Summary
Current Position: US Representative of MO District 3 since 2009
Affiliation: Republican
District: eastern and central portion of the state. It stretches from the southern part of Columbia (including the University of Missouri) and the state capital of Jefferson City in the west to St. Charles County (including the large suburbs of St. Charles, St. Peters and Wentzville) and western Jefferson County in the east.
Upcoming Election:
Luetkemeyer formerly served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Blaine serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions.
Along with his strong agriculture background, Blaine is a small businessman, having been in the banking and insurance industry for over 30 years. He also served as a bank regulator for the state of Missouri earlier in his career.
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About
As the Representative of the 3rd Congressional District of Missouri, Blaine is committed to representing the interests of hard-working people by being a strong voice for them in Congress.
Representing the 16 counties that make up the 3rd Congressional District of Missouri, Blaine is a native of St. Elizabeth, MO where his family has lived for six generations.
Along with his strong agriculture background, Blaine is a small businessman, having been in the banking and insurance industry for over 30 years. He also served as a bank regulator for the state of Missouri earlier in his career.
From 1999 to 2005, Blaine was elected to the Missouri State House of Representatives. During his time in the Legislature, he served as Chairman of the Financial Services Committee and was elected by his colleagues to be the House Republican Caucus Chairman. After leaving office, he was appointed by Governor Matt Blunt to serve as the Director of the Missouri Division of Tourism.
Blaine has represented the 3rd Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives since 2009.
In the 118th Congress, Blaine serves on the House Financial Services Committee as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and on the House Small Business Committee.
In the 117th Congress, he served on the House Financial Services Committee as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and as the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Small Business.
Blaine is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Eldon Chamber of Commerce, Missouri Farm Bureau, National Rifle Association and a lifelong member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. He is a graduate of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO, where he earned a degree with distinction in political science and a minor in business administration.
Blaine and his wife, Jackie, have three children and seven grandchildren.
Personal
Full Name: Blaine Luetkemeyer
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jackie; 3 Children: Trevor, Brandy, Nikki
Birth Date: 05/07/1952
Birth Place: Jefferson City, MO
Home City: Saint Elizabeth, MO
Religion: Catholic
Source: Vote Smart
Education
BA, Political Science, Lincoln University, 1974
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Missouri, District 3, 2013-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Missouri, District 3, 2022
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Missouri, District 9, 2009-2013
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Missouri, District 9, 2008, 2010
Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 115, 1999-2005
Candidate, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 115, 1998, 2000, 2002
Professional Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Missouri, District 3, 2013-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Missouri, District 3, 2022
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Missouri, District 9, 2009-2013
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Missouri, District 9, 2008, 2010
Representative, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 115, 1999-2005
Candidate, Missouri State House of Representatives, District 115, 1998, 2000, 2002
Offices
Washington, D.C. Office
2230 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2956
Fax: (202) 225-5712
Jefferson City Office
2117 Missouri Boulevard
Jefferson City, Mo., 65109
Phone: (573) 635-7232
Fax: (573) 635-8347
Cottleville Office
5342 Highway N
Cottleville, MO 63304
Phone: (636) 327-7055
Contact
Email: Government Page
Web Links
Politics
Source: none
Election Results
To learn more, go to this wikipedia section in this post.
Finances
Source: Vote Smart
Committees
Touching on his wide-ranging experience as a bank examiner, small businessman, and over 30 years in the banking and insurance industries, Blaine is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions. This Congress, he also serves on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the House Small Business Committee.
The House Financial Services Committee has jurisdiction over the nation’s financial services and housing sectors including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing, securities, and domestic and international monetary policy. The Committee is responsible for reviewing the laws and programs of the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, among other federal government agencies.
Blaine serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions. This Subcommittee’s priorities include strengthening policies to combat the generational threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party; overseeing the operations and policy development with respect to the Office of Terrorism Financial Intelligence; and overseeing the policy development at the International Financial Institutions.
This Congress, Blaine was also chosen to serve on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. This committee works on a bipartisan basis to build consensus on the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party and develop a plan of action to defend the American people, our economy, and our values. With Blaine’s financial services background and subcommittee, he is especially focused on the weaponization of China’s economy and its influence on ours.
And Blaine serves on the House Small Business Committee to advocate for the small businesses that create jobs and support local economies in Missouri and across the country. This committee is dedicated to protecting main street America from government regulations, red tape, and extensive overreach while ensuring responsible government assistance from the Small Business Administration which the committee oversees. Small businesses are the backbone of our country, and Blaine will always fight for the livelihoods of our nation’s small business owners, entrepreneurs, and innovators.
