Bill Alter

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Bill Alter (born May 15, 1944) is a former Missouri Republican politician who served in the Missouri Senate. He lives in High Ridge, Missouri, with his wife Merijo.

He was born in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1944. [1] After moving to Missouri, and he graduated from the Parkway School District. He then entered the United States Navy and attended their Electronics School from 1963 to 1965. From 1982 through 1984 he attended the Jefferson College Law Enforcement Training Center. [1] He has since gained twenty-two years of law enforcement experience.

Alter was a reserve police officer, starting out with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. However, Bill spent the majority of his career with the Byrnes Mill Police Department, where he retired in 2022 with over 40 years in law enforcement. He is the owner of a management business, and a vice president of a national company. [1] He is a member of the National Rifle Association of America and the former president of the High Ridge Rotary Club. [1]

He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1989, and served in that body through 2000. [1] He was elected to the Missouri Senate in a special election in 2005. [2] [3] [1]

He served on the following committees: [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Biography - Bill Alter". senate.mo.gov. Missouri State Senate. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bill Alter Sworn In As Missouri's 22nd District Senator" (PDF). senate.mo.gov. Jefferson City: Missouri Senate. April 18, 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bill Alter Sworn in as MO State Senator". St. Louis Public Radio. St Louis, MO. KWMU. April 19, 2005. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023. Bill Alter was sworn in Monday as a Missouri State Senator. He's the first Republican to hold the seat in decades. Alter beat Democrat Rick Johnson by just 68 votes in a special election, out of more than 20,000 cast.
  4. ↑ "Senator Bill Alter, R-22". senate.mo.gov. Missouri State Senate. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022.
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