Former Chair, Universities and Technical Colleges Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Majority Caucus Chair, Wisconsin State Senate, 2015-2017

Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, District 10, 2000-2017

Majority Caucus Vice Chair, Wisconsin State Senate, 2011-2015

Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 30, 1988-1998

Former Member, Advisory Council on Small Business, Agriculture, Labor

Former Member, Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Commerce, Utilities, Energy and Rail Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Education Reform Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Member, Joint Finance Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Joint Information Policy and Technology Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Member, Mississippi River Parkway Commission

Former Vice Chair, Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Former Chair, State and Federal Relations Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

Member, Steering Commission, National Farm Medicine Center

Member, Town of River Falls Land Use Planning Committee

Former Member, Wisconsin State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Committee

Minority Caucus Vice Chair, Wisconsin State Senate, 2009

Sergeant at Arms, Majority Caucus, 2005

Dairy Farmer, Harsdorf Family Dairy Farm

Loan Officer, Production Credit Association

Member, Dairy Committee, 4-H

Member, Dairy Judging Team, 4-H

Former Board Member, Kinnickinnic River Land Trust

Former Member, Labor for Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Member, Luther Memorial Church

Member, Northern Edge Advisory Council

Member, Passage Foundation Awards Committee

Treasurer, Pierce County Farm Bureau

Member, Pierce County, Wisconsin Republican Party

Board of Directors, Pierce-Pepin Holstein Breeders Association

Member, River Falls Transitional Housing Program

Former President, Sponsor's Board, Wisconsin Future Farmers of America Foundation

Former Chair, Sponsors Board, Wisconsin State Future Farmers of America

Former Secretary, Wisconsin Conservation Corps Board

Former Member, Wisconsin Conservation Corps Board

Member, Wisconsin Farm Bureau

Former Member, Wisconsin Future Farmers of America (FFA)

Former Director, Wisconsin Holstein Association

Member, World Dairy Center Authority

Director, Pierce County Farm Bureau, 1982-1988

Chair, Pierce County Dairy Promotion Committee, 1986

Favorite Book:

Suspense/thrillers, Author Vince Flynn

Favorite Movie:

Comedies

Favorite Musician:

Variety including soft rock and country

Favorite Quote:

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

"The measure of a truly great man is the courtesy with which he treats lesser men."

Favorite TV Shows:

NCIS