Burt Whaley is an American politician who was elected member of the

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 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

for the 138th district in

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

. Whaley had a 28-year career in education including roles as a biology teacher, administrator, and as principal. He served in the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...

and

Army Reserves A military reserve force is a military organization whose members (reservists) have military and civilian occupations. They are not normally kept under arms, and their main role is to be available when their military requires additional ma ...

. While campaigning he suffered serious injury confining him to a wheelchair. He regained his ability to walk by the beginning of the legislative session.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Missouri Republicans People from Moberly, Missouri United States Army personnel United States Army reservists Schoolteachers from Missouri {{Missouri-MORepresentative-stub