Current Office: Assembly Member
First Elected: 11/03/1998
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Female
Family: Married; 2 Children
Birth date: 03/28/1960
Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI
Home City: Milwaukee WI
Religion:

Education

Diploma, Bay View High School

Profession

Flemming Fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives, 2003 Fellow, Bowhay Institute, La Follette School, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2001 Small Business Manager

Committees

Education
Education Reform
Labor and Workforce Development
Veterans and Military Affairs

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: Nay

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

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: Nay

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: Nay

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: Nay

AB 7 Voter Identification Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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

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: -

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: Nay

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: Nay

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: Nay

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

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

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

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

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: 2

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: Nay

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

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

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

AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 1 Senior Health Care Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 1 Transportation Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 1 Transportation Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 1 Transportation Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 1 Senior Health Care Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 1 Education Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 1 Transportation Line Item Veto Override
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 1 Budget Repair Plan
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 1 Budget Repair Plan
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 862 Government Spending Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 482 Prohibiting Teacher Residency Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 862 Government Spending Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 482 Prohibiting Teacher Residency Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 862 Government Spending Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 47 Health Savings Account Tax Deductions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 151 Financial Aid Ineligibility for Drug Offenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 901 Austism Treatment Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 346 Nuclear Power Plant Construction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 67 Business Education Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 901 Austism Treatment Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 151 Financial Aid Ineligibility for Drug Offenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 67 Business Education Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 346 Nuclear Power Plant Construction
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 47 Health Savings Account Tax Deductions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 901 Austism Treatment Funding
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 710 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

A Amnd. 1 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

A Amnd. 2 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

AB 770 Corporate Research and Development Tax Credit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 710 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

A Amnd. 1 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

A Amnd. 2 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

AB 870 Virtual Charter Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

A Amnd. 2 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

AB 710 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

A Amnd. 1 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

A Amnd. 2 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

AB 710 Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

A Amnd. 1 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

A Amnd. 2 Exemptions to Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

AB 870 Virtual Charter Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

A Amnd. 1 Divestment Due to Genocide Amendment
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

AB 695 John Doe Proceedings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A Amnd. 1 Divestment Due to Genocide Amendment
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Nay

AR 13 Supporting the Individual's Right to Bear Arms
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 695 John Doe Proceedings
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AR 13 Supporting the Individual's Right to Bear Arms
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 377 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 363 Limiting the Scope of Citizen-Proposed Ordinances
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

SJR 5 Limiting Governor's Partial Veto Authority
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 363 Limiting the Scope of Citizen-Proposed Ordinances
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

SJR 5 Limiting Governor's Partial Veto Authority
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

ASA 1 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

AJR 5 State Christmas Tree
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

ASA 1 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 581 Gun Possession During Emergencies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

ASA 1 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 581 Gun Possession During Emergencies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

ASA 1 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

AJR 5 State Christmas Tree
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

ASA 1 Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 427 Prevention of Coercive Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AS SB 40 2007-2009 Biennium Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 1 2007-2008 Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 506 2007-2009 Biennium Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 507 2008 Levy Limits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 506 2007-2009 Biennium Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AS SB 40 2007-2009 Biennium Budget
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: -

AB 30 Felon Employment in Educational Agencies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 260 Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 207 Telecommunication Regulation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AB 205 Restrictions on Off-Reservation Native American Casinos
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

AJR 17 Voter Identification Constitutional Amendment
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AJR 1 Partial Veto by Alteration Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

AB 4 Tax Deduction for Health Savings Account
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

SJR 5 Advisory Referendum on the Death Penalty
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 567 Limit Public Assistance to Citizens or Legal Residents of the United States
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 1 Ethics Bill
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

AJR 77 Constitutional Amendment for a Spending Limit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 618 School Voucher Program Expansion
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

AB 1073 Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Caps
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJR 53 Constitutional amendment defining marriage between one man and one woman
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 403 Concealed Weapons
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

AB 766 Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Caps
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

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