Ron Auer
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Ronald C. Auer is an American politician. Auer represented District 68 from 1977 to 1992 and (after redistricting) District 59 (a portion of St. Louis City
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

) 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...

 from 1993 to 2001. He is a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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. Since 1992, he has been the party committeeman for Ward 9 in St. Louis City.

Auer was elected to the House by special election in 1977. He served as chairman of the House Insurance Committee and as a member of the following committees: Appropriations—General Administration & Transportation; Labor; Retirement; and Transportation.

Formerly an insurance salesman, real estate salesman and teacher, Rep. Auer is today lobbyist for numerous health care firms operating in Missouri.

After leaving the legislature in 2001 and until 2005, Auer represented Group Health Plan (GHP), Coventry Health Care
Coventry Health Care
Coventry Health Care, Inc. is a diversified national insurer in the United States.Based in Bethesda, Maryland, Coventry operates health plans, insurance companies, network rental and workers’ compensation services companies...

, and Healthcare USA, in Jefferson City. Since early 2006, he has been registered representative for Cigna
CIGNA
Cigna , headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is a global health services company, owing to its expanding international footprint and the fact that it provides administrative services only to approximately 80 percent of its clients...

 and Aetna
Aetna
Aetna, Inc. is an American health insurance company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care, and disability plans, and medical management...

 insurance companies. His home-based lobbying firm is called Auer & Associates.

For several years after leaving the legislature, Rep. Auer served as chairman and treasurer of Democratic Legislative District Committee 59, a political party committee which funneled monies to campaigns of major Democratic elected officials such as Missouri governor Bob Holden
Bob Holden
Robert Lee "Bob" Holden, Jr. is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 53rd Governor of Missouri.-Early life:...

.

Rep. Auer has been a member of the following organizations: St. Pius V Catholic Church; the neighborhood associations of Tower Grove East, Benton Park West and Marine Villa; 3rd District Police Community Relations Association; and 9th Ward Democratic Organization.

He attended St. Louis Community College at Forest Park and received a bachelor of science degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University, is a public, accredited university located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, near the banks of the Mississippi River. The institution, having started as a normal school, has a traditional strength in teacher education...

.

Auer currently resides with his wife Ann (a lobbyist for the City of St. Louis from 1999 to 2001; and since 2001 for the Missouri Growth Association) in the Tower Grove East neighborhood of St. Louis. They have four children: Tracy (40), Neal (38) - both from Ann's previous marriage - Amanda (25) and Lindsey (21).

Source

Official Biography - Year 2000 Legislative Session
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