Mike Lair is the current representative for District 7 (Caldwell

Caldwell County, Missouri

Caldwell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. , the population was 8,969. Its county seat is Kingston. The county was organized in 1836 as a haven for the Mormons, who had been previously driven from Jackson County, Missouri in November of 1833 and had been refugees in...

, Carroll, Clinton

Clinton County, Missouri

As of the census of 2000, there were 18,979 people, 7,152 households, and 5,299 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 7,877 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

, Livingston Counties) in the Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives

The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...

. A Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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, Lair was elected to the House on November 4, 2008.

Personal life

Lair, an Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...

 native, is a 1964 graduate of Creighton Preparatory School

Creighton Preparatory School

Creighton Preparatory School , is a private, Jesuit college prep school founded in 1878 for young men. Centrally located in Omaha, Nebraska at 7400 Western Avenue, Prep is the largest Catholic high school in the state of Nebraska, USA with an enrollment of 1,038 young men...

. He has been a Chillicothe, Missouri

Chillicothe, Missouri

Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. The name "Chillicothe" is Shawnee for "big town", and was named after their Chillicothe, located since 1774 about a mile from the present-day city.Chillicothe is...

 resident for over 20 years. A retired high school history teacher and coach, Lair spent over 38 years in the classroom before retiring in spring of 2008 to run for the House. Prior to and during his time as an educator, he also worked as a farm hand, construction laborer, gas station attendant, and small business owner.

Election

Lair won his first election over Democrat Harry Wyse by a margin of 51.4% to 48.6%. In his election he was endorsed by the Associated Industries of Missouri, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, Right to Life

Right to life

Right to life is a phrase that describes the belief that a human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being...

, Missourians United for Life, and the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

Legislative work

Representative Lair is a member of the House Retirement, Health Care Transformation, Correction and Public Institutions, and Education Appropriations committees. He is also a member of the Joint House and Senate Committee on Education.

External links

• Mike Lair's Official House Site