Caleb Rowden

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Caleb Rowden
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Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byMike Kehoe
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 19th district
Assumed office
January 4, 2017
Preceded byKurt Schaefer
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
January 7, 2013 – January 4, 2017
Preceded byJason Kander
Succeeded byCheri Toalson Reisch
Personal details
Born (1982-10-22) October 22, 1982 (age 39)
Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Aubrey
EducationUniversity of Missouri, Columbia
WebsiteOfficial website

Caleb Rowden is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri State Senate, having served since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Rowden previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.[1][2] In November 2018, Rowden was elected by his Republican colleagues to be the majority leader in the Missouri Senate's 2019 session.[3]

Missouri Senate[]

Rowden was first elected in 2017, and he was chosen to be the Majority Leader for the 2019 session.

Committee Assignments[]

  • Administration (Vice-Chairman)
  • Gubernatorial Appointments (Vice-Chairman)
  • Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics (Chairman)
  • Select Committee on Redistricting
  • Missouri Arts Council Trust Fund Board of Trustees
  • Missouri Justice Reinvestment Task Force
  • Missouri State Capitol Commission

Personal life[]

Rowden is married to Aubrey Rowden, the co-owner of Love Tree Studios, a wedding photography company. They have two children.[4] Rowden himself owns Clarius Interactive, a media and marketing company.[5] He attended the University of Missouri, Columbia.[6]

Electoral history[]

State Representative[]

2012 Republican Primary for Missouri's 44th House of Representative District[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Caleb Rowden 1,099 40.61 N/A
Republican Dennis Smith 701 25.91 N/A
Republican Mike Becker 491 18.14 N/A
Republican Chris Dwyer 415 15.34 N/A
2012 General Election for Missouri's 44th House of Representatives District[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Caleb Rowden 7,996 51.02
Democratic Ken Jacob 7,676 48.98
2014 General Election for Missouri's 44th House of Representatives District[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Caleb Rowden 5,249 63.19
Democratic Thomas Pauley 3,058 36.81

State Senate[]

2016 General Election for Missouri's 19th Senate District[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Caleb Rowden 45,335 51.22
Democratic Stephen Webber 43,179 48.78
2020 General Election for Missouri's 19th Senate District[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Caleb Rowden 50,570 51.60 +0.38
Democratic Judy Baker 47,367 48.33 -0.45
Write-In James Coyne 72 0.07 +0.07

References[]

  1. ^ McDowell, Maya (August 24, 2015). "Rep. Caleb Rowden running for Missouri Senate". The Missourian. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ O'Connor, Emily (November 8, 2016). "Rowden edges Webber in 19th District Senate race". The Missourian. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ Keller, Rudi (November 8, 2018). "Columbia's Caleb Rowden chosen as state Senate majority leader". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  4. ^ https://calebrowden.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/DvNaaKqVsAIB4cN.jpg-large-1.jpeg
  5. ^ "Senator Caleb Rowden | Missouri Senate". Senate.mo.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  6. ^ "PROFILE: Caleb Rowden (R)". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  7. ^ a b c d e http://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx

External links[]

Missouri House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 44th district

2013–2017
Succeeded by
Missouri Senate
Preceded by Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 19th district

2017–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate
2019–present
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