Candidate · State House, District 102
Richard W West
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Missouri House of Representatives, which has 163 members. Members write and vote on state laws, set state spending and taxes, and can vote to override the governor's veto. A term is two years, with a limit of four terms.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Representative, House District 102 (since January 2023; in the House since January 2021)
- Occupation
- Businessman; retired law enforcement officer
Background
- Graduate of Bishop DuBourg High School (1985); attended Western International University. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Criminal investigator for 21 years; served 28 months overseas as an international police advisor in Iraq. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Mayor of New Melle, April 2014 to April 2022. source: en.wikipedia.org
- State representative for District 63 (2021-2023), then District 102 since 2023 after redistricting. source: en.wikipedia.org
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