- Wayne J. Henke
Wayne J. Henke (born
May 30 ,1941 ) is a former coach and high school teacher and retired farmer. He currently serves as a Democrat in theMissouri House of Representatives . He lives inTroy, Missouri , with his wife, the former Dottie Pinster, and has nine children and eleven grandchildren.He was born in
Chesterfield, Missouri , later moving and graduating from the Lincoln County R-IV High School. He received hisbachelor's degree in education fromUniversity of Missouri . He went on to become a high school teacher and coach for ten years.In 1986, he was elected the Lincoln County Assessor. He has also served on the Silex R-1 School Board.
He is a member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church , theKnights of Columbus , the Farm Bureau, the Lincoln County Fair Board (serving as chair in 1978), the Lincoln County Memorial Hospital Advisory Board (serving as chair in 1995), and the Lincoln County Democratic Club. He has been recognized for his work by inclusion inWinfield, Missouri 's R-IV Wall of Fame and the St. Charles County Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame.He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002, winning reelection in 2004. He serves on the following committees:
*Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural Resources, and
*Transportation.References
*"Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006." Jefferson City, MO: Secretary of State.
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