Andrew Koenig (politician)

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Andrew Koenig
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 4, 2017 –January 8, 2025
Website Campaign website

Andrew P. Koenig (born December 21, 1982) is an American politician who has served in the Missouri Senate since 2017. [1] Koenig, a Republican, is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives and a small business owner. [2] From 2009 to 2012, he represented the 88th district of Missouri. From 2013 to 2017, he represented the 99th district, which includes Manchester, Twin Oaks, Valley Park, and parts of Fenton. [3] Koenig was elected to serve as the State Senator from the 15th district in 2016 and re-elected in 2020.

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Personal life

Koenig graduated from Marquette High School, which is in Chesterfield, in 2001. [3] He later went to Lindenwood University with a scholarship in cross country. [4] He majored in Business Administration and minored in philosophy. [4]

He has co-owned a paint company with his father since 1997. [4] He is also the owner of a construction company which focuses on roofing and painting. In addition, he is a licensed insurance adjuster. [3]

Political career

In 2008, after winning his primary, Koenig ran unopposed to represent the 88th district in the Missouri House of Representatives. [5] In his 2010 reelection campaign, he again won his primary and ran opposed in the general election. [6] In 2010, he was one of 35 state representatives to sign a "no new taxes" pledge. [7] In both 2012 and 2014, Koenig maintained his seat by defeating Democrat William Pinkston in the general election. [8] [9] In 2016, he was elected as State Senator from the 15th District, defeating Democrat Stephen Eagleton in the general election 61.1% to 38.9%. [10]

Committee assignments

Abortion restrictions

Promotion of creationism in schools

As a representative, Koenig made several legislative attempts to add the pseudoscientific arguments of creationism and intelligent design to the public school science curricula, specifically in the fields of biology and chemistry.

In 2015, Koenig sponsored a bill, HB 486, that proposed allowing teachers the freedom to introduce "differences of opinion about controversial issues, including biological and chemical evolution." [11] The bill did not pass committee.

According to the National Center for Science Education, Koenig was also the sponsor of similar bills: HB 195 in 2011, HB 1276 in 2012, HB 179 in 2013, and HB 1587 in 2014. All of those bills failed. He cosponsored HB 1227 in 2012 and HB 291 in 2013, which would require public schools, including introductory courses at colleges and universities, to teach intelligent design in equal measure to evolution; both failed. Koenig also cosponsored HB 1472 in 2013, which would require schools to notify parents if they had "instruction relating to the theory of evolution by natural selection". [12]

Electoral history

State Senate

2020 General Election for Missouri's 15th Senate District [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Andrew Koenig 61,172 53.99 −7.06
Democratic Deb Lavender 52,13246.01+7.06
2016 General Election for Missouri's 15th Senate District [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Andrew Koenig 62,988 61.05
Democratic Stephen Eagleton40,19338.95

State representative

2014 General Election for Missouri's 99th District House of Representatives [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Andrew Koenig 6,961 63.53 +4.31
Democratic William Pinkston3,99636.47−4.31
2012 General Election for Missouri's 99th District House of Representatives [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Andrew Koenig 10,755 59.22
Democratic William Pinkston7,40540.78
2010 General Election for Missouri's 88th District House of Representatives [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Andrew Koenig 10,582 100.0
2010 Republican Primary Election for Missouri's 88th District House of Representatives [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Andrew Koenig 3,984 88.42 +43.98
Republican Bryan Myer52211.58N/A
2008 General Election for Missouri's 88th District House of Representatives [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Andrew Koenig 14,814 100.00 N/A
2008 Republican Primary Election for Missouri's 88th District House of Representatives [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Andrew Koenig 1,750 44.44 N/A
Republican Shamed Dogan 1,31733.44N/A
Republican Chris Howard87122.12N/A

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