Frank Lasee

Frank G. Lasee
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.

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. He is the father of three daughters.

Prior to his election to the State Assembly in 1994, Lasee was the Ledgeview, Wisconsin Town Board Chair from 1993 to 1997, and was a supervisor for an insurance company.

Lasee is a member of the State Assembly who has been a dissenter on many issues, including state budgets. He is known as an advocate of taxpayers, limited spending and an opponent of the tax increases.

Punching Attorneys

A columnist for the Wisconsin State Journal noted that, during his 2003 divorce court proceedings, Lasee was noticed by the trial judge to have punched his attorney in open court. [1]

Policy proposals

A list of bills proposed by Lasee is available at the Wisconsin Legislature web site. Some of his most notable proposals are as follows.

Guns in schools

Lasee achieved notoriety through his proposal to allow public school teachers to carry guns. Lasee asserts that such policies have been effective in other countries such as Israel and Thailand. Lasee notes that the proposal would have to "work around a federal law that bans guns on school grounds".

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. His plan includes an initial cut of $1 million and a complete removal of funding by 2010. This would affect about 10 percent of the school's total funding. Opponents say that Wisconsin has a shortage of at least 127 state-funded assistant district attorneys.

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.

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". TABOR includes 5 basic provisions:

1. Limit state and school spending growth to population growth plus inflation.
2. Limit county and municipalities the same way.
3. Any increase in income, sales, franchise, or property tax rates, would require the approval of voters.
4. Any proposal by the state or local governments to borrow money would require the approval of voters.
5. Establish an emergency fund and budget stabilization fund.

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.

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.

External links

• Frank Lasee State Legislature Home Page