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Frank Lasee (born December 11, 1961) is an American politician and former
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member of the
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. He represented the 1st Senate District from 2011 until 2017, succeeding his cousin,
Alan Lasee Alan J. Lasee (born July 30, 1937) is a retired American dairy farmer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate for 33 years, representing Wisconsin's 1st Senate district, and served as President of the Senate fo ...
. Lasee previously served in the
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, representing the 2nd Assembly District from 1995 to 2009.


Early life, education, and early career

Born in
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, to a Marine Corps officer stationed at
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on December 11, 1961, and subsequently raised in Green Bay and
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, Lasee graduated in 1986 from the
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with a major in history.Frank Lasee Biography
at Wisconsin State Legislature web site

at Wisconsin Historical Society
He is married and the father of six daughters. Prior to his election to the State Assembly in 1994, Lasee was the Ledgeview, Wisconsin, Ledgeview Town Board Chair from 1993 to 1997, and was a telemarketing supervisor for an insurance company.


Wisconsin legislature


Elections


2008

Lasee lost his bid for an eighth term representing the 2nd Assembly District to
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on November 4, 2008. Lasee blamed his defeat on the
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, the state's largest teachers' union, claiming they spent $250,000 on campaign ads.


2010

Frank's older cousin,
Alan Lasee Alan J. Lasee (born July 30, 1937) is a retired American dairy farmer and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate for 33 years, representing Wisconsin's 1st Senate district, and served as President of the Senate fo ...
, announced his retirement from the Wisconsin Legislature on January 11, 2010. Frank Lasee competed with Democrat Monk Elmer for his cousin's old seat in the 2010 campaign, ultimately prevailing by twenty percentage points.


2014

In June 2014, the
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filed a complaint with the
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alleging that Lasee was living outside of his district. The Party contended that while Lasee listed a town of Ledgeview address on his candidacy papers, he was actually living with his wife and children in
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, which is outside of the 1st Senate District. The Government Accountability Board ultimately ruled to allow Lasee to stay on the ballot and leave the issue up to the voters. Frank Lasee was challenged by Democrat Dean DeBroux in the general election, and prevailed by over twenty percentage points.


Tenure

Lasee was a member of the State Assembly who dissented on many issues, including state budgets. He was called an advocate of taxpayers, limited spending and an opponent of tax increases. He was elected seven times. Some of his most notable proposals are as follows. ;Taxpayer Protection Act A 2006 proposal was the "Taxpayer Protection Act". The TPA proposed to tie governments revenue to inflation, population, personal income growth etc. ;Taxpayers Bill of Rights A Taxpayers Bill of Rights, also known as TABOR, was introduced by Frank Lasee and Jeffrey Wood in 2004 in Wisconsin. They stated "taxpayers in this state need protection". TABOR includes five basic provisions: #Limit state and school spending growth to population growth plus inflation. #Limit county and municipalities the same way. #Any increase in income, sales, franchise, or property tax rates, would require the approval of voters. #Any proposal by the state or local governments to borrow money would require the approval of voters. #Establish an emergency fund and budget stabilization fund. ;Consumer’s Choice in Auto Insurance Act Lasee authored Senate Bill 7, the companion bill to Assembly Bill 4 was later passed the legislature. AB4 lowered the cost of insurance by eliminating the stacking clause.


Committee assignments

;Senate Standing Committees: *Committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues *Committee on Insurance and Housing (Chair) *Committee on State and Federal Relations and Information Technology *Committee on Transportation and Elections ;Joint Committees: *Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions (Co-Chair) *Joint Legislative Council *Governor's Commission on Waste, Fraud and Abuse


2012 U.S. Senate election

In September 2011, he announced he would run for the
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seat vacated by retiring Democratic U.S. Senator
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. On January 29, 2012 he announced his withdrawal from the U.S. Senate race.


2016 U.S. House of Representatives election

On February 14, 2016, Lasee announced he would run for the
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seat being vacated by retiring Rep.
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. He lost to eventual general election winner Mike Gallagher in the primary. On December 29, 2017, Lasee resigned from the Senate to become administrator of the
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's Worker's Compensation Division.


Heartland Institute

In 2019, Lasee became president of
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, an American conservative and libertarian public policy think tank. He was removed in March 2020, with the organization facing financial issues.


Personal life

Lasee is currently married to Amy Joy Lasee. They have six daughters and one son. He was previously married to Kirsten Lasee, with whom he had two children; they divorced in 2001.Frank Lasee announces his bid for the 8th CD. Retrieved on 2018-09-11 from http://whatsleft-wi.blogspot.com/2006/11/frank-lasee-announces-his-bid-for-8th.html.


Electoral history


References


External links


Profile, committees and bills
at the
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Frank Lasee
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