Voting Record
Committees
New Legislation
Issues
Source: Government page
More Information
Services
Source: Government page
District
Source: Wikipedia
Missouri’s third congressional district is in the eastern and central portion of the state. It stretches from the southern part of Columbia (including the University of Missouri) and the state capital of Jefferson City in the west to St. Charles County (including the large suburbs of St. Charles, St. Peters and Wentzville) and western Jefferson County in the east. The district took its current form in 2023, when Cooper and parts of Boone counties were added to the district, while Franklin and most of Warren counties were instead drawn into the 2nd district. Its current representative is Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer.
From 1953 to 2013, the 3rd had been located in the southern portion of the St. Louis area, including the southern third of St. Louis City, and had a dramatically different political history from the current 3rd. Its best-known congressman was Dick Gephardt, who represented the district for 28 years until his retirement from Congress.
Following a dramatic drop in the population of St. Louis in the 2010 United States census, Missouri lost a congressional seat effective in 2013. Redistricting maps indicated that the 3rd district would be dismantled. The 3rd’s home base in St. Louis would be absorbed by Missouri’s 1st congressional district. Much of the district outside the St. Louis area would be drawn into the 8th district. Meanwhile, the new 3rd included most of the territory currently in the 9th district, which was dissolved.
Wikipedia
William Blaine Luetkemeyer (/ˈluːtkəmaɪ.ər/ LOOT-kə-my-ər; born May 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri’s 3rd congressional district since 2013, having represented Missouri’s 9th congressional district from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Luetkemeyer formerly served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. On January 4, 2024, he announced he would not run for reelection in 2024.[1]
Early life and education
Luetkemeyer was born in Jefferson City on May 7, 1952.[2] He attended Lincoln University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with a minor in business administration.
Career
A lifelong farmer, Luetkemeyer has also owned several small businesses, as well as running a bank and serving as an insurance agent. He also served on the board of trustees for the village of St. Elizabeth, near Osage Beach.
Missouri state politics
In 1998, Luetkemeyer was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives from the 115th Legislative District.[3] As a state representative, Luetkemeyer chaired the Financial Services Committee and the House Republican Caucus and co-sponsored a statewide constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, which was approved by 71% of Missouri voters in 2004. He also worked on legislation to allow Missourians to carry concealed firearms, ban partial-birth abortions, and reform worker compensation laws. He also supported deregulation of the financial industry—specifically the lending industry.
In 2004, Luetkemeyer did not seek reelection but instead was one of seven Republicans who ran for state treasurer. He finished second in the Republican primary, losing to Sarah Steelman, who won the general election.
In 2005, Governor Matt Blunt appointed Luetkemeyer Missouri Tourism Director, a post he held until he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. One of his projects was working with Blunt and Lt. Governor Peter Kinder to start the Tour of Missouri, a cycling event modeled on the Tour de France.[citation needed]
U.S. House of Representatives
Luetkemeyer’s district, currently the 3rd, was numbered as the 9th from 2009 to 2013. It contains most of east-central Missouri, including Jefferson City and some of the southern and northern St. Louis suburbs and exurbs.
Elections
2008
Luetkemeyer became a candidate for the open seat in the 9th Congressional District after incumbent Kenny Hulshof’s resignation in his unsuccessful bid for governor. Luetkemeyer won the Republican primary with 39.7% of the vote against state representatives Bob Onder and Danie Moore, as well as Brock Olivo and Dan Bishir. Luetkemeyer narrowly won the general election.
2010
Luetkemeyer defeated Charles Baker in the Republican primary. He faced token third-party opposition as the Democratic Party did not field a candidate for the district’s seat. In the general election he received 77% of the vote.
2012
Missouri was reduced to eight districts after the 2010 U.S. Census determined that the state’s population growth was slower than the national average. Luetkemeyer’s district was renumbered the 3rd Congressional District. It lost most of its northern portion to the newly drawn 6th Congressional District. To make up for the loss of population, it was pushed slightly to the west, gaining all of Jefferson City. Luetkemeyer already represented the share of the capital in Callaway County, but picked up Cole County in the redistricting process.
Luetkemeyer easily won the general election in his first run in the newly created district, with 63% of the vote.[4]
2014
In the August primary, Luetkemeyer defeated two rivals with almost 80% of the vote. He won the general election with 68% of the vote.
