Brent Lasater

Brent Lasater
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 53rd district
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:

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