2020-08-12

Representation 2020-2021 Focus on Oak Grove City Guide Page 12 County Executive Frank White Jr. County Legislature Fifth District: Jeanie Lauer First District at Large: Jalen Anderson County Officials Prosecuting Attorney: Jean Peters Baker Sheriff: Darryl Forté Assessments Department: Gail McCann Beatty, director Chief Administrative Officer: V. Edwin Stoll Chief of Staff: Caleb Clifford Collections Department: Whitney Miller, director Communications: Angie Jeffries, director Corrections Department: Diana Turner, director County Administrator: Troy Schulte County Counselor: Bryan Covinsk County Legislative Auditor: Crissy Wooderson County Legislative Clerk: Mary Jo Spino Emergency Preparedness: Michael Curry, director Ethics, Human Relations & Citizen Complaints Department: Gregory Mason, director Finance and Purchasing: Bob Crutsinger, director Health Department: Bridgette Shaffer, director Medical Examiner: Dr. Marius Tarau Parks & Recreation: Michele Newman, director Public Administrator: John Pruitt Killian Public Works: Brian Gaddie, P.E., director Recorder of Deeds: Robert Kelly, director Jackson County Local state legislators State Officials Governor: Michael L. Parson Lieutenant Governor: Mike Kehoe Secretary of State: John R. Ashcroft State Auditor: Nicole Galloway, CPA State Treasurer: Scott Fitzpatrick Attorney General: Eric Schmitt US Congress UnitedStates Senators Roy Blunt Josh Hawley Donna Pfautsch Jeff Coleman Mike Cierpiot Glen Kolkmeyer Denny Hoskins Oak Grove is split among three state House of Representatives districts and two Senate districts. State House District 32 includes the northern part of Oak Grove as well as parts of Grain Valley and Blue Springs. Jeff Coleman, R-Grain Valley, was elected in 2018. Coleman is a financial advisor who specialized in retirement income. Coleman served as mayor pro tem on the Grain Valley Board of Aldermen and served as the vice president of the Grain Valley School Board for seven years. He served as president of the Grain Valley Economic Development Corporation and the Grain Valley Industrial Development Committee. District 33 includes the southern portion of Oak Grove, parts of Grain Valley and Blue Springs as well as Harrisonville and Pleasant Hill. Donna Pfautsch, R-Harrisonville, reached the end of her term limit this year. A successor will be elected in November. District 53 encompasses all of Lafayette County as well as parts of Jackson and Johnson counties. Glen Kolkmeyer, R-Odessa, reached his term limit this year. A successor will be elected in November. State Senate District 8 represents southeastern Jackson County, including Oak Grove, in the State Senate. Mike Cierpiot, R-Lee’s Summit, was elected November 2017 in a special election. He served seven years in the Missouri House of Representatives where he served as the assistant majority floor leader for three years and was later elected to serve as the majority floor leader until the end of his tenure. District 21 includes Caldwell, Carroll, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray and Saline Counties. Denny Hoskins, R-Warrensburg, was elected to the senate in 2016. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2008 and elected to the office of speaker pro tem in 2013. He is a CPA specializing in auditing for not-for-profit, governmental and farming entities. United States Representatives Vicky Hartzler-Fourth District Emanuel Cleaver - Fifth District Sam Graves - Sixth District