Missouri State Representatives If you would like to mail your representative please use the following form: Representative Name MO House of Representatives 201 West Capitol Avenue Room ______ Found in each Legislator’s Contact info below Jefferson City MO 65101 Representative Special Notes and Contact Info Committees: Pensions, Ranking Minority Member; Elementary and Secondary Education; Joint Committee on Education; Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement Bio: Retired elementary school teacher; worked in Independence School District for 28 years; Member of board of Education Contact Info: Room 101-E | Legislative Assistant: Donna Haslag Phone: 573-751-5701| Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Jackson County Rep. Ira Anders [D-21] Committees: Health and Mental Health Policy, Ranking Minority Member; Rules (Admin. Oversight) Ranking Minority Member; Administration and Accounts; General Laws; Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia Bio: Currently works at VML and has worked as a middle school Language Arts Teacher at Urban Community Leadership Academy Contact Info: Room 101-D | Legislative Assistant: Cherie Diemler Phone: 573-751-2199 | Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Clay County Rep. Lauren Arthur [D-18] Committees: Veterans; Special Committee on Government Oversight; Special Committee on Tourism Bio: Served in the U.S. Army for 6 years, and retired from the United States Postal Service Contact Info: Room 103-BB | Legislative Assistant: Carla Luebbert Phone: 573-751-9851 | Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Part of Kansas City and Jackson County Rep. Jerome Barnes [D-28] Committees: Chairman, Special Committee on Innovation and Technology; Economic Development; Rules – Administrative Oversight; Utilities Bio: Co-Chair of Kansas City Caucus; owns over 5 businesses in the Kansas City Area Contact Info: Room 205 | Legislative Assistant: Amy Volkart Phone: 573-751-2238 | Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Part of Clay County Rep. T.J. Berry [R-38] Committees: Financial Institutions; Rules - Legislative Oversight; Utilities Bio: Member of Belton Chamber of Commerce Contact Info: Room 201-F | Legislative Assistant: Joe Bruns Phone: 573-751-2175| Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Parts of Kansas City, Cass County and Bates County Rep. Jack Bondon [R-56] Lunch Attendee Committees: Special Committee on Government Oversight – Chairman; Local Government; Veterans Bio: Owns and operates Brattin Construction and served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 6 years Contact Info: Room 114-C | Legislative Assistant: Jacinda Martin Phone: 573-751-3783 | Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Cass County Rep. Rick Brattin [R-55] Newly Elected Committees: Special Committee on Tourism; Ways & Means; Joint Committee on Public Employment Bio: Public School teacher for 23 years Contact Info: Room 109-G | Legislative Assistant: Donna Gentzsch Phone: 573-751-7639| Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Jackson County (including Kansas City) Rep. Richard Brown [D-27] Committees: Elementary and Secondary Education; Local Government; Special Committee on Small Business Bio: Served on the Kansas City School District School Board, Greater Kansas City United Way Board of Directors Contact Info: Room 105-G | Legislative Assistant: Sharon Williams Phone: 573-751-3310| Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Northeast area of Kansas City, parts of Sugar Creek, Rep. Ingrid Burnett [D-19] Independence and Jackson County Lunch Attendee Committees: General Laws Ranking Minority Member; Professional Registration and Licensing; Ranking Minority, Consent and House procedure; Rules (Admin. Oversight);Joint Committee on Life Sciences; Vice Chair of House Dems (in 2014) Bio: Currently owns (with his Wife) Carpenter Communications, which does marketing and advertising with local businesses and non-profits Contact Info: Room 103-BC | Legislative Assistant: Sean McLafferty Phone: 573-751-4787 | Email: [email protected] Rep. Jon Carpenter [D-15] District Boundaries: Clay County Committees: Majority Floor Leader Bio: Served as the Assistant Majority Floor Leader during his first term, Champion of Education Reform; Worked for AT&T for 37 years as at Network Engineer Contact Info: Room 302-A | Legislative Assistant: Stephanie Willis Phone: 573-751-0907 | Email: [email protected] Rep. Mike Cierpiot [R-30] District Boundaries: Kansas City, Jackson County Committees: Vice-Chair of Judiciary Committee; Rules (Admin. Oversight); Transportation; Special Committee on Litigation Reform Contact Info: Room 201-BA | Legislative Assistant: Latonya Percival Phone: 573-751-3618 | Email: [email protected] Special Office