Kenny Hulshof
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 9th district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Harold Volkmer |
| Succeeded by | Blaine Luetkemeyer |
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May 22, 1958 Sikeston, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Renee Hulshof |
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University of Missouri, Columbia University of Mississippi |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Kenneth C. "Kenny" Hulshof (/ˈhʌlsɒf/; born May 22, 1958) is a American politician from the U.S. state of Missouri, and represented Missouri's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He was the unsuccessful nominee of the Republican Party for Governor of Missouri in the 2008 election.
Hulshof was born in Sikeston, Missouri and is of Dutch, German, and Irish descent. Hulshof attended the University of Missouri and earned his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law. 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. 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 University of Missouri political science professor Rick Hardy as GOP 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; Hulshof responded that Volkmer voted twenty times to raise taxes in twenty years. Hulshof won the election by a 49%-47% margin, and was easily re-elected in subsequent elections until 2008, when he did not run for re-election. Hulshof made known his desire to run for Governor of Missouri in 2004, but withdrew in favor of then-Secretary of State Matt Blunt, who won. Hulshof's voting record in the House was conservative. Among other issues, he voted against abortion and same-sex marriage, while supporting the death penalty and the Patriot Act.
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