Jerry Nolte is a commercial artist and former teacher who currently serves as a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives

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. He resides in Gladstone, Missouri

Gladstone, Missouri

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, with his wife, Alicia. They have three children: Whitney, Michael, and Katrina.

He has been an advertising artist working out of his own studio since 1978. He has also been an art teacher at Oakhill Day School. He attends St. Charles Catholic Church in Gladstone, and is an officer of the Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus

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He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2004, and serves on the following committees:

• Appropriations - Public Safety and Corrections,
• Local Government, and
• Tourism.

On 28 February 2008, Rep. Nolte introduced House Bill No. 1463 providing that "that aliens unlawfully present in the United States shall not be eligible for enrollment in the university or college."http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills081/biltxt/perf/HB1463P.HTM