Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Missouri (9)
- Birth Date: May 7, 1952
- Web site: http://www.blaineforcongress.com
- E-mail address: 2008blaine@gmail.com
Education
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Lincoln University, B.A.
Blaine Luetkemeyer was born in the state capital of Jefferson City, and now resides in St. Elizabeth, near the Lake of the Ozarks. He earned an undergraduate degree in political science from his hometown Lincoln University, a historically black college.
Luetkemeyer worked six years as a state representative, from 1999 to 2005, and he chaired the House Republican Caucus. He was appointed state tourism director in October 2006 and spent two years in that job before deciding to run for Congress.
Luetkemeyer owns an insurance company and is also involved in the family-owned Bank of St. Elizabeth. He lives on a 160-acre cattle farm with his wife Jackie. The couple has three adult children.
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