2016
2018
2020
Tenure
On October 23, 2013, Luetkemeyer introduced H.R. 3329; 113th Congress to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings.[5] The bill would direct the Federal Reserve to revise certain regulations related to small bank holding companies (BHCs).[6][7] Current regulations allow BHCs with assets of less than $500 million that satisfy other tests to incur higher amounts of debt than larger institutions in order to acquire other banks.[6] H.R. 3329 would apply the less stringent standard to more BHCs by raising the asset limit to $1 billion and allow savings and loan holding companies to qualify.[6]
On June 26, 2014, Luetkemeyer introduced H.R.4986, which would end the controversial Operation Choke Point,[8] which was designed to limit the activities of money launderers but had come under criticism for alleged abuse.[9] On November 20, 2014, in a further effort to end Operation Choke Point, he introduced additional legislation that would require federal banking agencies to put in writing any suggestion or order to terminate a customer’s banking account.[10][11]
In December 2020, Luetkemeyer was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated[12] incumbent Donald Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[13][14][15]
In October 2022, Politico reported that Luetkemeyer criticized some US-based financial executives attending the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit, saying that “American executives attending an event with the CCP‘s so-called enforcer makes a person question whether human rights are a real concern,” in reference to Chief Executive John Lee.[16]
Committee assignments
For the 118th Congress:[17]
- Committee on Financial Services
- Committee on Small Business
- Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Caucus memberships
- Republican Study Committee[18]
- Congressional Constitution Caucus[19]
- Congressional Western Caucus[20]
- Congressional Coalition on Adoption[21]
Personal life
Luetkemeyer has been married to his wife Jackie since 1976. They have three children and six grandchildren. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Eldon Chamber of Commerce, the Farm Bureau, and the National Rifle Association of America. He attends St. Lawrence Catholic Church.[22]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer | 161,031 | 49.99 | |
| Democratic | Judy Baker | 152,956 | 47.49 | |
| Libertarian | Tamara A. Millay | 8,108 | 2.52 | |
| Total votes | 322,095 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer (Incumbent) | 162,724 | 77.36 | |
| Libertarian | Christopher W. Dwyer | 46,817 | 22.26 | |
| Write-In | Clifford Jeffery Reed | 748 | 0.36 | |
| Write-In | Ron Burrus | 69 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 210,358 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer | 214,843 | 63.49 | |
| Democratic | Eric C. Mayer | 111,189 | 32.86 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Wilson | 12,353 | 3.65 | |
| Total votes | 338,385 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer (Incumbent) | 130,940 | 68.33 | |
| Democratic | Courtney Denton | 52,021 | 27.15 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Hedrick | 8,593 | 4.48 | |
| Write-In | Harold Davis | 66 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 191,620 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer (Incumbent) | 249,865 | 67.84 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Miller | 102,891 | 27.93 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Hogan | 11,962 | 3.25 | |
| Constitution | Doanita Simmons | 3,605 | 0.98 | |
| Write-In | Harold Davis | 10 | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 368,333 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer (Incumbent) | 211,243 | 65.08 | |
| Democratic | Katy Geppert | 106,589 | 32.84 | |
| Libertarian | Donald Stolle | 6,776 | 2.09 | |
| Total votes | 324,608 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer (Incumbent) | 282,866 | 69.44 | |
| Democratic | Megan Rezabek | 116,095 | 28.50 | |
| Libertarian | Leonard J. Steinman II | 8,344 | 2.05 | |
| Write-In | Tom Clapp | 43 | 0.01 | |
| Total votes | 407,348 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Blaine Luetkemeyer (Incumbent) | 180,746 | 65.11 | |
| Democratic | Bethany Mann | 96,851 | 34.89 | |
| Total votes | 277,597 | 100.00 | ||
See also
References
- ^ Brooks, Emily (2024-01-04). “Missouri Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer to retire”. The Hill. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ “Members of Congress: Blaine Luetkemeyer”. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ IT, Missouri Secretary of State -. “Missouri Legislators L”. sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ “Election Results U.S. House 3rd District”. Missouri Secretary of State website. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ “H.R. 3329 – Summary”. United States Congress. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ a b c “CBO – H.R. 3329”. Congressional Budget Office. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Marcos, Cristina; Cox, Ramsey (6 May 2014). “Tuesday: House reforms Dodd-Frank, Senate debates energy bill”. The Hill. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ “H.R.4986 – End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014”. 113th Congress (2013-2014). United States Congress. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Raasch, Chuck (14 November 2014). “Luetkemeyer says feds to investigate ‘Operation Choke Point’“. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ “Luetkemeyer Introduces Legislation to Protect Customers from Operation Choke Point”. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ “H.R.5758 – Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2014”. 113th Congress (2013-2014). United States Congress. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). “Biden officially secures enough electors to become president”. AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Liptak, Adam (2020-12-11). “Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ “Order in Pending Case” (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. 2020-12-11. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Diaz, Daniella. “Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court”. CNN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ “U.S. lawmakers slam U.S. corporate executives’ Hong Kong trip plans”. POLITICO. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ “Blaine Luetkemeyer”. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ “Member List”. Republican Study Committee. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ “Members”. Congressional Constitution Caucus. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ “Members”. Congressional Western Caucus. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ “Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute”.
- ^ “Biography – Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer”. The Office of Blaine Luetkemeyer. United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
External links
- Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer official U.S. House website
- Blaine Luetkemeyer for Congress
- Blaine Luetkemeyer at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Track Blane Luetkemeyer at TrackTheGOP.com
