Brent Lasater

Brent Lasater

Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 53rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January, 2011
Preceded by	Curt Dougherty
Personal details
Born	(1960-07-13) July 13, 1960 Tipton, Indiana
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Veta
Residence	Independence, Missouri
Profession	Retired truck driver
Religion	Pentecostal^[1]

Brent Lasater (born July 13, 1960) was a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representativesfrom 2010 to 2012. Lasater represents the 53rd District, encompassing part of Jackson County, Missouri. He was first elected to the Missouri House in November, 2010.^[2]

Personal life

Brent Lasater was born in Tipton, Indiana and raised in the Kansas City, Missouri area. After graduation from Blue Springs Christian School in 1978 he attended Joe Herndon Area Vocational-Technical School and Blue River Community College.^[3] Lasater still drives after 35 years as a professional truck driver. He and wife Veta have been married since 1980 and are the parents of one married son and one married daughter, they have two grandsons named Tyler and Jaxson ages 9 and 3. When not engaged in his Representative duties Lasater resides in Independence, Missouri. In 2016 Lasater is seeking the State Senate district 11.

Politics

Brent Lasater was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2010 on his third attempt. Lasater had made unsuccessful runs for the 53rd District seat in 2006 and 2008.^[1] The seat was previously held by the term-limited Curt Dougherty.^[4] After defeating fellow Republican Anna Lynn Vogel in the August 2010 primary, Lasater was victorious over Democrat Diane Egger in the November general election. The contest was notable among Missouri politics for the large disparity in money spent by the two candidates. While Egger raised over $30,000 dollars, Lasater reported limited activity with the Missouri Ethics Commission, spending no more than $500.^[5] He is a member of the Missouri Farm Bureau, National Rifle Association, and Jackson County Republican Club.

Legislative assignment

Representative Lasater serves on the following committees:

Appropriations - Public Safety and Corrections
Crime Prevention and Public Safety
Tourism and Natural Resources
Transportation Funding and Public Institutions - Vice-Chairman
Interim Committee on Passenger Rail
Interim Committee on Criminal Justice

Electoral history

Missouri 53rd District State Representative Election 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Brent Lasater	5,284	55.1	Winner
	Democratic	Diane Egger	4,210	43.9

References

1 2 "Bent Lasater Biography". Project Votesmart. 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
↑ "House Member biography". Missouri House of Representatives website. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
↑ "Candidate Lasater". Midwest Democracy Project website. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
↑ "Kansas City Star endorsements". Kansas City Stars Midwest Democracy Project. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
↑ "Lasater wins 53rd as he predicted". The Examiner-Independence-Blue Springs-Grain Valley. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2012-01-09.

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives

98th General Assembly (2015-2016) Speaker of the House: Todd Richardson (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Denny Hoskins (R) Majority Leader: Mike Cierpiot (R) Minority Leader: Jacob Hummel (D)

Allen Andrews (R) J. Eggleston (R) Nate Walker (R) Craig Redmon (R) Lindell Shumake (R) Tim Remole (R) Mike Lair (R) Jim Neely (R) Delus Johnson (R) Pat Conway (D) Galen Higdon (R) Kenneth Wilson (R) Nick Marshall (R) Kevin Corlew (R) Jon Carpenter (D) Noel Shull (R) Nick King (R) Lauren Arthur (D) John Rizzo (D) Bill Kidd (R) Ira Anders (D) Brandon Ellington (D) Randy Dunn (D) Judy Morgan (D) Jeremy LaFaver (D) Gail McCann Beatty (D) Bonnaye Mims (D) Tom McDonald (D) Noel Torpey (R) Mike Cierpiot (R) Sheila Solon (R) Jeanie Lauer (R) Donna Pfautsch (R) Rebecca Roeber (R) Gary L. Cross (R) Kevin McManus (D) Joe Runions (D) T.J. Berry (R) Joe Don McGaugh (R) Jim Hansen (R) Randy Pietzman (R) Bart Korman (R) Jay Houghton (R) Caleb Rowden (R) Kip Kendrick (D) Stephen Webber (D) Chuck Basye (R) Dave Muntzel (R) Travis Fitzwater (R) Caleb Jones (R) Dean Dohrman (R) Nathan Beard (R) Glen Kolkmeyer (R) Denny Hoskins (R) Rick Brattin (R) Jack Bondon (R) Wanda Brown (R) David Wood (R) Mike Bernskoetter (R) Jay Barnes (R) Justin Alferman (R) Tom Hurst (R) Bryan Spencer (R) Robert Cornejo (R) Anne Zerr (R) Tommie Pierson (D) Alan Green (D) Keith English (I) Margo McNeil (D) Bill Otto (D) Sue Meredith (D) Mary Nichols (D) Courtney Allen Curtis (D) Sharon Pace (D) Rochelle Walton Gray (D) Josh Peters (D) Kimberly Gardner (D) Penny Hubbard (D) Michael Butler (D) Mike Colona (D) Jacob Hummel (D) Michele Kratky (D) Gina Mitten (D) Karla May (D) Clem Smith (D) Joe Adams (D) Stacey Newman (D) Tracy McCreery (D) Dean Plocher (R) Deb Lavender (R) Jeanne Kirkton (D) Genise Montecillo (D) Bob Burns (D) Cloria Brown (R) Marsha Haefner (R) Mike Leara (R) John McCaherty (R) Shamed Dogan (R) Andrew Koenig (R) Sue Allen (R) Vacant Kurt Bahr (R) John Weimann (R) Kathie Conway (R) Mark Parkinson (R) Chrissy Sommer (R) Vacant Justin Hill (R) Paul Curtman (R) Kirk Mathews (R) Shane Roden (R) Rob Vescovo (R) Dan Shaul (R) Becky Ruth (R) Elaine Gannon (R) Kevin P. Engler (R) Linda Black (D) Ben Harris (D) Dave Hinson (R) Jason Chipman (R) Keith Frederick (R) Steve Lynch (R) Diane Franklin (R) Rocky Miller (R) Warren Love (R) Patricia Pike (R) Mike Kelley (R) Sue Entlicher (R) Sandy Crawford (R) Jeffrey Messenger (R) Sonya Anderson (R) Charlie Norr (D) Eric Burlison (R) Elijah Haahr (R) Lincoln Hough (R) Kevin Austin (R) Lyndall Fraker (R) Don Phillips (R) Jered Taylor (R) Lynn Morris (R) Vacant Robert Ross (R) Jeff Pogue (R) Paul Fitzwater (R) Shelley Keeney (R) Donna Lichtenegger (R) Kathryn Swan (R) Holly Rehder (R) Donald Rone (R) Andrew McDaniel (R) Tila Hubrecht (R) Todd Richardson (R) Steve Cookson (R) Shawn Rhoads (R) Lyle Rowland (R) Jeffrey Justus (R) Mike Moon (R) Scott Fitzpatrick (R) Bill Lant (R) Bill Reiboldt (R) Bill White (R) Charlie Davis (R) Tom Flanigan (R)

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