Jim Kreider Explained

Jim Kreider
Office:68th Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
Term Start:January 3, 2001
Term End:January 8, 2003
Predecessor:Steve Gaw
Successor:Catherine Hanaway
State House2:Missouri
District2:142nd
Term Start2:January 6, 1993
Term End2:January 8, 2003
Predecessor2:Beth Long
Successor2:Jerry Bough
Birth Name:James Andreas Kreider
Birth Date:24 June 1955
Birth Place:Nuremberg, Germany
Profession:Farmer and rancher
Children:2
Residence:Nixa, Missouri
Party:Democratic
Education:Southwest Missouri State University (BS)

James Andreas Kreider (born June 24, 1955) is an American Democratic Party politician who served as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives.

Kreider was born in Nuremberg, Germany. He graduated from Nixa Public High School in 1973[1] and received a degree in agricultural business and economics from Southwest Missouri State University.

He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives after redistricting in 1992, defeating longtime Republican legislator Don Gann. He was the first Democrat to represent Christian County, Missouri, since 1904 and the first Democrat to represent heavily Republican southwest Missouri since 1955.[1]

He became Speaker pro tempore in 1997 and Speaker in 2001. In 2002, he ran for the 20th district seat in the Missouri Senate, losing to Republican Dan Clemens. As of 2023, Kreider is the last Democrat to serve as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: REP. house.mo.gov. 2019-11-10.