Julie Lassa for Congressional House District seven

Julie Lassa and her family

Julie Lassa

Julie and her family live in Stevens Point.  She attended Stevens Point Area Senior High and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.  She is married to John Moe and together they have two daughters.

Julie was raised in Portage County on a dairy farm where her parents still live and work.  She believes in the Wisconsin working class and hopes to fight for them in Congress.  She understands the value of the dollar and that honesty and integrity are necessary in hard work.  She and her husband use these values to raise their two daughters in Stevens Point. 

Julie is well known for her dealing with the middle class.  She focuses on legislation involving job creation, promoting small business, improving educational systems/opportunities, and protecting children. Julie believes in being close to the members of her district and working with the other parties in order to find common solutions to the important issues.

Political Achievements

·      Served in the State Assembly from 1998 to 2003.

·      Won a special election putting her in the State Senate.

·      Member of the Heart of Wisconsin Business & Economic Alliance, Portage County Business Council and Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

·      Wrote the Wisconsin C.O.R.E. Jobs Act

·      Julie chairs the Committee on Economic Development and serves on the Committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development, Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief and Revenue, and the Joint Committee on Finance.

·      She also wrote the BPA-Free Kids Act that bans this toxic chemical from baby bottles and sippy cups sold in Wisconsin.  She worked to protect children from abuse and neglect including strengthening penalties for child sex predators.