Bill Lant

Bill Lant
Missouri House of Representatives, District 159
Incumbent
In office
2011 - present
Term ends
January 5, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	35,915/year
Per diem	$104/day
Elections and appointments
First elected	2010
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
Education
Associate's	Jasper County Junior College
Personal
Birthday	01/18/1947
Place of birth	Evansville, IN
Websites
Office website

Bill Lant (b. January 18, 1947) is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 131 from 2011 to 2013, and District 159 since January 7, 2013.

Lant's professional experience includes working as the owner of Lant's Feed & Farm Supply and as a salesman an account executive at ABF Freight Systems.

Lant earned his AA from Jasper County Junior College.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lant served on the following committees:

Missouri Committee Assignments, 2013
• Professional Registration and Licensing
• Transportation
• Workforce Development and Workplace Safety, Chair
• Joint Committee on Child Abuse

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lant served on these committees:

Missouri Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations - Transportation and Economic Development
• Professional Registration and Licensing
• Transportation Funding and Public Institutions
• Workforce Development and Workplace Safety

Elections

2012

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012

Lant won re-election in the 2012 election for Missouri House of Representatives, District 159. Lant defeated Freddie Jennings in the August 7 Republican primary and ran unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Missouri House of Representatives, District 159 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Lant Incumbent	58.6%	2,543
Freddie Jennings	41.4%	1,799
Total Votes		4,342

2010

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010 Lant won election to the Missouri House of Representatives. Lant's opponents in the August 3 primary were Bill Buening and David Liveoak.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Lant was up for re-election, he collected $23,159 in donations.

His four largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Brown, Glenn	$2,400
Lant, William H	$1,400
Alford, Rich	$1,000
Lant, Bill	$1,000

Recent news

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Bill Lant News Feed

• BILL LANT: Budget gives record amount of funding to K-12 education - Neosho Daily News
• Susan Redden: Lawmakers cite last-week priorities - Joplin Globe
• BILL LANT: End of session a busy time in Jefferson City - Neosho Daily News
• 'Right To Work' Unlikely To Move Forward This Session - KMOX.com
• Common Core standards draw supporters, critics - Joplin Globe
• Lawmakers review state budget work - Joplin Globe
• Some Missouri child tragedy records are still sealed - Kansas City Star

Personal

Lant and his wife, Jane, have three children.

External links

Suggest a link

• House site
• Campaign site
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010
• List of candidates certified for the August 3, 2010 primary in Missouri

References

Political offices
Preceded by Billy Pat Wright (R)	Missouri House of Representatives District 159 2013–present	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by -	Missouri House of Representatives District 131 2011–2013	Succeeded by Sonya Anderson (R)