Frank Lasee
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Frank G. Lasee | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district | |
| In office 1994-present | |
| Preceded by | Rep. Dale Bolle, (D) Whitelaw, WI |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
Representative Frank Gersham Lasee is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Assembly for the state's 2nd Assembly District. Lasee has distributed an update newsletter, Lasee's Notes, via e-mail to constituents and other interested parties for nearly a decade.[1]
History
Born December 11, 1961 and raised in Oceanside, California, Lasee graduated in 1986 from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay with a major in humanistic studies. [2][3][4] He is the father of three daughters.[5][4][6]
Prior to his election to the State Assembly in 1994, Lasee was the Ledgeview, Wisconsin Town Board Chair from 1993 to 1997,[4] and was a supervisor for an insurance company.[7]
Lasee is a member of the State Assembly who has been a dissenter on many issues, including state budgets.[8] He is known as an advocate of taxpayers, limited spending and an opponent of the tax increases.[9] Despite what are apparently frequent trips to the tanning booth, Lasee pales in comparison to real Wisconsinites like Russ Feingold.
Policy proposals
Guns in schools
Lasee achieved notoriety through his proposal to increase the number of guns in public schools, which conflicts with existing federal law that bans guns on school grounds.[10][11]
Law school funding
Lasee proposed to cut state funding to the University of Wisconsin Law School, claiming that lawyers are a "plague of locusts" and that we already have too many.[12][13]
Reducing counties
Lasee feels that Wisconsin has too many counties at 72, and should consolidate the counties in rural areas. He states that this would produce a cost savings in government.[14]
Taxpayers Bill of Rights
A Taxpayers Bill of Rights, also known as TABOR, has been introduced by Frank Lasee and Jeff Wood in 2004 in Wisconsin. They stated "taxpayers in this state need protection".[15][16]
Taxpayer Protection Act
A 2006 proposal was the "Taxpayer Protection Act". The TPA proposed to tie goverments revenue to inflation, population, personal income growth etc.[17]
Paternity Suit
In 2005 Kari Manteufel filed a paternity suit against Lasee for a daughter born in November 2004. Lasee subsequently acknowledged that he was the father of the child and agreed to pay child support, giving custody to the mother of the child.[6]
References
- ^ Newsletter sign-up on Frank Lasee personal blog
- ^ "Alumni: UW-Green Bay alums doing a capitol job" in Inside, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Feature and News Magazine, November 2005
- ^ "Frank Lasee Biography" at Wisconsin State Legislature web site
- ^ a b c Lasee, Frank G 1961 at Wisconsin Historical Society
- ^ Members of State Legislature at Wisconsin.gov
- ^ a b Pall of hypocrisy hangs over Lasee by Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 22, 2007
- ^ Assembly members, part 1 in 2003-2004 Legislative Directory at Madison.com
- ^ "Frank Lasee to vote not" Herald Times Reporter, October 22, 2007
- ^ "'Hold the line' on budget, lawmakers told" Herald Times Reporter, October 18, 2007
- ^ Wis. Lawmaker wants teachers to carry guns Associated Press, Oct 5, 2006
- ^ Arming Teachers with Guns? by Brock Bergey, WMTV 15 News, October 4, 2006
- ^ "Too Many Lawyers? Cut Funding, Says Legislator" by Brittney Pescatore, The National Law Journal, August 7, 2007
- ^ "Lampert Smith: Lasee's acrimony on full display" by Susan Lampert Smith, Wisconsin State Journal, July 31, 2007
- ^ Lop off a few Wisconsin counties? It’s not as far-fetched as it seems by Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Council, August 7, 2007
- ^ Regents, Assembly speaker discuss implications of "Taxpayer Bill of Rights" UW #System News, March 4, 2004
- ^ The University of Wisconsin System Legislative Update April 23, 2004
- ^ Taxpayer Protection Act presentation, April 11, 2006 with Frank Lasee and Jim Perry
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