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A U . S . state is a constituent political entity of the United States of America . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a ___MASK20___ with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types of court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). Frank Lasee ( born December 11 , 1961 ) is a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate . He has represented the 1st Senate District since 2011 , succeeding his cousin , Alan Lasee . Lasee previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly , representing the 2nd Assembly District from 1995 to 2009 . The ___MASK72___ of Wisconsin is the Wisconsin affiliate of the United States ___MASK72___ ( GOP ). The state party chair is Brad Courtney . The state party is divided into 72 county parties for each of the state ' s counties , as well as organizations for the state ' s eight congressional districts . The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature . Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate , the two constitute the legislative branch of the U . S . state of Wisconsin . Alan Lasee ( born July 30 , 1937 ) is an American politician . He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate , representing Wisconsin ' s 1st Senate District . He is a member of the ___MASK72___ of Wisconsin . He also ran for county executive of Brown County in 2007 .