Kurt Bahr

Kurt Bahr
Missouri House of Representatives, District 102
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
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
Education
Bachelor's	Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Master's	Regent University, 2008
Personal
Birthday	06/26/1979
Place of birth	St. Louis, MO
Profession	Owner, Kurt Bahr Contracting
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Kurt Bahr (b. June 26, 1979) is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 19 from 2011 to 2013, and District 102 since January 7, 2013.

Bahr grew up in O'Fallon, MO and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a home school graduate and holds a Bachelor's Degree in History/Political Science from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and a Master's Degree in Public Policy from Regent University. He is a small business owner in O'Fallon, an active member of Crosshaven Church, and an Ambassador in the O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce.

Kurt Bahr is also a member of the Saint Charles County Christian Home Educators, Missouri Right to Life, the National Rifle Association, American Legion post #388, the St. Charles County Young Republicans, the St. Charles County Pachyderm Club, and the Lewis and Clark Pachyderm Club.

Kurt Bahr's political experience includes working as campaign coordinator for Representative Dwight Scharnhorst (R-93), Representative John Diehl (R-87) and Representative candidate Randy Jotte (R-91) as well as serving as intern for U.S. Congressman W. Todd Akin (R-2).

Issues

Campaign themes

Bahr's website highlights the following campaign themes:

Life

• Excerpt:"Kurt is 100% Pro-Life. Protecting the rights of the weak is one of the primary functions of government and Kurt is completely committed to defending the weakest and most defenseless minority in our society – unborn children."

Liberty

• Excerpt:"Kurt Bahr will defend our liberties in the House as he defended our country in the military – staunching the flow of government dominance before we have little left that resembles the freedoms our Founders risked everything to build."

Prosperity

• Excerpt:"As your representative, Kurt will work to reduce the burden of taxation on both individuals and businesses. He will support legislation to simplify regulations, encouraging the growth of small businesses that bring jobs and prosperity to our state."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Missouri Committee Assignments, 2013
• Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities, Vice-chair
• Elementary and Secondary Education
• Small Business
• Veterans

2011-2012

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

Missouri Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations - Transportation and Economic Development
• Children and Families, Vice-chair
• Small Business
• Veterans

Elections

2012

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012

Bahr won re-election in the 2012 election for Missouri House of Representatives, District 102. Bahr ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated John Callahan (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Missouri House of Representatives, District 102, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kurt Bahr Incumbent	62.7%	11,715
	Democratic	John Callahan	37.3%	6,961
Total Votes				18,676

2010

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010 Bahr won election to the Missouri House of Representatives.

Missouri House of Representatives, District 19 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Kurt Bahr (R)		10,474
Matt Simmons (D)		5,185

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Bahr was up for re-election, he collected $54,022 in donations.

His four largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Bahr, Kurt	$3,843
Citizens for Timothy W Jones	$2,000
Professional Environmental Engineers Inc	$2,000
Dynamic Fitness Management III LLC	$2,000

Recent news

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Kurt Bahr News Feed

• MO bill could require notification if data breach - KAIT-Jonesboro, AR-News ... - KAIT
• Common Core standards draw supporters, critics - Joplin Globe
• Common Core Standards could face hurdles - The Missouri Times

External links

Suggest a link

• House site
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010
• Official Bahr for State Rep Website
• Official Bahr for State Rep Facebook page
• St. Louis Homeschool Examiner article on Kurt Bahr's candidacy

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Missouri House of Representatives District 102 2013–present	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by '	Missouri House of Representatives District 19 2011-2013	Succeeded by John Joseph Rizzo (D)