John La Fave
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John La Fave is a Wisconsin
Democratic
politician. He served as the state representative for Wisconsin's 23rd Assembly
District from 1993–2003, when he became the Register of Deeds for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
La Fave graduated from Wauwatosa West High School
in 1967, and received a B.S. degree in education from the University of Wisconsin in 1971. He has worked as a sales representative and an elementary school
teacher, before his 1992 election to the legislature. He is married.
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.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician. He served as the state representative for Wisconsin's 23rd Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
District from 1993–2003, when he became the Register of Deeds for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
La Fave graduated from Wauwatosa West High School
Wauwatosa West High School
Wauwatosa West High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in the city of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA. West opened in 1961 with the first graduating class in 1962 as a sister-school to Wauwatosa East High School; together they are part of the Wauwatosa School District.Tosa...
in 1967, and received a B.S. degree in education from the University of Wisconsin in 1971. He has worked as a sales representative and an elementary school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
teacher, before his 1992 election to the legislature. He is married.
La Fave has practiced Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation refers to the Transcendental Meditation technique, a specific form of mantra meditation, and to the Transcendental Meditation movement, a spiritual movement...
since the late 1960s, and attended a special mass-meditation event at the Maharishi University of Management
Maharishi University of Management
Maharishi University of Management , formerly known as Maharishi International University, is a non-profit, American university, located in Fairfield, Iowa. It was founded in 1973 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and features a "consciousness-based education" system that includes the practice of the...
in Iowa held in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.