Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 07/09/2007
Next Election:
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Robyn; 3 Children: Nick, Zack, Hailey
Birth date: 02/21/1956
Birthplace: Riverton, WY
Home City: Casper WY
Religion: Catholic

Profession

Instructor, Casper College, 1993 Newspaper Reporter, Casper Star Tribune, 1981-1985 Public Relations, Wyoming Rural Electric, 1979-1980 Associate Vice-President, Student Services, Casper College

Education

MPA, Public Administration, University of Wyoming,1994 BS, Journalism, University of Wyoming , 1978 AA, Casper College

Committees

Education
Select Committee on School Facilities
Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs
Wyoming Health Insurance Exchange Steering Committee

SF 25 Defining Access to Public Records
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 82 Requires drug testing of certain welfare recipients
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SF 59 Limits Cost-of-Living Adjustments to State Employee Retirement Plans
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 57 Amending Wyoming Accountability in Education Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 74 Prohibiting Recognition of Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

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SF 25 Defining Access to Public Records
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 82 Requires drug testing of certain welfare recipients
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SF 59 Limits Cost-of-Living Adjustments to State Employee Retirement Plans
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 57 Amending Wyoming Accountability in Education Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 74 Prohibiting Recognition of Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 204 Patriotism in the Classroom
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 29 Mandatory Testing for Suspected DUI Offenders
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 120 Open Public Meetings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 29 Mandatory Testing for Suspected DUI Offenders
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 39 Funding for Lawsuit Against Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 74 Prohibiting the Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SF 52 Repealing Teacher Tenure
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SF 140 Kindergarten Attendance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 52 Repealing Teacher Tenure
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SF 106 School Finances
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJ 2 Health Care Decisions for Citizens
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 100 Cruelty to Animals
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJ 5 Definition of Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 51 Seat Belt Law Violations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 47 Firearm Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 51 Seat Belt Law Violations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 27 Establishing a Process for Citizen Complaints Relating to Government Competition
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 93 Increasing Penalties for Workplace Safety Violations
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 101 Wind-Generated Electricity Tax
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 64 Increasing Seat Belt Violation Fine
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 67 Taxing Moist Snuff Tobacco Based on Weight
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 18 Expanding Workers Compensation Coverage to Include Mental Injury
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 65 Ban on Texting While Driving
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SF 12 Increasing Campaign Contribution Limit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 137 Deadly Force in Self Defense
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 73 Increasing DUI Penalties
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 9 Limitations on Campaign Contributions
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SF 46 Water Discharge from Methane Gas Wells
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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