Robert Cornejo (born March 25,1983) is an American Republican politician,currently serving as an associate circuit judge in St. Charles County,Missouri.
He is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 64th District,first elected in 2012 and having served into 2018. [1] [2] Cornejo resigned in August 2018 when Governor Mike Parson appointed him to become chairman of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission,which oversees Missouri's Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. [3]
In February 2022 Governor Parson again appointed Cornejo,to Associate Circuit Judge in St. Charles County division 13. [4] In 2024,Cornejo sought election as circuit 11 judge for division 4 and lost in the Republican primary to Matthew Thornhill. [5]
In 2005,Cornejo graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a dual major in Political Science and International Business. He then attended the University of Missouri School of Law,graduating in May 2008. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Cornejo | 17,008 | 39% | ||
Republican | Dennis R. Chassaniol | 7,611 | 18% | ||
Republican | Matthew Thornhill | 18,493 | 43% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Cornejo | 8,566 | 64.89% | −2.89 | |
Democratic | Mark Routburg | 4,634 | 35.11% | +2.89 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Cornejo | 4,280 | 67.78% | +13.51 | |
Democratic | Laura Castaneda | 2,035 | 32.22% | −13.51 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Cornejo | 6,353 | 54.27% | ||
Democratic | Wayne Henke | 5,353 | 45.73% |