Kenny Hulshof

Infobox_Congressman
name =Kenny Hulshof


state2 = Missouri
district2 = 9th
term_start2 =January 3, 1997
preceded2 = Harold Volkmer
succeeded2 = Incumbent
party = Republican
date of birth= birth date and age|1958|5|22
place of birth= Sikeston, Missouri
occupation= attorney
residence= Columbia, Missouri
alma_mater= University of Missouri, University of Mississippi
religion = Roman Catholic
spouse = Renee Hulshof

Kenneth C. "Kenny" Hulshof (born May 22, 1958) is a politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, currently representing ushr|Missouri|9| ( [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/mo09_109.gifmap] ) in the United States House of Representatives. He is also the Republican nominee for Governor of Missouri in the 2008 election.

Biography

Hulshof was born in Sikeston, Missouri, and attended the University of Missouri. Hulshof earned his J.D. from the University of Mississippi Law School. Prior to serving in Congress, Hulshof worked in the public defender's office and as a special prosecutor for the Missouri attorney general's office. As a special prosecutor, Hulshof was detailed to capital cases, a matter he has highlighted in his campaigns.

In 1992, Hulshof sought to be nominated by the Boone County Republican Committee as a replacement for Prosecuting Attorney Joe Moseley, who had won election to a legislative seat and had to resign to take his new post. Hulshof was defeated by Kevin Crane. In 1994 the Ninth District Republican Committee selected Hulshof to replace Missouri University political science professor Rick Hardy as the GOP's candidate for Congress (Hardy withdrew shortly after winning the primary due to exhaustion). Despite a late start in the race, Hulshof captured 45% of the vote and nearly beat the incumbent, Democrat Harold Volkmer.

Hulshof immediately began preparing to challenge Volkmer again in 1996. Hulshof had to first win the Republican primary against Harry Eggleston. Hulshof won the primary by 168 out of 38,000 votes cast. During the general election, Volkmer attacked Hulshof as being a puppet of Newt Gingrich and Hulshof said that Volkmer voted twenty times to raise taxes in twenty years. Hulshof won the election by a 49%-47% margin, and has been easily re-elected in every election since. Hulshof made known his desire to run for Governor of Missouri in 2004, but in the end withdrew in favor of then-Secretary of State Matt Blunt, who won.

Hulshof's voting record in the House is fairly conservative; among other issues, he has voted against abortion and same-sex marriage, while supporting the death penalty and the Patriot Act. [http://ontheissues.org/House/Kenny_Hulshof.htm]

Hulshof is Roman Catholic, and is active in the St. Thomas More Newman Center on the campus of his alma mater, the University of Missouri.

In 2005, Hulshof joined the all-Congressional band the Second Amendments, to play for U.S. troops stationed overseas during the period between Christmas and New Year's Eve. Hulshof played the drums.

There had been rumors in Washington and back in Hulshof's district in Missouri that he might leave US Congress to become the University of Missouri president. [http://www.stltoday.com/blogs/news-politicalfix/2007/05/hulshof-going-back-to-school/] Hulshof ended up confirming the rumors after his candidacy became common knowledge. However, the University of Missouri Board of Curators ended up voting to offer the position to another University of Missouri graduate, who ultimately turned down the offer. The Board has since then started over their search but as of September 2007, they were yet to complete the task.

With recent news that Missouri Governor Matt Blunt will not be seeking re-election in 2008, Hulshof announced on January 29 that he would run for Governor. Hulshof defeated State Treasurer Sarah Steelman in the Missouri Republican Gubernatorial primary, held on August 5, 2008, winning with a margin of 49% to 45%, with Scott Long receiving 5% and Jen Seivers 1%, and will face the presently serving four term Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, the Democratic Nominee, in the General Election to be held on November 4, 2008. [http://www.kmbc.com/politics/feature.html]

Committee assignments

* House Ways and Means Committee
**Subcommittee on Health
**Subcommittee on Trade
*Board of Directors of the MU Farmhouse Foundation

Electoral history

1998

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kenny Hulshof (Incumbent)
votes = 117,196
percentage = 62.2%
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party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Linda Vogt
votes = 66,861
percentage = 35.5%
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party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Hoffman
votes = 4,248
percentage = 2.3%
change = Election box total
votes = 188,305
percentage = 100%
change = Election box majority
votes = 46,087
percentage = 24.4%
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winner = Republican Party (United States)
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2000

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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kenny C. Hulshof (Incumbent)
votes = 172,787
percentage = 59.3%
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Steven R. Carroll
votes = 111,662
percentage = 38.3%
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party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Hoffman
votes = 3,608
percentage = 1.2%
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party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Devin M. Scherubel
votes = 2,388
percentage = 0.8%
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party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Steven D. Dotson
votes = 1,165
percentage = 0.4%
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votes = 291,610
percentage = 100%
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votes = 53,964
percentage = 18.6%
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winner = Republican Party (United States)
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2002

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kenny C. Hulshof (Incumbent)
votes = 146,032
percentage = 68.2%
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party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Donald M. Deichman
votes = 61,126
percentage = 28.5%
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party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Keith Brekhus
votes = 4,262
percentage = 2.0%
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party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = John Mruzik
votes = 2,705
percentage = 1.3%
change = Election box total
votes = 214,125
percentage = 100%
change = Election box majority
votes = 77,939
percentage = 36.4%
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winner = Republican Party (United States)
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2004

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kenny C. Hulshof (Incumbent)
votes = 193,429
percentage = 64.6%
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Linda Jacobsen
votes = 101,343
percentage = 33.8%
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party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Tamara A. Millay
votes = 3,228
percentage = 1.1%
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party = Constitution Party (United States)
candidate = Chris Earl
votes = 1,447
percentage = 0.5%
change = Election box total
votes = 299,447
percentage = 100%
change = Election box majority
votes = 87,411
percentage = 29.2%
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2006

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kenny C. Hulshof (Incumbent)
votes = 149,114
percentage = 61.4%
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party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Duane N. Burghard
votes = 87,145
percentage = 35.9%
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party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Steve R. Headrick
votes = 3,925
percentage = 1.6%
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Progressive Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Hastings
votes = 2,487
percentage = 1.0%
change = Election box total
votes = 242,671
percentage = 100%
change = Election box majority
votes = 55,557
percentage = 22.9%
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winner = Republican Party (United States)
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References

External links

* [http://hulshof.house.gov/ U.S. Congressman Kenny Hulshof] official site
* [http://www.kenny08.com/ Kenny Hulshof for Governor] official campaign website
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kenny_Hulshof Profile] at SourceWatch Congresspedia