Original sentence: On April 2, 2013, in a special election Neylon was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican from Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Edited sentence: According to journalist Steven Walters, he was one of the GOP Young Guns that helped dictate final budget deals.After the election, the conservative website Right Wisconsin said Neylon was poised to become a rising star in Madison.Committee Assignments:.Committee on Children and Family.Committee on Energy and Utilities.Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.During the 2013-15 state budget debate, he championed issues like tax cuts, reduced long-term borrowing, and fought against DNA collection upon arrest.Government Reform – Neylon also drafted legislation to protect civil liberties by outlawing GPS tracking of individuals without their knowledge (AB 767), and coauthored bills exempting public works projects from prevailing wage requirements (AB 266), to audit the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (AB 220), and increase mental health services for victims of sexual assault (AB 518).He also supported legislation to require a supermajority to raise taxes.In his first run for elected office, Neylon narrowly won a special election Republican primary for the 98th Assembly District in Wisconsin on February 19, 2013.Key Issues:.Legislative Career.Legislative State Supported Programs Study and Advisory Committee.Prosperity – During the 2013-14 legislative session, Neylon worked on bills to protect innovation (AB 656), allow companies to use crowdsourcing to generate capitol online (AB 350), and reduce professional fees by 20% (AB 673).Tax Cuts – In his first year in office, Neylon voted for three separate tax cut bills totaling nearly $2 billion, and helped draft the 2013-15 state budget that lowers income tax for every worker in Wisconsin.[1] He ran unopposed in the general election.[3] The Wisconsin state budget is projected to have $977 million surplus by the end of 2015