Justin Hicks | |
Children: | 1 |
Party: | Republican |
Education: | SUNY Empire State College (BS) St. Louis University School of Law (JD) |
State House: | Missouri |
District: | 108th |
Term Start: | January 4, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Justin Hill |
Justin Hicks is an American politician and lawyer, serving as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 108th district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 4, 2023. He is running in 2024 to represent Missouri's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Hicks was born in St. Louis County, Missouri and is a graduate of Ritenour High School.[1] He earned a B.S. from SUNY Empire State College and a J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.[1]
Hicks served in the United States Army from 2011 to 2017.[1] Thereafter, he worked as an assistant attorney general in the Missouri Attorney General's Office.[1] In November 2022, Hicks was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives from the 108th district.
In 2023, Hicks was rewarded freshman legislator of the year by Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher,[2] and supported legislation to appoint special prosecutors in municipalities and to allow charter schools in St. Charles County.[3] He established a new law through an amendment on a larger bill that barred public view to identifiable details in court records, a move criticized by a challenger to the Missouri House seat who published documents allegedly from a 2010 protection order against Hicks.[4]
Hicks lives in Lake St. Louis with his wife and daughter.[1]