Jack Buechner
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Robert A. Young |
| Succeeded by | Joan Kelly Horn |
| Missouri House of Representatives | |
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In office 1972–1982 |
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John William Buechner June 4, 1940 Kirkwood, Missouri |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marietta Caiarelli (divorced) Nancy Chanitz Buechner (1990–2006, her death), Andrea Dravo Buechner |
| Children | Terrence J. Buechner Patrick Buechner Charles Buechner |
| Alma mater |
Benedictine College (BA) Saint Louis University School of Law (JD) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
John William "Jack" Buechner (born June 4, 1940) is an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Missouri. A Republican, Buechner served in the United States House of Representatives for Missouri's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 1991. After serving in Congress, Buechner became president of the International Republican Institute and a lawyer at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. From 2001 until his retirement in 2005 he was the President of The Presidential Classroom for Young Americans. Currently he serves as Senior Counsel to The Hawthorn Group of Alexandria, VA. and is on the Advisory Board of Bloomberg Government.
Buechner was raised in Kirkwood, Missouri and attended parochial schools. He graduated from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas and graduated with an BA in political science. He received his JD from Saint Louis University School of Law. Buechner's first marriage was to Marietta Caiarelli, a nurse; they had a son, Terrence, in 1969, and another son, Patrick. In 1990, Buechner married Nancy Chanitz and had another son with her, Charles. They lived in McLean, Virginia. Nancy died in 2006. Buechner married Andrea Dravo, an attorney, in 2009. They live in Washington, DC.
He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1972 and served until 1982. For the 1964, 1980, and 1988 Republican National Conventions, Buechner was a delegate. In 1984 he ran for the US House of Representatives in Missouri's 2nd congressional district, challenging incumbent Democrat Robert A. Young. Buechner received 47.5% of the vote, losing narrowly to Young.
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