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

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Vicki; 3 Children
Birth date: 07/16/1950
Birthplace: Iowa Falls, IA
Home City: Dows IA
Religion: Lutheran

Profession

United States Marine Corps, 1971-1973 Farmer

Education

BA, Accounting, Buena Vista College, 1987 AA, Ellsworth Community College, 1970

Committees

Commerce
Local Government
State Government
Subcommittee on Administration and Regulation (Joint Appropriations)
Transportation

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

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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: Yea

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

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

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: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

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

SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

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

SF 2377 Confinement Feeding Operations
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

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

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

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