Robert Haase

Robert Haase
20th & 26th Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner
In office April 24, 1987 – December 16, 1992
Appointed by	Tommy Thompson
Preceded by	Thomas P. Fox
Succeeded by	John Torgerson (acting)
In office September 15, 1965 – September 7, 1969
Appointed by	Warren P. Knowles
Preceded by	Charles L. Manson
Succeeded by	Stanley C. Du Rose Jr.
64th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office January 1963 – January 4, 1965
Preceded by	David Blanchard
Succeeded by	Robert T. Huber
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office January 4, 1965 – September 15, 1965
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Leslie R. Stevenson
Constituency	Florence–Marinette district
In office January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1965
Preceded by	Roy H. Sengstock
Succeeded by	District abolished
Constituency	Marinette district
Personal details
Born	(1923-05-10)May 10, 1923 Marinette, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	September 30, 2009(2009-09-30) (aged 86) Mount Rainier, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	none
Children	none
Education	University of Wisconsin Law School
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service	1942–1946
Battles/wars	World War II

Robert D. Haase (May 10, 1923 – September 30, 2009) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Marinette, Wisconsin. He was the 64th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly and served as Wisconsin's 20th and 26th state insurance commissioner during the administrations of governors Warren P. Knowles and Tommy Thompson.

Biography

Born in Marinette, Wisconsin, Haase served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1951, Haase received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He served on the Marinette School Board and then served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, as a Republican, from 1957 until 1965 when he resigned on September 14, 1965, to become the Wisconsin state insurance commissioner; he served as speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly in the 1963 session. He also served as adjunct professor in the University Law School and University Business School. Haase died in Mount Rainier, Maryland.