Full Name:
Peter D. Kinder
Gender:
Male
Family:
Single
Birth Date:
05/12/1954
Birth Place:
Cape Girardeau, MO
Home City:
Cape Girardeau, MO
Religion:
United Methodist
Attended, Southeast Missouri State University
Attended, University of Missouri-Columbia
JD, Saint Mary's University School of Law, Texas, 1979
Lieutenant Governor, State of Missouri, 2004-2017
President Pro Tempore, Missouri State Senate, 2001-2004
Senator, Missouri State Senate, 1992-2004
Member, Missouri Tourism Commission, present
Member, Board of Public Buildings
Member, Community Service Commission
Member, Energy Task Force
Chair, Missouri Development Finance Board
Member, Missouri Housing Development Commission
Chair, Missouri Prescription Drug Program
Co-Chair, Mental Health Task Force, 2005-2006
Chair, Education Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council, 1996
Member, Southeast Missouri Port Authority, 1986-1992
Real Estate Representative, Drury Industries
Former Staff Attorney, Drury Industries
Chairman, Tour of Missouri
Associate Publisher, Southeast Missourian, 1987-2002
Legislative Staffer, United States Congressman Bill Emerson, 1981-1983
Campaign Manager, United States Congressman Bill Emerson, 1981-1983
Member, American Cancer Society, present
Member, Beta Theta Phi, present
Member, Boy Scouts of America, present
Member, Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Lions Club, present
Member, Missouri Farm Bureau, present
Member, Missouri State Bar Association, present
Member, Nature Conservancy, present
Member, United Methodist Church, present
Member, LaCroix Methodist Church
Member, United Way
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
Peter Kinder is running for Governor with a commonsense agenda to unify our state and grow liberty and opportunity. Peter seeks to make Missouri competitive again so that people want to move here, stay here, and create jobs. As a trusted conservative leader fighting for Missouri, that is what Governor Peter Kinder intends to do.