 Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 4606 Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 4603 Appropriations Bill FY95, Commerce, Justice, State
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 4602 Interior Department FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 4554 Agriculture FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 4556 Transportation FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 645 Interstate Commerce Commission Funding
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4556 Transportation FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 645 Interstate Commerce Commission Funding
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4539 Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill FY95
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 4506 Appropriations Bill FY95, Energy and Water Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 574 U.S. Policy on Haiti Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 611 Lifting Arms Embargo on Bosnia Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 574 U.S. Policy on Haiti Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HR 4454 Legislative Branch FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 4426 Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 4453 Military Construction FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 575 U.S. Policy on Haiti Substitute Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4453 Military Construction FY95 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 575 U.S. Policy on Haiti Substitute Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 570 Ending Requirement for Selective Service Registration
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

S 636 Abortion Clinic Access bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

H Con Res 218 Budget Resolution
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4296 Regulation of Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 636 Abortion Clinic Access bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4092 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 503 Death Penalty Removal Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 497 Funding and Programs Substitute Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 491 Homosexuality Education Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 497 Funding and Programs Substitute Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 491 Homosexuality Education Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 497 Funding and Programs Substitute Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HR 1804 Goals 2000: Educate America Act
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 488 Optional Abstinence Emphasis Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H J Res 103 Balanced Budget Amendment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Con Res 218 Budget Resolution
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 466 Budget Resolution Substitute Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 462 Tobacco Education Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 3759 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 436 Bryant Amendment to Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1993
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 3759 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 427 Fiscal 1994 Disaster Relief Funding
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 3759 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 714 Resolution Trust Corporation Completion Act
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HR 1025 Brady Handgun Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 415 Sabo Amendment to the Government Reform and Savings Act of 1993
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 416 Penny Amendment to the Government Reform and Savings Act of 1993
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 3 Congressional Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1993
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 416 Penny Amendment to the Government Reform and Savings Act of 1993
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 51 D.C. Statehood Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 3351 Youth Offenders Alternative Punishment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 796 Abortion Clinic Access Bill
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Nay

HR 3450 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 2401 Defense FY94 Authorization Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 1025 Brady Handgun Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 390 Instant Background Checks for Gun Purchase Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 1036 Prevailing Wage Pre-emptions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2492 District of Columbia Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2445 Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994, Energy and Water Development
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2491 Veterans Administration and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2519 Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2491 Veterans Administration and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2519 Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2491 Veterans Administration and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 1804 Goals 2000: Educate America Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2518 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 3116 Defense Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2295 Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2403 Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2401 Fiscal Year 1994 Defense Authorization Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2403 Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2295 Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2401 Fiscal Year 1994 Defense Authorization Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 318 "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2401 Fiscal Year 1994 Defense Authorization Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 318 "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2750 Transportation Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 291 Burden Sharing Amendment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2010 National Service Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2264 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2010 National Service Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2667 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 1993
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H J Res 208 China's Most Favored Nation Status
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 2519 Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2520 Interior Department Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 2118 Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 185 Hyde Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2492 District of Columbia Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2518 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 188 DC's Domestic Partners Ordinance
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2518 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 188 DC's Domestic Partners Ordinance
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2518 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 185 Hyde Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 188 DC's Domestic Partners Ordinance
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2518 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2493 Agriculture Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 2491 Veterans Administration and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 2493 Agriculture Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 2491 Veterans Administration and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 151 Selective Service Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 160 Space Station Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 151 Selective Service Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 160 Space Station Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2445 Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994, Energy and Water Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2446 Military Construction Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 134 Space Station Termination Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2446 Military Construction Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 134 Space Station Termination Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 2403 Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 2333 State Department FY94-95 Authorization Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2403 Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 1876 GATT Uruguay Round Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2333 State Department FY94-95 Authorization Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 1876 GATT Uruguay Round Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2295 Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 5 Cesar Chavez Workplace Fairness Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2348 Legislative Branch FY94 Appropriations Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HR 2264 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
Stage: Passage
Vote: Z

HR 2118 Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993
Stage: Passage
Vote: Z

S J Res 45 Authorization for Use of U.S. Armed Forces in Somalia
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Z

HR 820 National Competitiveness Act of 1993
Stage: Passage
Vote: Z

H Amdt 62 Citizens/Legal Residents Amendment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Z

HR 820 National Competitiveness Act of 1993
Stage: Passage
Vote: Z

HR 2 Motor Voter Registration
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Z

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