Steve Gaw | |
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67th Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
In office January 10, 1996 –January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Bob F. Griffin |
Succeeded by | Jim Kreider |
Member of the MissouriHouseofRepresentatives from the 22nd district | |
In office January 6,1993 –January 3,2001 | |
Succeeded by | Nancy Copenhaver |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Steven Gaw July 7,1957 Moberly,Missouri,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Fannie Bowdish |
Education | Northeast Missouri State University (BS) University of Missouri (JD) |
Robert Steven Gaw (born July 7,1957) is Democratic Party politician who served as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives.
Gaw grew up in Moberly,Missouri where he graduated from high school in 1974. He received a bachelor's degree from Truman State University in 1978,where he majored in physics. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Missouri in 1981. He is married to Fannie Bowdish Gaw. [1]
Steve Gaw has had the following professional experience:
Steve Gaw has been a member of the following organizations:[ citation needed ]
He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives representing Moberly in 1992 and was Speaker from 1996 to 2000. In 2000 he lost to Matt Blunt in a bid for the position of Missouri Secretary of State. He was on the Missouri Public Service Commission from 2001 to 2007,serving as chairman from 2003 to 2005. In 2008 he lost a primary bid for the Ninth U.S. Congressional District. [1]
Steve Gaw has had the following political experience:
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