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
Member, Budget Committee
Member, Economic Development Committee
Member, Government Accountability Committee
Member, Government Efficiency
Member, Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development
Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations - General Administration
Member, Transportation Committee
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