Doug Lasken
I'm 67, a retired English teacher,current debate coach and freelancer. Married 42 yrs, 3 kids, two grandchildren
Why I quit politics
By Doug LaskenOf course you have to do something before you can quit it. I was a novice politician for almost a year in 1993, the year I ran for a seat on the Los Angeles School Board. I walked door to door, badgered people on the street, debated my opponent at public forums and on T.V. I talked to the newspapers, gave them statements, bios, photos. My opponent was the incumbent, well connected in Democratic circles through his political family, fast with facts and figures, thinner and younger than I.Doug Lasken8 min read