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Alan Wheat | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th district | |
January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1995 | |
| Richard Bolling | |
| Karen McCarthy | |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 26th district | |
January 1977 - January 1983 | |
| Harold Holliday | |
| Chris Kelly | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1951 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Grinnell College (BA) |
Alan Dupree Wheat (born October 16, 1951) is an American politician from the state of Missouri.
Early life
Wheat graduated from Grinnell College in 1972 and served in the Missouri General Assembly from 1977 to 1982. When Congressman Richard Walker Bolling chose to retire after the 1982 election, Wheat won the Democratic primary and he went on to win the general election to succeed Bolling.
House career and Senate campaign
Wheat was the youngest member of the United States House of Representatives ever to be appointed to the Rules Committee, and was also the first African-American to represent a district with a non-liberal white majority. He was also a member of the United States House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families[1]
After United States Senator John Danforth said he would not run for re-election in the 1994 election, Wheat chose to leave the House and instead run for Danforth's seat. Wheat lost the general election to former governor John Ashcroft. Karen McCarthy was elected to succeed him in the House.
Post-Congressional career
After his Senate race, Wheat was chosen as vice president of Public Policy and Government Relations at CARE. He served as deputy campaign manager of President Bill Clinton's re-election campaign in 1996. In 1997, Wheat formed the lobbying group Wheat Government Relations. Wheat Government Relations is a full service lobbying firm representing clients on a broad range of issues including: Health Care, Energy, Financial Services, Education, Telecommunications, Information Technology, etc.
Wheat Government Relations represents clients on the issues of: 1) Health Care 2) Federal Budget & Appropriations [1]; 3) Indian & Native American Affairs [2];
Wheat currently serves on the Board of Directors at CARE. He has three children.
See also
References
- ^ Children, youth, and families: Beginning the assessment. Hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families; House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session[permanent dead link], United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC, 28 April 1984, Original document retrieved 19 January 2014 from ERIC at Ed.gov: Institution of Education Sciences.
External links
- United States Congress. "Alan Wheat (id: W000326)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Official Site: Wheat Government Relations
- U.S. Senate Office of Public Records: Lobbyist Registration
- Center for Public Integrity: LobbyWatch, Wheat Government Relations
- Appearances on C-SPAN
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Richard Bolling |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th congressional district 1983-1995 |
Succeeded by Karen McCarthy |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Jay Nixon |
(Class 1) 1994 |
Succeeded by Mel Carnahan |
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