- Alan Wheat
Infobox_Congressman
name = Alan Wheat
date of birth = birth date and age|1951|10|16
place of birth =San Antonio, Texas
state =Missouri
district = 5th
term_start =January 3 ,1983
term_end =January 3 ,1995
preceded = Richard W. Bolling
succeeded =Karen McCarthy
party = Democrat
spouse =
children =
religion =Alan Dupree Wheat (born
October 16 ,1951 inSan Antonio, Texas ) is an Americanpolitician from the state ofMissouri .Early life
Wheat graduated from
Grinnell College in 1972 and served in the Missouri General Assembly from 1977 to 1982. When CongressmanRichard Walker Bolling chose to retire after the 1982 election, Wheat won the Democratic primary and he went on to win the general election to succeed Bolling.House career and Senate campaign
Wheat was the youngest member of the
United States House of Representatives ever to be appointed to the Rules Committee and was also the first African-American to represent a district with a white majority.After
United States Senator John Danforth said he would not run for re-election in the 1994 election, Wheat chose to leave the House and instead run for Danforth's seat. He won the primary, becoming the first black nominated by either major party for a statewide office. Wheat lost the general election to former governorJohn Ashcroft .Karen McCarthy was elected to succeed him in the House.Post-Congressional career
After his Senate race, Wheat was chosen as vice president of Public Policy and Government Relations at CARE. He served as deputy campaign manager of President
Bill Clinton 's re-election campaign in 1996. In 1997, Wheat formed thelobbying group [http://www.wheatgr.com Wheat Government Relations] .The
Center for Public Integrity reports that Wheat Government Relations represents clients on the issues of: 1) Indian & Native American Affairs [http://sopr.senate.gov/cgi-win/m_opr_viewer.exe?DoFn=3] ; 2) Federal Budget & Appropriations [http://sopr.senate.gov/cgi-win/m_opr_viewer.exe?DoFn=3] ; 3) Gaming, Gambling & Casinos [http://sopr.senate.gov/cgi-win/m_opr_viewer.exe?DoFn=3] .Wheat currently serves on the Board of Directors at CARE. He is married to
Yolanda Wheat , vice chair of the Missouri Democratic Party [http://www.missouridems.org/newsroom/pressreleases/display.asp?prID=129] and one of the state's current superdelegates. He has three children.ee also
* [http://www.wheatgr.com/ Official Site: Wheat Government Relations]
* [http://sopr.senate.gov/cgi-win/m_opr_viewer.exe?DoFn=3&iREG=WHEAT%20GOVERNMENT%20RELATIONS&iREGQUAL= U.S. Senate Office of Public Records: Lobbyist Registration]
* [http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/profile.aspx?act=firms&year=2003&lo=L003184 Center for Public Integrity: LobbyWatch, Wheat Government Relations]External links
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000326 biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website]
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