Frank's older cousin, Alan Lasee, 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 Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a complaint with the Government Accountability Board 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 Racine, 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.
;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.
In September 2011, he announced he would run for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl. On January 29, 2012 he announced his withdrawal from the U.S. Senate race.
On February 14, 2016, Lasee announced he would run for the U.S. Congress seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Reid Ribble. 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 Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's Worker's Compensation Division.
Personal life
Lasee is currently married to Amy Joy Lasee. They have six daughters and one son ranging in age from 3 to 21 years. He was previously married to Kirsten Lasee, with whom he had two children; they divorced in 2001.
