LONG, Billy, a Representative from Missouri; born in Springfield, Christian County, Mo., August 11, 1955; attended, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1973-1974; Missouri Auction School, 1979; businessman; business owner; radio commentator, 1999-2006; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).

HARTZLER, Vicky, a Representative from Missouri; born in Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo., October 13, 1960; graduated from Archie High School, Archie, Mo., 1979; B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1983; M.S., University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Mo., 1992; teacher; farmer; business owner; member of the Missouri state house of representatives, 1995-2001; chairperson, Missouri Women’s Council, 2005; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-present).

Bibliography

Hartzler, Vicky. Running God’s Way: Step by Step to a Successful Political Campaign. Enumclaw, Wash.: Pleasant World, 2008.

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, 57, represents the 25 counties in the 9^th Congressional District of Missouri. Blaine, a native of St. Elizabeth, Mo., and his family have lived in the District for four generations. Blaine operates a 160-acre farm. Along with this strong agriculture background, he was also a small businessman, having been in the banking and insurance business. Luetkemeyer has also served as a bank regulator for the state of Missouri earlier in his career. Luetkemeyer was elected in November, 2008, succeeding fellow Republican Kenny Hulshof.   Read the rest of his bio…