Representative Jane Cunningham - Missouri - Member Details

Rep. Jane Cunningham, a Republican, represents Chesterfield in west St. Louis County (District 86) in the Missouri House of Representatives. Rep. Cunningham was elected vice president of the 2001 Freshman Legislative Class by her colleagues and is chairwoman of the House Education Committee and a member of the Small Business and Elections Committees. She served as chairwoman of the Education Task Force (2003-2006) and is on the Board of Directors and an officer of the American Legislative Exchange Council, the largest voluntary organization of legislators and business leaders in the nation. Rep. Cunningham is in line to be the National Chairman of this organization in 2009. Representative Cunningham won the 2006 St. Louis Business Journal Legislator of the Year Award and the 2006 National

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Rep. Jane Cunningham, a Republican, represents Chesterfield in west St. Louis County (District 86) in the Missouri House of Representatives. Rep. Cunningham was elected vice president of the 2001 Freshman Legislative Class by her colleagues and is chairwoman of the House Education Committee and a member of the Small Business and Elections Committees. She served as chairwoman of the Education Task Force (2003-2006) and is on the Board of Directors and an officer of the American Legislative Exchange Council, the largest voluntary organization of legislators and business leaders in the nation. Rep. Cunningham is in line to be the National Chairman of this organization in 2009. Representative Cunningham won the 2006 St. Louis Business Journal Legislator of the Year Award and the 2006 National Leaders in Learning Award presented by Cable in the Classroom for innovative work in education policy. In addition to her legislative duties, Rep. Cunningham is the marketing director for England & Company Case Management, Inc., a medical and vocational rehabilitation company in St. Louis. Rep. Cunningham was a delegate to the 1992 Republican National Convention and was the only woman representing Missouri on the 1992 Republican National Platform Committee, serving with John Ashcroft. She was elected to the Ladue Board of Education and is or has been a member of the following organizations: Board of Directors, Missouri (Governor’s) Mansion Preservation, Inc.; co-founder and president of Mid-County Teen Advocacy Council (MCTAC), a community effort to provide drug and alcohol free activities for teens; the Chesterfield and Town and Country Chambers of Commerce; and Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church. Rep. Cunningham received her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with an emphasis in economics and marketing from Florida State University. Rep. Cunningham is married to Gary Cunningham, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a Presidential appointee. They have two grown sons, Bret, a senior manager at Dell Computer in Austin, Texas and Scott, a Navy officer in flight training.

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