Hours: Monday – Friday 6:30 a.m. – 5:00 pm District Boundaries: Southeast Platte County, Clay County (in the Northland), Communities include: Kansas City, Riverside, Northmoor, Lake Waukomis, Rep. Kevin Corlew [R-14] Houston Lake, and Platte Woods. Committees: General Laws; Ways and Means; Special Committee on Small Business Bio: Small business owner in Lee’s Summit Contact Info: Room 112 | Legislative Assistant: Jacqueline Geary Phone: 573-751-1459 | Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Kansas City, Jackson County Rep. Gary L. Cross [R-35] Committees: Subcommittee on Appropriations - Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, and Economic Development, Ranking Minority Member; Budget; Consent and House Procedure; Economic Development; Elections and Elected Officials Bio: Served as a City Planner Contact Info: Room 130 DA | Legislative Assistant: Stephanie Bias Phone: 573-751-0538 | Email: [email protected] Rep. Randy Dunn [D-23] Lunch Attendee District Boundaries: Jackson County Committees: Insurance Policy (Ranking Minority Member); Judiciary Committee; Special Committee on Litigation Reform; Joint Committee on Justice System Bio: Attorney, non-commissioned officer in the United States Army (1999- 2003) Contact Info: Room 135-BA | Legislative Assistant: Ronda Griggs Phone: 573-751-1218 | Email: [email protected] Rep. Mark Ellebracht [D-17] District Boundaries: Clay County (including parts of Liberty, Pleasant Valley, Lunch Attendee Kansas City and Claycomo) Committees: Minority Floor Leader; ex-officio member of all committees Contact Info: Room 204 | Legislative Assistant: Jamie Ordway Phone: 573-751-2124| Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Kansas City Metro Area Rep. Gail McCann-Beatty [D-26] Committees: Ways and Means, Ranking Minority Member; Special Committee on Homeland Security; Special Committee on Urban Issues Bio: Involved heavily in community programs such as neighborhood cleanup programs, mentorship and community outreach. Contact Info: Room 101-C | Legislative Assistant: Lucy Tran Phone: 573-751-3129 | Email: [email protected] Rep. Brandon Ellington [D-22] District Boundaries: Parts of Jackson County, Independence Lunch Attendee Committees: Special Committee on Homeland Security (Chair), Joint Committee on Capital Security, Corrections & Public Institutions, Elections & Elected Officials, Bio: Retired Deputy of Buchanan County Sheriff's Department Contact Info: Room 411-2 | Legislative Assistant: Deanna Rhodes Phone: 573-751-3643 | Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Platte County Rep. Galen Higdon [R-11] Committees: Special Committee on Homeland Security Vice Chair; Government Efficiency; Utilities Bio: Small Business Owner and holds various positions with different corporations Contact Info: Room 236-A | Legislative Assistant: Dorothy Caudle Phone: 573-751-3674 | Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Jackson County Rep. Bill Kidd [R-20] Committees: Administration and Accounts; Ethics; Transportation; Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight Bio: 35 years in Fire Service; Owner and CEO of Energy Transport in Bates, MO Contact Info: Room 402 | Legislative Assistant: Danyale Bryant Phone: 573-751-1462 | Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Lafayette County and Parts of Jackson County Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer [R-53] Committees: Workforce Development Chairman; Crime Prevention and Public Safety; Special Committee on Innovation and Technology Bio: Founder of The Management Edge – a firm that provides mediation, strategic planning, and performance improvement services to area enterprises. Also has served as a Blue Springs District 1 City Councilwoman. Contact Info: Room 413-B | Legislative Assistant: Chris Crawford Phone: 573-751-1487 | Email: [email protected] Rep. Jeanie Lauer [R-32] District Boundaries: Jackson County Committees: Elections & Elected Officials; Judiciary Bio: three time recipient of the Locke & Smith Champion of Justice Award from the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, Admitted to the Missouri Bar. Contact Info: Room 134 | Legislative Assistant: Betty Nally Phone: 573-751-6593 | Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Platte County Rep. Nick Marshall [R-13] Committees: Subcommittee on Appropriations (Education); Budget; Ethics and Professional Registration and Licensing; Special Committee on Small Business. Contact Info: Room 135-AA | Legislative Assistant: Beth Walker Phone: 573-751-9469| Email: [email protected] District Boundaries: Jackson County Rep. DaRon McGee [D-36] Will not be attending lunch, but will be presenting at Missouri Arts Council Award Committees: Elementary & Secondary Education, Ranking Minority Member; Fiscal Review,