Glen Klippenstein

Glen Klippenstein


Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 5th district
Preceded by	Jim Guest
Personal details
Born	(1937-05-29) May 29, 1937 Saskatchewan, Canada
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Linda Klippenstein
Residence	Maysville, Missouri
Alma mater	Penn State University
Profession	Livestock producer

Glen Klippenstein (born May 29, 1937) is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Klippenstein represents the 5th District, encompassing all or parts of Buchanan, Clinton, De Kalb and Gentry counties in northwest Missouri. He is also a former interim State Senator for the 12th District.^[1]

Personal history

Glen O. Klippenstein was born May 29, 1937 on his grandparents' farm in Saskatchewan, Canada.^[2] He attended Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1955. Representative Klippenstein received his higher education at Penn State University, earning a degree in Animal Science in 1959. He moved to Missouri in the 1960s and established GlenKirk Farms, a cattle breeding operation which has sold cattle, semen, and embryos across America and worldwide. Klippenstein has served as chairman of the National Beef Promotion and Research Board, the American Polled Hereford Association, and by Presidential appointment, served on the Federal Ag Mortgage Corporation board of directors.^[3] In November, 2000 Klippenstein was named Chief Executive Officer of the American Chianina Association.^[4] He and his wife Linda are the parents of four grown children and nine grandchildren.

Political history

Glen Klippenstein served an interim term as a member of the Missouri Senate from 1993 to 1994. He ran for the 5th District House of Representatives in 2010, defeating Ken Gillespie and Glen B. Crowther in the August Republican primary. In the November general election he beat out Democrat Judy Wright and Constitution Party candidate Gary Murray to succeed the term limited Jim Guest.^[5]

Missouri 5th District State Representative Election 2010
	Candidate	Votes	%	±
Republican	Glen Klippenstein	7,172	58.4	Winner
Democratic	Judy Wright	4,672	38.1
Constitution	Gary Murray	431	3.5

Legislative assignments

Representative Klippenstein serves on the following committees in the 96th General Assembly:

Utilities
Agriculture Policy
Special Standing Committee on Redistricting
Workforce Development and Workplace Safety

References

↑ "Member biography". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
↑ "Mr. Glen O. Klipenstein". ZoomInfo. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
↑ "Meet Glen". Glen Klippenstein for State Rep. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
↑ "Executive profile". Bloomberg Business Week. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
↑ "Election Night Reporting". Missouri Secretary of State. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2011-04-20.

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives

98th General Assembly (2015-2016) Speaker of the House: Todd Richardson (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Denny Hoskins (R) Majority Leader: Mike Cierpiot (R) Minority Leader: Jacob Hummel (D)

Allen Andrews (R) J. Eggleston (R) Nate Walker (R) Craig Redmon (R) Lindell Shumake (R) Tim Remole (R) Mike Lair (R) Jim Neely (R) Delus Johnson (R) Pat Conway (D) Galen Higdon (R) Kenneth Wilson (R) Nick Marshall (R) Kevin Corlew (R) Jon Carpenter (D) Noel Shull (R) Nick King (R) Lauren Arthur (D) John Rizzo (D) Bill Kidd (R) Ira Anders (D) Brandon Ellington (D) Randy Dunn (D) Judy Morgan (D) Jeremy LaFaver (D) Gail McCann Beatty (D) Bonnaye Mims (D) Tom McDonald (D) Noel Torpey (R) Mike Cierpiot (R) Sheila Solon (R) Jeanie Lauer (R) Donna Pfautsch (R) Rebecca Roeber (R) Gary L. Cross (R) Kevin McManus (D) Joe Runions (D) T.J. Berry (R) Joe Don McGaugh (R) Jim Hansen (R) Randy Pietzman (R) Bart Korman (R) Jay Houghton (R) Caleb Rowden (R) Kip Kendrick (D) Stephen Webber (D) Chuck Basye (R) Dave Muntzel (R) Travis Fitzwater (R) Caleb Jones (R) Dean Dohrman (R) Nathan Beard (R) Glen Kolkmeyer (R) Denny Hoskins (R) Rick Brattin (R) Jack Bondon (R) Wanda Brown (R) David Wood (R) Mike Bernskoetter (R) Jay Barnes (R) Justin Alferman (R) Tom Hurst (R) Bryan Spencer (R) Robert Cornejo (R) Anne Zerr (R) Tommie Pierson (D) Alan Green (D) Keith English (I) Margo McNeil (D) Bill Otto (D) Sue Meredith (D) Mary Nichols (D) Courtney Allen Curtis (D) Sharon Pace (D) Rochelle Walton Gray (D) Josh Peters (D) Kimberly Gardner (D) Penny Hubbard (D) Michael Butler (D) Mike Colona (D) Jacob Hummel (D) Michele Kratky (D) Gina Mitten (D) Karla May (D) Clem Smith (D) Joe Adams (D) Stacey Newman (D) Tracy McCreery (D) Dean Plocher (R) Deb Lavender (R) Jeanne Kirkton (D) Genise Montecillo (D) Bob Burns (D) Cloria Brown (R) Marsha Haefner (R) Mike Leara (R) John McCaherty (R) Shamed Dogan (R) Andrew Koenig (R) Sue Allen (R) Vacant Kurt Bahr (R) John Weimann (R) Kathie Conway (R) Mark Parkinson (R) Chrissy Sommer (R) Vacant Justin Hill (R) Paul Curtman (R) Kirk Mathews (R) Shane Roden (R) Rob Vescovo (R) Dan Shaul (R) Becky Ruth (R) Elaine Gannon (R) Kevin P. Engler (R) Linda Black (D) Ben Harris (D) Dave Hinson (R) Jason Chipman (R) Keith Frederick (R) Steve Lynch (R) Diane Franklin (R) Rocky Miller (R) Warren Love (R) Patricia Pike (R) Mike Kelley (R) Sue Entlicher (R) Sandy Crawford (R) Jeffrey Messenger (R) Sonya Anderson (R) Charlie Norr (D) Eric Burlison (R) Elijah Haahr (R) Lincoln Hough (R) Kevin Austin (R) Lyndall Fraker (R) Don Phillips (R) Jered Taylor (R) Lynn Morris (R) Vacant Robert Ross (R) Jeff Pogue (R) Paul Fitzwater (R) Shelley Keeney (R) Donna Lichtenegger (R) Kathryn Swan (R) Holly Rehder (R) Donald Rone (R) Andrew McDaniel (R) Tila Hubrecht (R) Todd Richardson (R) Steve Cookson (R) Shawn Rhoads (R) Lyle Rowland (R) Jeffrey Justus (R) Mike Moon (R) Scott Fitzpatrick (R) Bill Lant (R) Bill Reiboldt (R) Bill White (R) Charlie Davis (R) Tom Flanigan (R)

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