ANN WAGNER U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MISSOURI’S 2ND DISTRICT Ann Wagner’s career is both deep District and is working as a and broad in service to her Business Development hometown, state and nation with Coordinator. over 30 years of work in the private Ann Wagner’s public service sector, community and public began at the grassroots level. She service, and the political arena. served for nine years as a local The 2nd District has always been committeewoman in Lafayette home for Ann. It is where she and Township and went on to Chair her husband of over thirty years, the Missouri Republican Party, Ray, grew up, went to school, raised delivering historic Republican their children, work, volunteer, and gains. She also served as Co- go to church. This community has Chairman of the Republican given her extraordinary National Committee during the demand transparency and opportunities to make a difference. first term of President George W. accountability from federal Bush. At an early age, Ann started working regulators, while continuing to in the family business, a retail carpet In 2005, following nomination by investigate waste, fraud, and abuse. store called Carpetime in President Bush and confirmation by During her time in Congress, Manchester. Working beside her the U.S. Senate, Ann was sworn in Representative Wagner has been parents she learned the value of a as the 19th U.S. Ambassador to committed to regulatory reform, dollar, a strong work ethic, honesty, Luxembourg by Secretary of State authoring bills such as the Retail integrity, and that government Condoleezza Rice. She served as Investor Protection Act which should stay off the backs and out of U.S. Ambassador for four years protects access to retirement savings the way of hard-working Americans before returning to her home in for middle class families. trying to make a living. Ballwin, Missouri. Ann has made combating sex Ann then took that experience to the Ann then decided to put her own trafficking and online exploitation of University of Missouri-Columbia name on the ballot and won her first women and children major and received her Bachelor of Congressional race with over 60% legislative priorities. She authored Science in Business Administration of the vote, receiving more votes the SAVE Act, which amended the with an emphasis in Logistics. After that election cycle than any other Federal criminal code to allow college, Ann went to work in the Republican Congressional candidate prosecutions of those who private sector and held management in Missouri. She took office in knowingly advertise sex slavery, positions at Hallmark Cards in January of 2013 and was selected by along with the Put Trafficking Kansas City and Ralston Purina in both her freshman and sophomore Victims First Act and the Allow St. Louis. class to be their representative on States and Victims to Fight Online the Elected Leadership Committee. Ann’s most important jobs, Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA). however, have always been as a As your representative from the 2nd FOSTA became law in April of wife, mother, and now grandmother. District, Congresswoman Wagner 2018 and is the most significant Ann and Ray have three children: serves on the House Financial anti-trafficking law Congress has Raymond, an Army Captain who Services Committee and House passed in nearly 20 years, finally recently welcomed his first child, Foreign Affairs Committee. She was giving local, state, and federal Isabella, into the world with his wife also chosen by Congressman Steve prosecutors the tools they need to Julia; Stephen, a Client Services Scalise to serve as Senior Deputy hold websites accountable when Manager for a St. Louis area Whip and is currently the Chairman they profit from the sale of sex financial management company; and of the Financial Services Oversight trafficking victims. Mary Ruth, a recent college and Investigations Subcommittee, graduate who moved back to the 2nd where she has worked tirelessly to .
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