(Dem.), 8th Senate District Born Milwaukee, Sept. 27, 1954; married; 2 children. Graduate Milw. Marshall H.S.; B. A. in economics, UW-Milwaukee 1975; M.A. in political science, UW-Milwaukee 1977. Full-time legislator. Member: Democratic Party; UWM Alumni Assn.; Milw. Co. Federated Library Bd. (trustee). Delegate to 1980 Dem. Natl. Convention. Elected to Assembly 1980-82 (resigned elf. 4/13/83); elected to Senate in April 1983 special election (oath administered 4/13/83); reelected since 1984. Biennial Senate committee assignments: 1991 - Jt. Com. on Finance (also 1989); Education, Economic Development, Financial Institutions and Fiscal Policies (also 1989); Higher Education; Education Comn. of the States (commissioner since 1985); Legislative Council (since 1987); Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board (also 1989). 1989 - Education Financing, Higher Education and Tourism (vice chp.); Legis. Council Corns. on Exemptions from Property Taxation (vice chp.), on Home-Based Private Educational Programs (vice chp.). 1987 - Education (chp.); Aging, Banking, Commercial Credit and Taxation (also 1985); Jt. Com. for Review of Administrative Rules (also 1983); It. Com. on Audit; Legis. Coun. Com. on Targeted Educational Services (chp.) and mbr. of its Subcom. on Aging Schools. 1985 - Jt. Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions (co- chp.); Education and Government Operations (chp.); Economic Development (vice chp.); Legis. Coun. Corns. on Condominium Issues (chp., also 1983), on Regulation of Financial Institutions, on Time-Share Property. 1983 - Higher Education and Economic Development (chp.); Aging, Financial Institutions and State Institutions; Legis. Coun. Com. on Interstate Banking; Governor's Task Force on Comparable Worth. Assembly committee assignments: 1983 - It. Com. on Audit (co-chp.); Governmental Operations (vice chp.); Primary and Secondary Education (vice chp.); Higher and Vocational Education. Telephone: Office: (608) 266-5810; District: (414) 545-5009. Voting address: 7004 West Van Beck Avenue, Milwaukee 53220. Mailing address: Office: Room 12 South, State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882, Madison 53707-7882. (Blue Book 1991-92)

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