Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Teresa; 2 Children: Stephanie, Jonathan
Birth date: 09/17/1955
Birthplace: Clinton, MO
Home City: Bolivar MO
Religion:

Profession

Sheriff, Polk County United States Army Owner/Operator, Gas and Oil Business Rental Property Manager Owner/Manager, Cow and Calf Operation

Education

Attended, University of Hawaii Attended, University of Maryland Diploma, Wheatland High School, 1973

Committees

Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy, and the Environment
Legislative Research
Small Business, Insurance, and Industry
Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and Homeland Security
Wetlands

SB 572 Amends Worker's Compensation
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

SB 749 Authorizes Religious Objections by Employers for Health Care Coverage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 572 Amends Worker's Compensation
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

SB 749 Authorizes Religious Objections by Employers for Health Care Coverage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 572 Amends Worker's Compensation
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

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SB 572 Amends Worker's Compensation
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

SB 749 Authorizes Religious Objections by Employers for Health Care Coverage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 572 Amends Worker's Compensation
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

SB 749 Authorizes Religious Objections by Employers for Health Care Coverage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 572 Amends Worker's Compensation
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

HB 1219 Workplace Discrimination Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 572 Amends Worker's Compensation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 592 Establishes New Standards to Prove Workplace Discrimination
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SS for HCS for HB 3 Presidential Elections
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 8 Tax Credit Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 193 Congressional Redistricting Plan
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

HB 73 Drug Testing Of Welfare Recipients
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 193 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 113 Regulating Animal Care Facilities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 2 Constitutional Amendment Requiring Voter Photo Identification
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 3 Requires Photo Identification to Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2 Manufacturing Jobs Act
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1 Public Retirement Systems
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2 Manufacturing Jobs Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1 Public Retirement Systems
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 793 Abortion Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 586 Sexually Oriented Business Regulations
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1311 Coverage for Individuals Diagnosed with Autism
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1764 Prohibits Mandatory Participation in a Health Care System
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2011 2010-2011 Department of Social Services Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2010 2010-2011 Department of Mental Health and Department of Health and Senior Serices Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2002 2010-2010 Education Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2003 Higher Education Appropriations
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2002 2010-2010 Education Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2003 Higher Education Appropriations
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2010 2010-2011 Department of Mental Health and Department of Health and Senior Serices Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1747 Authorizing Horse Slaughterhouses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1601 St. Louis Police Department Governance Modifications
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1327 Abortion Regulation Modifications
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

Amdt 4 Deleting an Education Foundation Formula Modification
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HCR 18 Statement of Opposition to Federal Health Care Proposal
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 544 Increasing Legislative Oversight of Federal Funds
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

SB 291 Education Provision Modifications
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 306 State Health Care Expansion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 11 2009-2010 Social Services Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 22 Capital Improvements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 71 Income Tax Rate Reduction and Additional Tax Credt
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

Amdt 1 Allowing Pharmacists to Refuse to Provide "Abortifacients"
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: -

HJR 32 Bonds to Fund Higher Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 795 Minimum Wage and Sales Tax Modifications for Businesses
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 258 Excluding Tipped Employees from Mandatory Minimum Wage Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 32 Bonds to Fund Higher Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 668 Firearm Regulation Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 795 Minimum Wage and Sales Tax Modifications for Businesses
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 258 Excluding Tipped Employees from Mandatory Minimum Wage Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 681 Special Elections for Statewide Office Vacancies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 11 2009-2010 Social Services Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2 2009-10 Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 10 2009-10 Health Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2 2009-10 Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 10 2009-10 Health Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 23 Constitutional State Spending Cap
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 46 Expansion of Abortion Laws
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 242 Authorizing Four-Day School Weeks
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HCR 5 Rejecting Pay Increases for Elected Officials and Judges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1549, 1771, 1395, 2366 Undocumented Immigrants
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 1038 Repealing Campaign Contribution Limits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1549, 1771, 1395, 2366 Undocumented Immigrants
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SB 711 Property Tax Regulations
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 2011 2008-2009 Department of Social Services Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2393 Mega-Project Tax Credits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2011 2008-2009 Department of Social Services Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2010 2008-2009 Department of Mental Health and Department of Health and Senior Services Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2002 2008-2009 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: -

HB 2003 2008-2009 Department of Higher Education Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2002 2008-2009 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: -

HB 2003 2008-2009 Department of Higher Education Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1851 Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Changes
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 2059 Establishes the Professional Relationships Between Teachers and School Districts Act.
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1851 Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Changes
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1831 Prohibiting Coerced Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2393 Mega-Project Tax Credits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1831 Prohibiting Coerced Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 71 Sales Tax for Veterans' Services
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1066 Teacher Certification
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 49 Appellate Judicial Commissioners
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 70 State Spending Limit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 41 Prohibiting Judges from Imposing Taxes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 43 Constitutional Amendment Limiting Property Taxes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2002 2008-2009 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2011 2008-2009 Department of Social Services Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2003 2008-2009 Department of Higher Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2010 2008-2009 Department of Mental Health and Department of Health and Senior Services Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2002 2008-2009 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2003 2008-2009 Department of Higher Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2011 2008-2009 Department of Social Services Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2010 2008-2009 Department of Mental Health and Department of Health and Senior Services Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1779 Regulation of Telecommunications Services
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1619 Monitoring Prescription Drug Sales
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1779 Regulation of Telecommunications Services
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HA 5 Defining Mifepristone as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1406 Establishment of Drunk Driving Memorial Sign Program
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SCS HCS HB 1
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HCS HB 1 Economic Development
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 2 Extended Transportation Projects Contract
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SS6 SCS SB 389 Higher Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 269 College Admission of Undocumented Immigrants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

CCS2 HCS SS2 SCS SB 1014 Voter Identification and Poll Regulation
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

SS2 SCS HCS HB 1456 Unemployment Compensation Changes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HJR 55 Salaries and State Pensions for Public Officials
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

SS2 SCS HCS HB 1456 Unemployment Compensation Changes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

CCS SS HCS HB 1900 Campaign Finance and Lobbying
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HCS SS2 SCS SB 1014 Voter Identification and Poll Regulation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HCS HB 1814 English as the State’s Official Language
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HCS HB 1022 State College and University Appropriations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1619 Franchise Tax Rates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1910 Public Construction and Labor Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HA 1 Education Loans
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1910 Public Construction and Labor Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1864 College Admission of Undocumented Immigrants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1865 Access Missouri Scholarship Program
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HCS HB 1944 Eminent Domain
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HA 9 Eminent Domain Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HJR 39 Prayer in Public Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 994 Motorcycle Helmet Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

CCS SCS HCS HB 1014 Budget Supplements
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HA 3 Health Care Premiums Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HCS HB 1014 Budget Supplements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SCS SB 578 Funeral Protests Prohibition
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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