Barry (Barry) Hovis (R-SH146)
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Representative
Room 304-B State Capitol 201 West Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101

District Office:
201 West Capitol Avenue
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Elected: 2018    Next Election: 2024
Spouse: Laura Dalton   
Committee Assignments
ChairmanJoint Committee on Public Employee Retirement
ChairmanHouse Committee on Pensions
Vice ChairHouse Committee on Consent and House Procedure
MemberHouse Committee on Higher Education
MemberHouse Committee on Crime Prevention and Public Safety
Counties Representing
Cape Girardeau

Bio

Representative Barry Hovis, a Republican, represents Cape Girardeau County (District 146) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2018.

In addition to his legislative duties, Hovis is a former law enforcement officer, having retired as a lieutenant after more than 30 years of service. He currently runs a small hay and feeder cattle farm.

Hovis is a life member and currently serves as the vice president of the Cape Area Friends of NRA. He also is a member of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, the Cape Girardeau Pachyderms, the Missouri Farm Bureau, and the Missouri Cattleman's Association.

Hovis is a 1983 graduate of Greenville R-2 High School and graduated from Southeast Missouri Law Enforcement Academy in 1986.

Hovis was born in Lutesville and currently resides in Cape Girardeau with his wife, Laura. They attend Lynwood Southern Baptist Church, and teach third grade Sunday school class. They have three children and a son-in-law- Erica (and husband, Ben Goins), Adam, and Anna.








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