the unit has been available for rent on airbnb .
republican candidate frank lasee faces questions about whether he lives in the district of rep. reid ribble , left , who is retiring , or speaker paul d. ryan , who is n't .
lasee , a state senator , is one of two candidates vying for republican rep. reid ribble 's soon - to - be vacant 8th district seat in an election expected to favor the gop nominee .
[ related : ribble retirment creates vulnerable gop open seat ] reporters at the journal sentinel thought the arrangement was curious enough that they tried to book lasee 's apartment for one day last month , prompting a reply from lasee 's wife , amy joy lasee , who wanted to know who they were and why they wanted the apartment , state sen. frank lasee ( r - de pere ) lists a condo he owns in a building in de pere as his voting address .
but until just the other day , lasee 's " luxury apartment " was available for anyone to rent at any time through the popular online lodging website airbnb.comfor $ 210 a night .
credit : mark hoffman daniel bice no quarter share state sen. frank lasee ’s name is listed on an apartment building in de pere .
but until recently , lasee ’s condo was available for anyone to rent at anytime through the popular online lodging website airbnb.com .
the veteran republican legislator wants to go to congress .
he says he lives in de pere , which is located in his senate district and the congressional one he soon hopes to represent .