Chuck Gatschenberger
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 13th district
In office
January 2009 – January 2015
Preceded byBob Onder
Succeeded byNick Marshall
Personal details
Born (1956-02-28) February 28, 1956
Springfield, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDivorced
ResidenceLake St. Louis, Missouri
Alma materUniversity of Missouri-St. Louis
ProfessionFinancial planner
Education administrator

Chuck Gatschenberger (born February 28, 1956) is a Republican politician. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives,[1] representing the 13th District which encompasses portions of Warren and St. Charles counties. He was first elected to the Missouri House in November, 2008.[2] In 2014, Gatschenberger ran for the Missouri Senate and lost to Dr. Bob Onder in the Republican primary.[3]

Personal life

Chuck Gatschenberger was born and raised in Springfield, Illinois. After attending Southeast High School and St. James High School he earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is divorced from his wife Donnette and they have three children.[4] When not occupied with his legislative duties Representative Gatschenberger lives in Lake St. Louis where he works as a financial planner. Prior to politics he served as Director of Academic Advising for the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Gatschenberger is currently pursuing a master's degree from that institution. .[2] He is a member of the Wentzville and Lake St. Louis Chambers of Commerce, Wentzville Rotary, and National Rifle Association. He attends Calvary West Church in Wentzville. Although he is not a Catholic, he is a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Politics

Gatschenberger first ran for the District 13 seat in 2006 but lost in the Republican primary, placing a distant second to Dr. Bob Onder.[5] With Onder running for U.S. Congress in 2008, Gatshenberger was more successful on his second attempt, handily defeating fellow Republican Kevin Kuhlmann in the August primary and Democrat David Hurst in the general election. Gatschenberger defeated his Democratic challenger, former Wentzville mayor Vickie Boedecker,[6] in November 2010 to win his second term in Jefferson City.

Legislative assignments

  • Chairman, Interim Committee on 911 Access
  • Chairman, Local Government
  • Ways and Means
  • Appropriations - General Administration
  • Downsizing State Government

Electoral history

State representative

Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 8, 2006, District 13[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Onder 2,685 46.09%
Republican Chuck Gatschenberger 1,051 18.04%
Republican Paul Espinoza 1,039 17.84%
Republican Denise R. Hackman 723 12.41%
Republican Stephanie Bell 327 5.61%
Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 5, 2008, District 13[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chuck Gatschenberger 2,687 63.49% +45.45
Republican Kevin Kuhlmann 1,545 36.51%

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Missouri 13th District State Representative Election 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chuck Gatschenberger 19,170 58.3 Winner
Democratic David Hurst 13,703 41.7
Missouri 13th District State Representative Election 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chuck Gatschenberger 16,214 67.7 Winner
Democratic Vickie Boedecker 7,743 32.3

State Senate

Missouri Senate Election Primary, August 5, 2014, District 2[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Onder 14,305 63.57%
Republican Vicki Schneider 4,561 20.27%
Republican Chuck Gatschenberger 3,635 16.16%

References

  1. ↑ "Capwiz is Unavailable".
  2. 1 2 "House Member biography". Missouri House of Representatives website. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  3. ↑ Rosenbaum, Jason (August 5, 2014). "Onder Completes Comeback With Landslide Victory For Senate Seat; Incumbents Fare Well In Other Races". KWMU. St. Louis. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Candidate detail - Gatschenberger". Our Campaigns website. 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  5. ↑ "2006 Primary Elections". Missouri Secretary of State office. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  6. ↑ "Candidate questions-13th District". St. Louis Post-Dispatch via website. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  7. ↑ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  8. ↑ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  9. ↑ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
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