Blaine Luetkemeyer

Blaine Luetkemeyer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded by Russ Carnahan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 9th district
In office
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by Kenny Hulshof
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 115th district
In office
January 1999 – January 2005
Preceded by Don Steen
Succeeded by Rodney Schad
Personal details
Born May 7, 1952
Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Jackie Luetkemeyer
Alma mater Lincoln University, Missouri
Religion Roman Catholicism
Website House website

Blaine Luetkemeyer (/ˈluːtkəmaɪər/; born May 7, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 3rd congressional district. He represented Missouri's 9th congressional district from 2009 to 2013, until that district was eliminated as a result of the 2010 Census. The district contains most of Northeastern Missouri. Luetkemeyer is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life, education, and pre-political career

Luetkemeyer was born in Jefferson City, Missouri on May 7, 1952.[1] He attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and with a minor in business administration. A lifelong farmer who is the fourth generation of his family to own their farm, Luetkemeyer has also owned several small businesses, as well as running a bank and serving as an insurance agent. He also served on the Board of Trustees for the village of St. Elizabeth.

Missouri state politics

In 1998, Luetkemeyer was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives from the 115th district.[2] During his time as a state representative, Luetkemeyer served as chair of the Financial Services Committee and as House Republican Caucus Chairman. During his time in the state legislature, Luetkemeyer co-sponsored the statewide constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, which was overwhelmingly approved by Missouri voters statewide in 2004 by a margin of 71-29. He also worked on legislation which allowed Missourians to carry concealed firearms, banned partial-birth abortions, and reformed worker compensation laws.

In 2004, he did not seek reelection but instead was one of seven Republicans who ran for the office of State Treasurer. He finished second in the Republican primary, losing to Sarah Steelman who went on to win the general election. In 2005, Luetkemeyer was appointed by former Governor Matt Blunt to serve as Missouri Tourism Director, a post he held until running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. One of his projects was working with Blunt and Lt. Governor Peter Kinder to start the Tour of Missouri, a cycling event modeled on the Tour de France.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2008

In 2008, Luetkemeyer defeated Democrat Judy Baker and Libertarian Party candidate Tamara Millay for the seat vacated by Kenny Hulshof.[3]

2010

Luetkemeyer defeated Libertarian nominee Christopher W. Dwyer and write-in candidates Jeff Reed and Ron Burrus.

2012

Luetkemeyer claimed 63.5% of the vote in defeating Democrat Eric C. Mayer (32.9%), and Libertarian Steven Wilson (3.7%).[4]

Committee assignments

Legislation

On October 23, 2013, Luetkemeyer introduced the bill To enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings (H.R. 3329; 113th Congress) into the House.[5] The bill would direct the Federal Reserve to revise certain regulations related to small bank holding companies (BHCs).[6][7] Current regulations allow BHCs with assets of less than $500 million that satisfy other tests to incur higher amounts of debt than larger institutions in order to acquire other banks.[6] H.R. 3329 would apply the less-stringent standard to more BHCs by raising the asset limit to $1 billion, and the bill also would allow savings and loan holding companies to qualify.[6]

On June 26 2014, Luetkemeyer introduced H.R.4986, that would end the controversial Operation Choke Point[8] which was designed to limit the activities of money launderers, but has come under criticism for alleged abuse.[9] Later, on November 20, 2014, in a further effort to end Operation Choke Point, Luetkemeyer introduced additional legislation that would require federal banking agencies to put in writing any suggestion or order to terminate a customer’s banking account.[10][11]

Personal life

Luetkemeyer has been married since 1976 to his wife Jackie. They have three children. He has one granddaughter, Riley, and two grandsons, Luke and Evan. Luetkemeyer is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Eldon Chamber of Commerce, the Farm Bureau, the National Rifle Association, and attends St. Lawrence Catholic Church. [12]

Election History

U.S. House of Representatives

District 9

2008
Missouri's 9th congressional district election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer 161,031 49.99
Democratic Judy Baker 152,956 47.49
Libertarian Tamara Millay 8,108 2.5
Total votes 322,095 100.00
Republican hold
2010
Missouri's 9th district general election, November 2, 2010[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer (incumbent) 162,724 77.36
Libertarian Christopher Dwyer 46,817 22.26
Write-in Jeff Reed 748 0.36
Write-in Ron Burrus 69 0.03
Total votes 210,358 100.00

District 3

2012
Missouri 3rd Congressional District 2012 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer (Incumbent) 214,843 63.5
Democratic Eric C. Mayer 111,189 32.9
Libertarian Steven Wilson 12,353 3.7
Total votes 338,385 100.0

References

  1. ↑ "Members of Congress: Blaine Luetkemeyer". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. ↑ http://sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/molegl.asp
  3. ↑ Eason, Brian (November 5, 2008). "Luetkemeyer to represent Missouri's 9th congressional district". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Election Results U.S. House 3rd District". Missouri Secretary of State website. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "H.R. 3329 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "CBO - H.R. 3329". Congressional Budget Office. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Cristina Marcos; Ramsey Cox (6 May 2014). "Tuesday: House reforms Dodd-Frank, Senate debates energy bill". The Hill. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "H.R.4986 - End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014". 113th Congress (2013-2014). United States Congress. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Raasch, Chuck (14 November 2014). "Luetkemeyer says feds to investigate 'Operation Choke Point'". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Luetkemeyer Introduces Legislation to Protect Customers from Operation Choke Point". Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "H.R.5758 - Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2014". 113th Congress (2013-2014). United States Congress. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Biography - Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer". The Office of Blaine Leutkemeyer. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  13. ↑
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External links

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Kenny Hulshof		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 9th congressional district
2009–2013 		Constituency abolished
Preceded by
Russ Carnahan		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 3rd congressional district
2013–present 		Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Leonard Lance		 United States Representatives by seniority
206th 		Succeeded by
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