Ed Schieffer

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ed Schieffer

| state_house = Missouri

| state = Missouri

| district = 11th

| term_start = January 2007

| preceded = Wayne J. Henke

| party = Democrat

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|11|28}}

| birth_place = Troy, Missouri

| spouse = Maria Schieffer

| profession = Teacher
Real Estate broker

| alma_mater = Northeast Missouri State College
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

| residence = Troy, Missouri

}}

Edward L. Schieffer (born November 28, 1949) is an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He represented the 11th District, encompassing all or parts of Lincoln county. Schieffer was first elected to the Missouri House in November, 2006, and reelected in 2008, 2010 and 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.house.mo.gov/bio.aspx?year=2011&district=011|title=Member biography|publisher=Missouri House of Representatives|date= |accessdate=2011-04-25}}

Personal history

Schieffer was born on November 28, 1949, in Troy, Missouri, the oldest son of Albert and Betty (Zalabak) Schieffer, and raised on the family farm nearby. Following his graduation from Troy Buchanan High School in 1967, Schieffer attended Northeast Missouri State College in Kirksville where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Education in 1971.{{cite web|url=http://www.elected11thmorep.com/Default.aspx|title=Re-Elect Ed-Biography|publisher=Re-Elect Ed Committee|date= |accessdate=2011-04-25}} He would later earn a Master's degree in Education from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 1977.{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/157106|title=Rep. Ed Schieffer Bio|publisher=Congress.org|date= |accessdate=2011-04-25}} Schieffer taught in Missouri schools for nearly three decades and is also a licensed insurance salesman, auctioneer, and real estate broker. He is a 4th degree Knights of Columbus member. Ed Schieffer and wife Maria live on their family farm near Troy, Missouri. They are the parents of two grown children.

Political history

Ed Schieffer's first attempt at public office came in 2002 when he ran for the Missouri State Senate 2nd District seat, losing to Republican Jon Dolan by nearly 11,000 votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.freedomspeaks.com/official/47199/missouri-(mo)-state-representative-ed-schieffer-%5Bmo-house-of-representatives%5D|title=Official profile|publisher=Freedom Speaks.com|date= |accessdate=2011-04-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=87&oid=24722&arc=1|title=Missouri Election Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State's office|date=2002-11-21|accessdate=2011-04-25}} Schieffer was more successful in his next attempt, winning the Missouri 11th District State Representative race in 2006, defeating Republican Milton Schaper and Libertarian candidate Gregory James Arrigo. He won re-election in 2008, 2010 and 2012. In 2014, he tried for the Senate again, this time in the 10th District.

{{Election box begin |title=Missouri 2nd District State Senate Election 2002}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Jon Dolan

|votes = 35,523

|percentage = 59.0

|change = Winner

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Ed Schieffer

|votes = 24,694

|percentage = 41.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin |title=Missouri 11th District State Representative Election 2006}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Milton Schaper

|votes = 6,851

|percentage = 44.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Ed Schieffer

|votes = 7,954

|percentage = 51.5

|change = Winner

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Gregory J. Arrigo

|votes = 628

|percentage = 4.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin |title=Missouri 11th District State Representative Election 2008}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Dan Colbert

|votes = 8,874

|percentage = 44.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Ed Schieffer

|votes = 11,653

|percentage = 55.7

|change = Winner

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Constitution Party (United States)

|candidate = David A. Leefe

|votes = 388

|percentage = 1.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin |title=Missouri 11th District State Representative Election 2010}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Michael (Mike) Clynch

|votes = 6,527

|percentage = 44.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Ed Schieffer

|votes = 8,259

|percentage = 55.9

|change = Winner

}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Senate election, November 4, 2014, District 10{{cite web|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750003143|title=All Results; Official Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jeanie Riddle

|votes = 28,871

|percentage = 67.6%

|change = Winner

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Ed Schieffer

|votes = 13,856

|percentage = 32.4%