Bob Onder
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| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 7, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Scott T. Rupp |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 13th district |
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In office 2007 - 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Scott T. Rupp |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Gatschenberger |
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January 6, 1962 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Allison |
| Residence | Lake St. Louis, Missouri |
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Washington University in St. Louis (B.S., M.D.) Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Robert "Bob" Onder (born January 6, 1962) is an American politician and physician from the state of Missouri. A Republican, he is a member of the Missouri Senate serving the 2nd District, in the St. Louis area. Onder previously was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2007 to 2008.
Onder graduated from Washington University School of Medicine, and is a physician specializing in allergy and asthma care. He later graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law. He and his wife Allison have six children.
Onder served a single term in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2007 to 2008, having been elected in 2006.
In 2008, Onder left the state legislature to run for the US House in Missouri's 9th congressional district, where incumbent Kenny Hulshof was not seeking re-election. Onder lost the Republican primary election to Blaine Luetkemeyer.
In 2014, Onder ran for the Missouri Senate in the 2nd district, defeating Chuck Gatschenberger and Vicki Schneider in the Republican primary. No Democrats ran for the seat, so this primary victory was tantamount to election.
Onder introduced Senate Joint Resolution 39, a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would prevent the state from penalizing religious organizations or businesses that deny services to same sex couples. This bill passed the Senate over a Democratic filibuster, but failed to make it out of committee in the House.
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