Paul LeVota

Last updated
Paul LeVota
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 7, 2013 –August 23, 2015
Preceded by Victor Callahan
Personal details
Born (1968-03-22) March 22, 1968 (age 53)
Kansas City, Missouri
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Nancy
Residence Independence, Missouri
Alma mater Central Missouri State University, Baker University
OccupationSmall Businessman, Consulting

Paul LeVota is an American politician who served as the State Senator from Missouri's 11th District. This district includes Independence, Sugar Creek, parts of East Kansas City, Buckner, and unincorporated Jackson County. On July 25, 2015 LeVota resigned from the Missouri Senate effective August 23, 2015.

Contents

Biography

LeVota attended Truman High School in Independence, Missouri, where he served as student body president. He then received a bachelor's degree in speech communications and political science from Central Missouri State University (CMSU). LeVota was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and student body vice president. Later, he received a Master of Science in management from Baker University.

Before being elected to the Missouri General Assembly, LeVota worked for Sprint Corporation in training and development.

Legislative career

LeVota served in the Missouri House of Representatives for eight years. In 2007, he was elected by his peers as House Democratic Leader. LeVota was awarded the "Best New Legislator of the Year" by the Show Me Council for Responsibility and Accountability in Government. He has also received "The Hero for Healthcare Award" from the AFT Healthcare Midwest, and was named the "Defender of Patient's Safety" from Missouri Watch Coalition. In 2006, he was named a "Champion of Justice" from the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys. He was also awarded the Horace Mann Friend of Education Award by the Missouri NEA in 2007.

In 2008, LeVota was awarded the Missouri Homebuilders Association's Legislator of the Year, the MS Society Legislator of the Years, and an honor "Doctor of Bio Science" from The Missouri Biotechnology Association. LeVota also received the 2008 James C. Kirkpatrick Excellence in Governance Award from the University of Central Missouri, along with The St. Louis Business Journal 2008 Legislative Award.

LeVota received recognition in 2010 from the Missouri Association of Sheltered Workshop Managers for his service to people with disabilities and from the Partnership for Children for his dedication to the betterment of children in Missouri. LeVota has also received distinction as a national delegate to the American Council of Young Political Leaders exchange program with the People's Republic of China.

Controversy

A female student legislative intern filed a Title IX civil rights complaint, making allegations of sexual harassment against him. Shortly after going public, another intern came forward publicly with photographs of inappropriate text messages she had received from the senator nearly 5 years earlier. [1]

After an investigation, LeVota resigned from the state senate, effective August 23, 2015. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, a Democrat, and Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Roy Temple, strongly supported LeVota's departure. [2]

LeVota is currently working as a small businessman in consulting.

Personal

LeVota is a lifelong resident of Independence, Missouri. He has been married to his wife Nancy since 1992. The couple has two daughters, Meghan and Madeline.

LeVota belongs to Saint Mark's Catholic Church in Independence, where he is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Third Degree. He is a member of Independence Mason Lodge 76 and the Ararat Shrine. He belongs to the Tomasha Home Owner's Association and the Independence PTA. He is an avid reader and an outdoor sportsman.

Related Research Articles

Roy Blunt United States Senator from Missouri

Roy Dean Blunt is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Missouri, serving since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as Missouri Secretary of State.

Claire McCaskill Former United States senator from Missouri

Claire Conner McCaskill is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019 and as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007.

James Kirkpatrick (politician)

James C. Kirkpatrick was an American politician from Missouri, USA.

Yvonne Delores Starks Wilson was a Democratic politician from Missouri. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri.

Jason Glennon Crowell is a former state senator from the U.S. state of Missouri who served two terms in the Missouri Senate. He succeeded then-Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder. Crowell represents Missouri's 27th Senatorial District, which consists of Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, Perry, and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Gary Nodler is a Missouri politician who served as a Republican in the Missouri State Senate, where he chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee. He is a resident of Joplin, Missouri, married to the former Joncee Edwards with one son, Justin and one granddaughter Rachel.

Scott T. Rupp American politician

Scott T. Rupp is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 2nd District from 2006 to 2014. Previously he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2002 through 2006. In the Missouri Senate, Rupp represented all of Lincoln County and portions of St. Charles County. Elected to the Missouri Senate in a special election in April 2006, Scott was re-elected in November 2006 to serve his first full term. He was re-elected in November 2010 to his second full term in the Missouri Senate. Previously, he was twice elected to represent the citizens of northwest St. Charles County in the Missouri House of Representatives and received more than 65 percent of the vote in 2002 and 2004. In 2014 Rupp could not run for re-election due to term limits. In April 2014 he retired early to take a position on the Missouri Public Service Commission.

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Missouri:

Eric Burlison

Eric Burlison is the former representative for District 133 in the Missouri House of Representatives. A Republican, Burlison was elected to the House in November 2008 and left office at the end of 2016. In 2018 Eric was elected as a Missouri State Senator for Missouri Senate in District 20.

Cam Ward (politician)

Cam Ward is a Republican member of the Alabama Senate. He has represented District 14 since 2010.

John Diehl (politician)

John J. Diehl, Jr. is an American attorney and a Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He represented the 89th district, which includes Ballwin, Chesterfield, Country Life Acres, Crystal Lake Park, Des Peres, Frontenac, Huntleigh, Kirkwood, Ladue, Manchester, and Town and Country, from 2009 to 2015. Prior to redistricting he represented the 87th district from 2009-2012. Diehl was elected Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives in 2013 and took office in January 2015. Diehl resigned on May 14, 2015 after a scandal came to light regarding inappropriate messages exchanged with an intern.

Jay Houghton is a Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Houghton was elected in 2010 to represent the 10th District, encompassing all or parts of Pike, Audrain, Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery and Ralls counties. In November 2012 Houghton filed for election in the newly created Missouri House 43rd District, which contains all of Audrain and portions of Callaway counties.

Bob Duff is an American politician, currently serving as a member of the Connecticut Senate, where he represents Norwalk and part of Darien in Connecticut's 25th District. He previously served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing the 137th District. He is currently Majority Leader of the Connecticut Senate, and serves as chair of the Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee and vice chair of the Legislative Management Committee.

Dan Schoen

Dan Schoen is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 54 in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he represented District 54A.

2016 Missouri gubernatorial election

The 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Missouri, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Mike Cierpiot is a Republican member of the Missouri Senate. He represents the 30th District, which encompasses a part of Jackson County. Cierpiot currently serves as the Majority Floor Leader in the Missouri House.

2016 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 2016 United States Senate election in Missouri was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Missouri, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held August 2.

2016 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2016 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2018 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 2018 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Missouri, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections, including Missouri's quadrennial State Auditor election.

Tony Luetkemeyer is an attorney and the state senator for the 34th Senatorial District of the Missouri Senate, representing Buchanan and Platte Counties in Northwest Missouri. He is a member of the Republican Party.

References

  1. ↑ "Interns accuse Sen. Paul LeVota of Independence of sexual harassment and retaliation". kansascity. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  2. ↑ Sen. Paul LeVota of Independence resigns amid sexual harassment accusations, Kansas City Star, Steve Kraske and Scott Canon. July 24, 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.