Stephen Webber
| Stephen Webber | |
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| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 46th district |
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Assumed office January 7, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jeff Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 8, 1983 Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Columbia, Missouri |
| Alma mater |
Saint Louis University University of Missouri School of Law |
| Profession |
Soldier Congressional staffer Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 2004, 2006-2007 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Stephen Webber (born June 8, 1983) is a Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing the 46th District. Before taking office, Webber served two tours of duty in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps. He resides in Columbia.
Webber graduated from Columbia's Hickman High School in 2001. He received his bachelor's degree in economics from Saint Louis University in 2006. Webber received his J.D. in 2013 from the University of Missouri School of Law and is a licensed attorney in the State of Missouri.
Webber has served two tours of duty in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps. His first tour, which began in 2004 and lasted 7 months, found him stationed outside Abu Ghraib prison. In 2006, he returned to Iraq, this time to Fallujah, as a squad leader of 12 other Marines.
After returning from Iraq, he worked as an aide to Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) in Washington, D.C.
Webber completed his Juris Doctor in 2013 at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law and is licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri.
On February 19, 2008, Webber announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to replace Representative Jeff Harris as the member for the 23rd District in the Missouri House of Representatives. Harris, a Democrat, had previously announced he would not run for reelection in order to run for attorney general of Missouri.
Webber defeated opponent Cande Iveson in the August 5, 2008 Democratic primary election, with 3,391 votes to her 1,735, or 66.2 percent to 33.8 percent of the vote.
During the primary campaign, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported that Webber had received a number of "high-powered endorsements" from "education groups, labor unions and a bevy of Columbia political figures" including former Missouri Governor Roger B. Wilson. and local democratic booster Bruce Wilson.
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