Julie Lassa
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Julie M. Lassa (born October 21, 1970) is a former Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Senate, who represented the 24th District from April 2003 to January 2017. She was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly for the 71st District from 1998 through 2003.[1]
Early life, education and career
Born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Lassa graduated from Stevens Point Area Senior High School and graduated with a B.S. in political science and public administration from UW-Stevens Point in 1993. She served as the executive director of the Plover Area Business Association and as the chair of the Portage County Democratic Party.[2]
Lassa is a member of the Heart of Wisconsin Business and Economic Alliance, Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Business and Professional Women, and the Portage County, Wisconsin Business Council. Lassa was elected as a member of the Dewey Town Board from 1993 to 1994.
Wisconsin legislature
Lassa served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1998 through 2003. She successfully ran in 2003 for the Wisconsin State Senate and served there until 2017.[3]
2011 Wisconsin protests
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". During the protests in Wisconsin, Lassa, along with the 13 other Democratic State Senators, left the state to deny the State Senate a quorum on Governor Scott Walker's controversial "Budget Repair" legislation.
2010 U.S. Congressional campaign
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Lassa ran against Republican nominee Sean Duffy for Template:Ushr, held by retiring Dave Obey.[4] She was endorsed by Mike Tate, the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.[5] Duffy defeated Lassa with a strong showing in the November 2010 general election.
Personal life
Lassa resides in Dane County, Wisconsin with her husband John Moe, former City Clerk for the City of Stevens Point, and their three children, Taylor, Madison, and Lily.[3]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Senator Julie Lassa at the Wisconsin State Legislature
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote SmartScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Campaign contributions (2008) at the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
- 24th Senate District, Senator Lassa in the Wisconsin Blue Book (2005–2006)
- Pages with script errors
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- People from Stevens Point, Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point alumni
- Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
- Women state legislators in Wisconsin
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 20th-century American women politicians
- Stevens Point Area Senior High School alumni
- 21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
- 20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature