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Louis Riggs' Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Missouri House of Representatives
201 West Capitol Avenue, Room 313-2
Jefferson City, MO 65101

Full Name:

Louis Riggs

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Anne; 2 Children: Meredith, Thomas

Birth Place:

Hannibal, MO

Home City:

Hannibal, MO

Religion:

Christian

JD, Law, University of Missouri at Columbia, 1987-1990

BA, English, Westminster College at Missouri, 1979-1983

Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 5, 2019-present

Chair, Missouri Humanities Council, 2016-present

Candidate, Missouri House of Representatives, District 5, 2024

Candidate, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 5, 2022

Vice Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on General Administration, Missouri House of Representatives, present

Member, Budget Committee, Missouri House of Representatives, present

Member, Economic Development Committee, Missouri House of Representatives, present

Member, Government Efficiency Committee, Missouri House of Representatives, present

Member, Joint Committee on Government Accountability, Missouri General Assembly, present

Member, Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development, Missouri General Assembly, present

Member, Transportation Committee, Missouri House of Representatives, present

Former Member, Budget Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations - Health, Mental Health, and Social Services, Missouri State House of Representatives

Former Member, Workforce Development Committee, Missouri State House of Representatives

Writer, Substack, 2025-present

Capacity Building Consultant, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, 2023-present

Adjunct Professor, Culver-Stockton College, 2023-present

Owner, Louis Riggs Farmers Insurance Agency, 2021-present

Consultant/Speaker/Trainer, Louis Riggs Limited Liability Company, 2021-present

Director of Community Engagement, Hannibal-LaGrange University, 2019-present

Associate Professor of English/Pre-Law Advisor, Hannibal-LaGrange University, 2012-present

Adjunct Instructor, Business Law, Hannibal-LaGrange University, 2006-present

Attorney at Law, Hannibal Missouri, Louis Riggs, Limited Liability Company, 2005-present

Subject Matter Expert, Western Governors University, 2022-2023

Secretary, University of Missouri Extension Council Northeast Reagion, 2015-2016

Radio Host, KHMO-AM, 2003-2006

Columnist, Hannibal Courier Post, 1995-2004

Member, Board of Directors, Missouri Citizens For The Arts, 2019-present

Member Board of Trustees, Westminster College, 2019-present

Member, Board of Directors, Hannibal Industrial Development Authority, 2017-present

Board Member, City of Hannibal Park, 2017-present

Member of Board of Directors, Missouri Rural Development Partners, 2017-present

President/Co-Founder, Northeast Missouri Conservative Club, 2016-present

Founder, Campus/Community Connectors, 2006-present

Member, Clover Road Christian Church, present

Member, Marion County Republican Central Committee, present

Secretary, Hannibal Chapter of Missouri Right to Life

President, Board of Directors, Missouri Community Betterment Incorporated, 2019

Member, Board of Directors, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2014-2017

Member, Marion County University Extension Council, 2012-2016

Member, Hannibal Free Clinic, 2008-2013

Chair, Board of Directors, Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce, 2003-2006

Board Chair/Member, Hannibal Nutrition Center, 1991-1993, 2002-2004

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