Brian Munzlinger
{{short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Brian Munzlinger Missouri Politician.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| name = Brian Munzlinger
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| state_senate = Missouri
| state = Missouri
| district = 18th
| preceded = Wes Shoemyer
| succeeded = Cindy O'Laughlin
| state_house2 = Missouri
| district2 = 1st
| term2 = 2001 - 2011
| party = Republican
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|4|24}}
| birth_place = Quincy, Illinois
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = University of Missouri
| occupation = farmer
| spouse = Michele
| residence = Williamstown, Missouri
| term = 2011-2019
| preceded2 = Sam Berkowitz
| succeeded2 = Craig Redmon
}}
Brian Munzlinger (born April 24, 1956) is an American politician and farmer from the state of Missouri. A Republican, he is a former member of the Missouri Senate who served the 18th District from 2011 to 2019.
Personal
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Brian Munzlinger was born in Quincy, Illinois but raised in rural Lewis County, Missouri. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri, with a B.S. degree in general agriculture. Munzlinger, a third-generation Missouri farmer, his wife, Michele and their two children reside on their farm near Williamstown, Missouri. He attends Monticello United Methodist Church, and is a member of the Missouri Farm Bureau, the Missouri Corn Growers Association, the Missouri Soybean Association, the Missouri Cattleman's Association, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce,{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} NFIB, and the University of Missouri Alumni Association.
Politics
Munzlinger was first elected to represent the 1st District in the Missouri House of Representatives in November 2002, and reelected in 2004, 2006, and 2008.Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006. Jefferson City, MO: Secretary of State. Due to Missouri's term limits he was prevented from running for the House again in 2010. Munzlinger chose to continue his political career at the next level by running for Missouri Senate from the 18th District in 2010. Munzlinger defeated incumbent Democrat Wes Shoemyer.
Electoral history
{{Election box begin |title=Missouri 18th District State Senate Election 2010}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Brian Munzlinger
|votes = 30,532
|percentage = 58.3%
|change =Winner
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Wes Shoemyer
|votes =21,813
|percentage =41.7%
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:People from Quincy, Illinois
Category:People from Lewis County, Missouri
Category:University of Missouri alumni
Category:Farmers from Missouri
Category:Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party Missouri state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly