Chuck Gross (born August 20, 1958) is a

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and Republican former member of the

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. He resides in

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, with his wife, Leslie Ann Gross, and their two daughters, Megan and Madelynn. He graduated from St. Charles High School in 1976, and went on to

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. He received a

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degree in

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there in 1981, and a M.P.A. in the same field in 1982. He is a licensed real estate appraiser. He also currently works as a vice president at UMB Bank. He previously worked in the personnel management field with the

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and

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for eight years. He is a member of the Missouri Tourism Commission, and a board member of Youth in Need. He was first elected to the

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in 1992, and served in that body through 2000, when he was first elected to the

. He served on the following committees: *Appropriations (chair) *Gubernatorial Appointments *Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics. Senator Gros
resigned
his seat on May 31, 2007.

References

*''Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006.'' Jefferson City, MO: Secretary of State. 1958 births Living people People from St. Charles, Missouri University of Missouri alumni Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Republican Party Missouri state senators 20th-century members of the Missouri General Assembly 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly {{Missouri-MOSenate-stub