Mike Lair

Mike Lair

Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Personal details
Born	(1946-02-26) February 26, 1946 Omaha, Nebraska
Political party	Republican
Residence	Livingston County, Missouri
Profession	teacher

Mike Lair (born February 26, 1946) is an American politician and former educator from the state of Missouri. A Republican, Lair was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives on November 4, 2008 and subsequently re-elected in 2010 and 2012. He represents District 7 in the House which consists of all or portions of Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, and Livingston Counties. Due to redistricting of House seats following the 2010 U.S. Census, the boundaries of the 7th district will change effective January, 2013.

Personal life

Lair, an Omaha, Nebraska native, is a 1964 graduate of Creighton Preparatory School. Following high school Lair attended the University of Nebraska-Omaha, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in History in 1970. Later in life, in 2003, he earned a master's degree in Education from Central Methodist University.^[1] Mike Lair was a high school History teacher and athletics coach in various Nebraska and South Dakota schools before moving to Chillicothe, Missouri in 1987.^[2] He spent over 38 years in the classroom before retiring in spring of 2008 to run for the Missouri House of Representatives. Prior to and during his time as an educator, he also worked as a farm hand, construction laborer, gas station attendant, and small business owner. Lair and wife Jeanne, a high school teacher, are the parents of one daughter and one son. They also have one granddaughter.^[2] Lair is a member of Saint Columban Catholic Church in Chillicothe.^[1]

Election history

Lair won his first election in November, 2008 by defeating Democrat Harry Wyse by a margin of 51.4% to 48.6%.^[3] Mike Lair was re-elected in November, 2010 defeating Democrat Dale R. Toms 74.6 to 25.4 percent.^[4] In 2012, Lair faced off again with Harry Wyse, his opponent from 2008. This time the margin of victory was 60 percent to 40 percent in favor of Lair.^[5] Under Missouri's term limits Lair is eligible to run for a final two-year term in the House in 2014 if he so chooses.

Legislative work

Representative Lair is a past member of the House Retirement, Health Care Transformation, Correction and Public Institutions, and Education Appropriations committees. He is also a member of the Joint House and Senate Committee on Education.^[6] Recent legislative assignments include serving as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and member of the Budget, Education, Retirement, and Rules committees.^[1]

In the 2012 legislative session Lair voted in favor of the following issues:^[1]

Enabling the expansion of Charter schools
Allowing employers to exempt contraception from healthcare coverage
Prohibiting employees from suing co-workers for job injuries
Prohibiting implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka "Obamacare"
Requiring proof of citizenship for U.S. Presidential candidates
Requiring photo ID to vote

Organizations

Mike Lair is a member of the National Rifle Association, National Council for Social Studies, Ducks Unlimited, and the Missouri Farm Bureau.^[1]^[2]

Missouri 7th District State Representative Election 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Lair	8,621	60.00	Winner
	Democratic	Harry Wyse	5,748	40.00

Missouri 7th District State Representative Election 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Lair	8,389	74.6	Winner
	Democratic	Dale R. Toms	2,858	25.4

Missouri 7th District State Representative Election 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Lair	7,937	51.4	Winner
	Democratic	Harry Wyse	7,509	48.6

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Representative Mike Lair". Project Vote Smart website. 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
1 2 3 "House member biography". Missouri House of Representatives website. 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ Missouri Secretary of State Election Night Reporting - Retrieved January 20, 2009
↑ "2010 Missouri election results". Missouri Secretary of State via website. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ "State Representative District 7 summary". Missouri Secretary of State via website. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ Mike Lair Official House Page - Retrieved February 19, 2009

External links

Mike Lair's Official House Site

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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