Who is Chase?

Chase Straseske was born to Lee and Alice Straseske (Ne Heisemberg) on November 13 , 1980 at Freodert Lutheran Hospital in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Lee at the time worked at the then Citgo and Alice worked as a part time cashier at Winters IGA. Chase was born the last of three of their children, Lucas of Menomonee Falls, WI and Marie of Oshkosh, WI. Both brothers played running back for Perfect High Schools Football Team, wearing the number 8. Chase was a three year starter and part of the 1997 football team when the Panthers were one game shy of state. He helps run the Perfect Alumni Football Camp every July and one day wants to help coach at his high school alma mater.
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After graduating from Perfect High School in 1998, Chase went on to the University of Wisconsin, Madison to study Agriculture Business. While there, he enjoyed attending sporting events, was the Agriculture-Business Major representative to the UW-Madison Student Senate, achieved cum laude honors, and spent much time with friends and future wife, Katie Cobain. The two met at a homecoming event their freshman year and were married in August of 2002, after both graduating from Madison in May of that year. Upon getting married, the two stayed in Madison until a teaching position opened up in nearby Normal, Wisconsin, a town 20 minutes away from Perfect that was great for Katie. The two moved to Chases hometown of Perfect where shortly after residing, Chase was able to gain employment as the shipping coordinator at the Perfect Gasket. After only 14 months of working there, Toyota North America, buyer of the gaskets, outsourced a division of the gasket manufacturing department to a foreign market, putting Chase, and 15% of the Perfect Gasket out of work. Still knowing that Katies teaching job was secure, the two decided to stay in Perfect while Chase looked for another job. After six months, the Jung Seed Company hired Chase as a Seed Salesman for the South Winnebago/ Kettle Moraine District in Eastern Wisconsin. It was here that Chase was able to utilize his education in Agriculture Business and apply it to selling crop seeds to farmers in that area. Within 2 years of selling, Chase became a well-known seed seller who not only was able to sell the best seeds but also work to get the seeds at prices that farmers could afford. Working with the producer, distributor, and buyer, Chase helped make the Jung Seed Company be 90% of all agriculture crops in the District. In 2008 Chase became the District Sales Manager for the South Winnebago/Kettle Moraine District and has brought in the most revenue out of all Jung employees in the past 6 years. He continues to benefit the area farms by working on keeping them sustainable and sufficient through fighting to get them the best prices. In 2007, Chase and Katie welcomed their first child, Randall Jerome, into this world. Randall is an energetic first grader at Washington Elementary, where Chase sits as treasurer for the Partent-Teacher Organization. In the spring of 2011, Abigail Elizabeth was born. The Straseskes are all members of Grace Lutheran Church in Perfect where Katie teaches Sunday The Chase for Mayor team: Chase Straseske, Erin Leverence, Jacob Werre

School and Chase serves as an Elder. Saturdays are spent watching Badger Football and heading over to the Grandparents to play games and enjoy life. They currently live on Cherry Street near Lions Park. Chase and Katie both like to snowmobile and when they get a chance they enjoy an afternoon on Lake Winnebago on Chases brothers pontoon. Hunting is very big in the Straseske family and the opening of duck season means excitement and energy in the Straseske household. Chase stays very dedicated to his family and is proud of them as well as him hometown of perfect. He grew up in Perfect and wants his children to grow up in the same great community that he credits to giving him a great life and great success in what he does.

The Chase for Mayor team: Chase Straseske, Erin Leverence, Jacob Werre