On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (MO) - District 5
Missouri House of Representatives
201 West Capitol Avenue, Room 112
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Full Name:
Louis Riggs
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Anne; 2 Children: Meredith, Thomas
Birth Place:
Hannibal, MO
Home City:
Hannibal, MO
Religion:
Christian
JD, Law, University of Missouri at Columbia, 1987-1990
BA, English, Westminster College at Missouri, 1979-1983
Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 5, 2019-present
Chair, Missouri Humanities Council, 2016-present
Candidate, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 5, 2022
Member, Administrative Rules Committee
Member, Budget Committee
Member, Government Accountability Committee
Member, Government Efficiency and Downsizing
Member, Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development
Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations - General Administration
Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations - Health, Mental Health, and Social Services
Former Member, Budget Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations - Health, Mental Health, and Social Services, Missouri State House of Representatives
Former Member, Workforce Development Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives
Owner, Louis Riggs Farmers Insurance Agency, 2021-present
Director of Community Engagement, Hannibal-LaGrange University, 2019-present
Associate Professor of English/Pre-Law Advisor, Hannibal-LaGrange University, 2012-present
Adjunct Instructor, Business Law, Hannibal-LaGrange University, 2006-present
Attorney at Law, Hannibal Missouri, Louis Riggs, Limited Liability Company, 2005-present
Secretary, University of Missouri Extension Council Northeast Reagion, 2015-2016
Radio Host, KHMO-AM, 2003-2006
Columnist, Hannibal Courier Post, 1995-2004
Member, Board of Directors, Missouri Citizens For The Arts, 2019-present
Member Board of Trustees, Westminster College, 2019-present
Member, Board of Directors, Hannibal Industrial Development Authority, 2017-present
Board Member, City of Hannibal Park, 2017-present
Member of Board of Directors, Missouri Rural Development Partners, 2017-present
President/Co-Founder, Northeast Missouri Conservative Club, 2016-present
Founder, Campus/Community Connectors, 2006-present
Member, Clover Road Christian Church, present
Member, Marion County Republican Central Committee, present
Secretary, Hannibal Chapter of Missouri Right to Life
President, Board of Directors, Missouri Community Betterment Incorporated, 2019
Member, Board of Directors, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2014-2017
Member, Marion County University Extension Council, 2012-2016
Member, Hannibal Free Clinic, 2008-2013
Chair, Board of Directors, Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce, 2003-2006
Board Chair/Member, Hannibal Nutrition Center, 1991-1993, 2002-2004