Steve Hobbs is a farmer and a Missouri Republican

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. He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives

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 in 2002, winning reelection in 2004. He currently sits on the following committees:

• Conservation and Natural Resources (chair),
• Agriculture Policy, and
• Budget.

He is the president of Hobbs Farms, Inc., a firm he had started with his father, in 1997. He is a member of such organizations as the Missouri Farm Bureau, for which he is former secretary/treasurer and legislative chair, the Beef Advisory Board, of which he is a former president and chair, the Mexico MFA Exchange Board, the Audrian County Cattleman's Board, of which he is a past president, a board member of Mexico MFA Oil, the Missouri Beef Industry Council, and the Soybean Association.

He is currently a resident of Mexico, Missouri

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Mexico is a city in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,543 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Audrain County. The Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Audrain County...

and is a member of Rush Hill Community Church