Gary Fuhr
Gary Fuhr (b. December 13, 1947) is a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 97 from 2011 to 2013.
Fuhr's professional experience includes the following; director of security at Drury Hotels, special agent at the FBI, and Saint Louis police officer. He also served in the United States Navy from 1966-1969.
Fuhr earned his B.S. in mathematics from Maryville University in 1974.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fuhr served on these committees:
Issues
No New Taxes Pledge
A minority of Missouri lawmakers signed the 2011 edition of the "No New Taxes Pledge." The Taxpayer Protection Pledge is offered by the nonprofit lobbying organization Americans for Tax Reform with the goal of opposing all tax increases as a matter of principle. Just one out of 34 state Senate members signed the 2011 pledge. Out of 163 state House members, only 38 lawmakers signed.
Fuhr signed the pledge.[1]
Elections
2010
On November 2, 2010, Fuhr won election to the Missouri House of Representatives. Fuhr's opponents in the August 3 primary were Chris Brown, Jerry Little, and Bill Zobrist.
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 97 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Gary Fuhr (R)
|
9,072 | |||
| Jan Polizzi (D) | 4,880 | |||
| Daniel Fitzhenry (C) | 427 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Fuhr and his wife, Denise, have four children.
External links
- House site
- Official campaign website
- 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
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Missouri House of Representatives District 97 2011-2013 |
Succeeded by John McCaherty (R) |
