John La Fave
John La Fave | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 23rd district | |
In office January 3, 1993 – January 6, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Thomas A. Hauke |
Succeeded by | Curt Gielow |
Personal details | |
Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | July 13, 1949
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.S.) |
John La Fave (born July 13, 1949) is an American politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 23rd district from 1993 to 2003.
Early life and education[]
Born in Milwaukee, La Fave graduated from Wauwatosa West High School in 1967. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from the University of Wisconsin in 1971.
Career[]
He worked as a sales representative and an elementary school teacher before his 1992 election to the Wisconsin State Assembly. After leaving office in 2003, he became the register of deeds for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.[1]
Personal life[]
La Fave has practiced Transcendental Meditation since the late 1960s, and attended a special mass-meditation event at the Maharishi University of Management in Iowa held in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ "John La Fave". Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
- ^ Stingl, Jim (October 3, 2001). "Sit still, close your eyes, and think peace". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 1B.[dead link]
- 1949 births
- Living people
- University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education alumni
- Politicians from Milwaukee
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin Democrats
- Schoolteachers from Wisconsin
- Educators from Wisconsin
- Businesspeople from Milwaukee
- Democratic party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly stubs