Michael R. Gibbons (born 1959) is a former Republican member of the

Missouri Senate The Missouri Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 181,000. Its members serve four-year terms, with half the seats being up for election every two yea ...

, representing the 15th District from 2001 to 2009. He served as ''President pro tempore''. Previously he was a 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 ...

from 1993 through 2000. In 2008 he ran for

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, losing to the Democratic nominee Chris Koster. He is a graduate of Westminster College, Missouri and of the Saint Louis University School of Law. He has held a number of public leadership positions, including Deputy Mayor of Kirkwood, Minority Caucus Chair and Assistant Floor Leader of the

, and Chair of the Ways and Means Committee and Majority Floor Leader in the Missouri State Senate. He resides in

Kirkwood, Missouri Kirkwood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis located in western St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 29,461. Founded in 1853, the city is named after James P. Kirkwood, chief engineer of the Pacific Railr ...

, and is an active

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. He married Elizabeth Weddell in 1988, and they have two children, Danny and Meredith.

References

*''Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006.'' Jefferson City, MO: Secretary of State.

External links

Michael Gibbons for Attorney General
official campaign website

official government website
Project Vote Smart - Michael R. Gibbons
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