RioSlum Studio

Committee Assignment:

Public Safety (Chair), Commerce, Ways and Means, and Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee.

Place of Birth:

Dubuque, Iowa

Birthday:

1961-01-01

Profession:

Owner of TAG Communications, a communications firm, since 1990, and is the founder and CEO of the HAVlife Foundation, a fundraising organization for at-risk youth, which was inspired by the death of his 13-year-old son Hunter in 2004. He has also served as chairman of Junior Achievement of the Heartland, president of the Mississippi Valley Fair Board, and director of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce.

Marital Status:

Married

Spouse(s):

Kathleen Vondran

Number of Children:

2

Education:

Graduated from Hempstead High School, Dubuque.