Background
Bascom, Lester William was born on May 14, 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert Bert and Helen (Buchtela) Bascom.
Bascom, Lester William was born on May 14, 1954 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert Bert and Helen (Buchtela) Bascom.
Bachelor in Accounting, University Northern Iowa, 1977.
Staff accountant, Grady F. Campbell & Company, Fort Madison, Iowa., 1977-1980; partner, Draper, Snodgrass, Mikkelsen & Company, Creston, Iowa., 1980-1988; finance officer, Union County, Creston, Iowa., 1988-1991; owner, private practice, Creston, Iowa., since 1991. Treasurer Creston (Iowa) Chamber of Commerce, since 1984. Chair government relations committee Iowa Society Certified Public Accountants, Des Moines, 1988.
City councilman City of Creston, Iowa, since 1992. Member Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Creston Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club Creston.
Married Laurie Starn Bascom, May 29, 1976. Children: Micah, Sarah.