Lindell Shumake

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Lindell Shumake
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January, 2011
Preceded by	Rachel Bringer
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-24) December 24, 1949 St. Louis, Missouri
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lydia Shumake
Residence	Hannibal, Missouri
Alma mater	Hannibal-LaGrange College Quincy University
Profession	Small business owner Hospital chaplain

Lindell Shumake (born December 24, 1949) is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Shumake represents the 6th District, encompassing all or portions of Marion and Ralls counties in northeast Missouri.^[1] In November, 2012 he was elected to serve the newly designated 5th Missouri House district.^[2]

Personal history

Lindell F. Shumake was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Hannibal, Missouri. After graduation from Hannibal High School in 1968 he served in the U.S. Army, including a one year tour during the Vietnam War. Following his military service Shumake attended Hannibal-LaGrange College, earning an Associates degree in 1974, and a Bachelors degree in Sociology in 1976 from Quincy College.^[3] Lindell Shumake worked for the Missouri Division of Family Services as a caseworker beginning in 1977 and remain with the agency until 1997. When the General Assembly is not in session Shumate runs two small businesses in the Hannibal area as well as serving as a chaplain at Hannibal Regional Hospital. He was ordained as a minister in 1974.^[4] Shumake married his wife Lynda in 1975 and they have one daughter.

Political history

Lindell Shumake first ran for the 10th District Missouri House seat in 1998 but was defeated by Robert Clayton.^[5] His 2010 bid proved more successful as he beat Democrat Carl Thompson of Monroe City with fifty-seven percent of the vote.^[6]

Due to Missouri House redistricting following the 2010 U.S. Census new boundaries were created for the Missouri House 6th. Shumake ran for the newly created 5th Missouri House district in 2012, where he defeated Democrat Tom Shively, who had represented the 8th under its previous boundaries. Shumake will assume the new district in January, 2013.^[2]

Missouri 10th District State Representative Election 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lindell Shumake	3,546	36.1
	Democratic	Robert Clayton	6,279	63.9	Winner

Missouri 6th District State Representative Election 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lindell Shumake	6,564	57.3	Winner
	Democratic	Carl Thompson	4,892	42.7

Missouri 5th District State Representative Election 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lindell Shumake	9,093	56	Winner
	Democratic	Tom Shively	7,140	44

Legislative assignments

Mr. Shumake served on the following House committees during the 96th General Assembly:

Agri-Business
Elementary and Secondary Education
Small Business
Tax Reform

Birther movement

Representative Shumake was a co-sponsor of Missouri HB283, which requires proof of identity and U.S. citizenship for all President and Vice-President candidates.^[7] This bill mirrors efforts in other states by those who question the birthplace and citizenship of President Barack Obama, thus the legitimacy of his election, commonly referred to as Birthers.

References

↑ "Member biography". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "State Representative District 5 Summary". Missouri Secretary of State website. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
↑ "6th District Representative-Lindell Shumake". Hannibal Courier-Post. 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
↑ "Five questions with Lindell Shumake". House Republican Campaign Committee. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
↑ "1998 General Election results". Missouri Digital News. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
↑ "Sumake, Redmon easy winners in bid for House". Quincy Herald-Whig. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
↑ "House Bill No. 283 96th General Assembly". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved 2011-04-21.

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives

97th General Assembly (2011–2012)

Speaker of the House: Tim Jones (R)
Speaker Pro Tempore: Jason T. Smith (R)
Majority Leader: John Diehl (R)
Minority Leader: Jacob Hummel (D)

Mike Thomson (R)
Casey Guernsey (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)
Ronald Schieber (R)
Jon Carpenter (D)
Noel Shull (R)
Myron Neth (R)
Jay Swearingen (D)
John Rizzo (D)
John Mayfield (D)
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)
Jeff Grisamore (R)
Gary L. Cross (R)
Kevin McManus (D)
Joe Runions (D)
T.J. Berry (R)
Joe Don McGaugh (R)
Jim Hansen (R)
Ed Schieffer (D)

Bart Korman (R)
Jay Houghton (R)
Caleb Rowden (R)
Chris Kelly (D)
Stephen Webber (D)
John Wright (D)
Dave Muntzel (R)
Jeanie Riddle (R)
Caleb Jones (R)
Dean Dohrman (R)
Stanley Cox (R)
Glen Kolkmeyer (R)
Denny Hoskins (R)
Rick Brattin (R)
Chris Moldendorp (D)
Wanda Brown (R)
David Wood (R)
Mike Bernskoetter (R)
Jay Barnes (R)
Dave Schatz (R)
Tom Hurst (R)
Bryan Spencer (R)
Robert Cornejo (R)
Anne Zerr (R)
Tommie Pierson (D)
Steve Webb (D)
Keith English (D)
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)
Rory Ellinger (D)
Stacey Newman (D)
Jill Schupp (R)
John Diehl (R)
Rick Stream (R)
Jeanne Kirkton (D)
Genise Monticello (D)
Bob Burns (D)
Vicki Englund (D)
Marsha Haefner (R)
Mike Leara (R)
John McCaherty (R)
Dwight Scharnhorst (R)
Andrew Koenig (R)
Sue Allen (R)
Don Gosen (R)
Kurt Bahr (R)
Doug Funderburk (R)
Kathie Conway (R)
Mark Parkinson (R)
Chrissy Sommer (R)
Ron Hicks (R)
Chuck Gatschenberger (R)
Paul Curtman (R)
Tim Jones (R)
Michael Frame (D)
Paul Wieland (R)
Jeff Roorda (D)
T.J. McKenna (D)
Elaine Gannon (R)
Kevin P. Engler (R)
Linda Black (D)
Ben Harris (D)
Dave Hinson (R)
Jason T. Smith (R)
Keith Frederick (R)
Steve Lynch (R)
Diane Franklin (R)

Rocky Miller (R)
Warren Love (R)
Randy Pike (R)
Mike Kelley (R)
Sue Entlicher (R)
Sandy Crawford (R)
Jeffrey Messenger (R)
Sonya Anderson (R)
Charlie Norr (R)
Eric Burlison (R)
Elijah Haahr (R)
Lincoln Hough (R)
Kevin Austin (R)
Lyndall Fraker (R)
Don Phillips (R)
Kevin Elmer (R)
Lynn Morris (R)
Tony Dugger (R)
Robert Ross (R)
Jeff Pogue (R)
Paul Fitzwater (R)
Shelley Keeney (R)
Donna Lichtenegger (R)
Kathryn Swan (R)
Holly Rehder (R)
Steve Hodges (D)
Kent Hampton (R)
Dennis Fowler (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)

Persondata
Name	Shumake, Lindell
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	December 24, 1949
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri
Date of death
Place of death

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