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

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife; 3 Children
Birth date:
Birthplace:
Home City: MI
Religion:

Profession

President, Design Financial, present Supervisor, Harrison Township, 2004-2010

Education

Bachelor's, Business Administration, Western Michigan University, 1984

Committees

Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Subcommittee on General Government
Subcommittee on Human Services
Subcommittee on Judiciary

SB 981 Requires insurance coverage of autism
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 414 Health Care Coverage for Treatments Relating to Autism
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 415 Requires health care providers to treat autism
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 5061 Requires Photo Identification for Absentee Ballots
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 981 Requires insurance coverage of autism
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

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SB 981 Requires insurance coverage of autism
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 414 Health Care Coverage for Treatments Relating to Autism
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 415 Requires health care providers to treat autism
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 5061 Requires Photo Identification for Absentee Ballots
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 981 Requires insurance coverage of autism
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 414 Health Care Coverage for Treatments Relating to Autism
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 415 Requires health care providers to treat autism
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4799 Prohibits Coercing a Woman into Having an Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4929 Prohibits Union Dues Deductions from School Employee Paychecks
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 5033 Requires Asset Tests to Determine Eligibility for State Assistance Programs
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5085 Prohibits public employers from deducting political contributions from employee paychecks
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB618 Repeals Limit on Number of Charter Schools
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4770 Prohibits Public Employers from Providing Medical Benefits to Public Employees
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4326 Prohibits State Agencies from Adopting Rules Stricter than Federal Rules
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 4005 School Board Election Dates
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4701 Amends the State Employee Retirement System
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5002 Amends Workers' Compensation Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 291 Repeals Motorcycle Helmet Law
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 5002 Amends Workers' Compensation Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 291 Repeals Motorcycle Helmet Law
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4815 Exempts Incandescent Light Bulbs Made in Michigan from Congressional Authority
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 160 Bans Partial Birth/Late-Term Abortions
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4109 Banning Partial Birth/Late Term Abortions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 348 1 Percent Tax on Paid Health Insurance Claims
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4005 School Board Election Dates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 348 1 Percent Tax on Paid Health Insurance Claims
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4625 Teacher Tenure Standards
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4628 Amends Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Teachers
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 7 Employee Contribution to Health Care Benefits
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4625 Teacher Tenure Standards
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4628 Amends Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Teachers
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 498 Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 4780 Congressional Redistricting Based on 2010 Census
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4325 Education Appropriations for 2011-2013
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4526 2011-2012 Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4325 Education Appropriations for 2011-2013
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4479 Interstate Compact and Business Tax
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 4361 Income Tax Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 4362 Business Tax Reductions
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 4325 Education Appropriations for 2011-2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4484 State Tax on Retirement Distributions for Judges and State Officials
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 4483 State Tax on Retirement Distributions for Public Library Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 4481 Public School Employees' Pension and Tax Exemption
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 4480 Tax Exemption and Pension Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 4408 Employment Compensation Fund
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 4214 Fiscal Accountability for Local Governments and School Districts
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 4216 Local Governments Fiscal Accountability
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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