Frank LaMere, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frank LaMere

American politician

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1950

Place of Birth: South Sioux City, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jun-2019

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Frank LaMere

  • Franklin Dean LaMere (March 1, 1950 – June 16, 2019) was an American activist and politician.
  • He was a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska from South Sioux City, and the son of a Gold Star Mother and a combat veteran father.
  • He was a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the 1970s and was noted for his work opposing liquor sales in Whiteclay, Nebraska, a small town whose main industry is selling alcohol to residents of the nearby Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where alcohol sales are prohibited.
  • LaMere was a leader in the Democratic Party, and served as chairman of the National Native American Caucus.
  • He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention seven consecutive times from 1988 to 2012.

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