Graduate Lincoln High School, 1993; attended University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Associate Degree, Mid-State Technical College, 1999; B.A.S. in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2008.

Realtor; Adams County Board of Supervisors District 18. Former Wood County Drug Court Coordinator, jail discharge planner; Juneau County Sheriff's deputy.

Member- Wisconsin Rapids Elks Lodge #693 (exalted ruler); Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce; Wisconsin Rapids Rotary.

Recipient- Wisconsin Paper Council Legislator of the Year; Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group Legislator of the Year Award; Child Support Enforcement Association Legislator of the Year; League of Conservation Voters Honor Roll; Dairy Business Association Legislative Excellence Award; Wisconsin Troopers Association Legislator of the Year; Wisconsin Counties Association Outstanding Legislator; Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Working for Wisconsin Award; Wisconsin Grocers Association Friend of Grocers Award; Third Congressional District State Legislator of the Year; Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce Champion of Commerce; Wisconsin FORCE Champion of the Second Amendment and the Rights of the People of Wisconsin; Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin Fire Safety Legislator of the Year; Wisconsin Farmers Union Friend of the Family Farm; Wisconsin Building Association Friend of Housing; American Conservative Union Foundation Defender of Liberty.

Elected to Assembly since 2010.