Ed Schieffer is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives

The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...

. He represents the 11th District, encompassing all or parts of Lincoln

Lincoln County, Missouri

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,944 people, 13,851 households, and 10,554 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile . There were 15,511 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...

 county. Schieffer was first elected to the Missouri House in November, 2006, and reelected in 2008, and 2010.

Personal history

Edward L. Schieffer was born in Troy, Missouri

Troy, Missouri

Troy is a city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,540. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.Troy is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, the oldest son of Albert and Betty (Zalabak) Schieffer, and raised on the family farm nearby. Following his graduation from Troy Buchanan High School

Troy Buchanan High School

Troy Buchanan High School is located in Troy, Missouri and is in the Lincoln County R-III School District.-History:The school was named in honor of Buchanan, who purchased the largest number of shares in a corporation established to build a college in Troy in 1893...

 in 1967, Schieffer attended Northeast Missouri State College

Truman State University

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 in Kirksville

Kirksville, Missouri

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 where he earned a Bachelors degree in Education in 1971. He would later earn a Masters degree in Education from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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 in 1977. Schieffer taught in Missouri schools for nearly three decades and is also a licensed insurance salesman, auctioneer, and real estate broker. He is a 4th degree Knights of Columbus member. Ed Schieffer and wife Maria live on their family farm near Troy, Missouri. They are the parents of two grown children.

Political history

Ed Schieffer's first attempt at public office came in 2002 when he ran for the Missouri State Senate 2nd District seat, losing to Republican Jon Dolan by nearly 11,000 votes. Schieffer was more successful in his next attempt, winning the Missouri 11th District State Representative race in 2006, defeating Republican Milton Schaper and Libertarian

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candidate Gregory James Arrigo. He won re-election in 2008 and 2010.

Legislative assignments

Rep. Schieffer will serve on the following committees during the 96th General Assembly:

• Agri-Business
• Agriculture Policy
• Appropriations - Transportation and Economic Development subcommittee
• Transportation