Robert Cornejo Explained

Robert Cornejo
State House:Missouri
District:64th
Term Start:January 7, 2013
Term End:August 2018
Predecessor:Susan Carlson (redistricted)
Successor:Tony Lovasco
Party:Republican
Birth Date:25 March 1983
Birth Place:St. Louis County, Missouri, United States

Robert Cornejo (born March 25, 1983) is an American Republican politician, currently serving as an associate circuit judge in St. Charles County, Missouri.

He is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 64th District, first elected in 2012 and having served into 2018.[1] [2] Cornejo resigned in August 2018 when Governor Mike Parson appointed him to become chairman of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, which oversees Missouri's Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.[3]

In February 2022 Governor Parson again appointed Cornejo, to Associate Circuit Judge in St. Charles County division 13.[4] In 2024, Cornejo sought election as circuit 11 judge for division 4 and lost in the Republican primary to Matthew Thornhill.[5]

In 2005, Cornejo graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a dual major in Political Science and International Business. He then attended the University of Missouri School of Law, graduating in May 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Cornejo. Ballotpedia. July 19, 2014.
  2. Web site: Robert Cornejo. Project Vote Smart. July 19, 2014.
  3. News: St. Charles County lawmaker resigns, takes job in Gov. Parson's administration . Kurt . Erickson . August 22, 2018 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . February 18, 2019 .
  4. News: Parson appoints two judges in St. Charles County . February 4, 2022 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Kurt . Erickson . July 31, 2024.
  5. News: Missouri primary election results across the state for August 6, 2024 . August 8, 2024 . . August 8, 2024.