Gene Fraise
{{Short description|American politician (1932–2020)}}
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| name = Gene Fraise
| office = Member of the Iowa Senate
| term_start = January 7, 1986
| term_end = January 13, 2013
| constituency = {{ubl| 31st district (1986–1993) | 50th district (1993–2003) | 46th district (2003–2013)}}
| prior_term = 31st (1986-1993)
50th (1993-2003)
| birth_name = Eugene Stace Fraise
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|5|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = West Point, Iowa, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|11|27|1932|5|7}}
| death_place = West Burlington, Iowa, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Faye Pumphrey
| relations =
| children =
| residence = Fort Madison, Iowa
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Politician, farmer
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| website =[http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=150 Fraise's website]
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Eugene Stace Fraise (May 7, 1932 – November 27, 2020) was an American politician from Iowa.
Career
He served in the Iowa Senate from the 46th district from 1986, when he filled a vacancy left by Lowell Junkins' resignation, until 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www2.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/Library/Members19812002.pdf |title=Members of Iowa General Assemblies 1981–2002 |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051110232029/http://www2.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/Library/Members19812002.pdf |accessdate=2020-11-28|archive-date=November 10, 2005 }}
Fraise served on several committees in the Iowa Senate – the Appropriations committee; the Judiciary committee; and the Agriculture committee, of which he was the committee chairman. He also served as vice chair of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes sitting on the Lee County Board of Supervisors for seven years.
Fraise was re-elected in 2004 with 14,272 votes (53%), defeating Republican opponent Doug P. Abolt.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=32551 |title=Project Vote Smart – Senator Putney – Biography |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113213421/http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=32551 |accessdate=2020-11-28|archive-date=November 13, 2007 }}
Death
Fraise died from COVID-19 in West Burlington, Iowa, on November 27, 2020, at age 88.{{cite web|author=Robin Delaney |url=https://www.mississippivalleypublishing.com/daily_gate/former-state-sen-gene-fraise-dies-of-covid-19-complications/article_eb3f36a7-9bb5-5f2b-8dfc-8d07bf3a7cf2.html |title=Former State Sen. Gene Fraise dies of COVID-19 complications |publisher=Mississippivalleypublishing.com |date=2020-11-27 |accessdate=2020-11-28}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402120204/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?PID=150 Senator Gene Fraise] official Iowa Legislature site
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070120123750/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=150 Senator Gene Fraise] official Iowa General Assembly site
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100828001225/http://www.senate.iowa.gov/Fraise/ State Senator Gene Fraise] official constituency site
- {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=6426 | fec= | congress= }}
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{{succession box| title=31st District |before=Lowell Junkins | years = 1986 – 1993|after=Ralph Rosenberg}}
{{succession box| title=50th District |before=Michael Gronstal | years = 1993 – 2003|after=Michael Gronstal}}
{{succession box| title=46th District |before=Paul McKinley | years = 2003 – 2013|after=Chris Brase}}
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Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa
Category:Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Category:County supervisors in Iowa
Category:People from Lee County, Iowa
Category:People from Fort Madison, Iowa
Category:20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
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