Doug Funderburk
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Doug Funderburk
| image =
| imagesize = 150px |
| state_house = Missouri
| district = 103rd
| term_start = 2013
| term_end = 2015
| preceded = Self
| succeeded = John Wiemann
| state_house2 = Missouri
| district2 = 12th
| term_start2 = 2007
| term_end2 = 2013
| preceded2 = Sherman Parker
| succeeded2 = Self
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1956|05|17}}
| birth_place =
| residence = St. Peters, Missouri
| occupation = politician
| alma_mater = Ranken Technical College
| party = Republican
| religion =
| spouse = Denise
| children = Brandon
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| website =
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Doug Funderburk (born May 17, 1956) is a Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives.{{Cite web |url=http://www.house.mo.gov/bio.aspx?year=2011&district=012 |title=Missouri House of Representatives |access-date=2011-03-27 |archive-date=2011-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216222907/http://www.house.mo.gov/bio.aspx?year=2011&district=012 |url-status=dead }} He represented part of St. Charles County, in the 12th and 103rd districts, from 2007 to 2015.
Early life and career
Doug Funderburk was born 1956 in Cameroon and received a degree in Instrumentation and Process Controls Technology from Ranken Technical College. He has worked for Boeing since 1982 and has been a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #1 for 25 years. He is an active leader in the Boy Scouts of America, has a wife, two children, and attends the Church of the Rock.
Political career
Doug Funderburk was elected to the St. Charles County Council in 1996 and served on the council until 2006.{{cite web|url=http://council.sccmo.org/council/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=22|title = County Council | St Charles County, MO - Official Website}} He spent seven years in the leadership of that body, including four years as chairman. In 2006, Funderburk was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives. He was then reelected in both 2008 and 2010. He served on the board of the Missouri Association of Counties. As a state representative he was one of only 39 state legislators to sign a 'no new taxes' pledge.{{cite web |url=http://missouri.watchdog.org/7362/minority-of-state-lawmakers-sign-no-new-taxes-pledge/ |title=Minority of state lawmakers sign 'no-new-taxes' pledge |accessdate=2011-02-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123195237/http://missouri.watchdog.org/7362/minority-of-state-lawmakers-sign-no-new-taxes-pledge/ |archivedate=2010-11-23 }}
=Committee assignments=
- Joint Legislative Committee on Court Automation
- Elementary and Secondary Education
- Utilities (chairman)
- Economic Development
- Special Standing Committee on Emerging Issues in Health Care
Electoral history
{{Election box begin | title=2012 General Election for Missouri's 103rd District House of Representatives }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Doug Funderburk
|votes = 15,754
|percentage = 99.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Write-in candidate
|candidate = Kyle Schlereth
|votes = 76
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2010 General Election for Missouri's 12th District House of Representatives }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Doug Funderburk
|votes = 9,800
|percentage = 67.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard Trueba
|votes = 4,744
|percentage = 32.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2008 General Election for Missouri's 12th District House of Representatives }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Doug Funderburk
|votes = 12,838
|percentage = 60.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard Lesh
|votes = 8,493
|percentage = 39.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2006 General Election for Missouri's 12th District House of Representatives }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Doug Funderburk
|votes = 9,122
|percentage = 57.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Sandra Lesh
|votes = 6,674
|percentage = 42.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.house.mo.gov/member.aspx?year=2013&district=103 Official Missouri House of Representatives profile]
- [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=66717 Interest Group Ratings]
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=8563 Campaign Finance Information]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Category:People from St. Peters, Missouri
Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly