Charles W. Shields

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Charles W. Shields (born July 25, 1959) is a project coordinator for Heartland Health System and the current Republican Majority Floor Leader of the Missouri State Senate. He resides in St. Joseph, Missouri.

He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he received both a bachelor's degree in marketing and an M.B.A.. He is married to Brenda Kay Brandt, and has two children, Brandt and Bryce. He is a member of Brookdale Presbyterian Church, the Eastside Lions (where he had earlier served as president]], is assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 216 and a member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, the United Way application committee, Northwest Missouri AHEC board. He is also a member of Moila Shrine Temple, the Missouri Cultural Trust Board, the Missouri Commission on the Future of Higher Education, and the Missouri National Guard Association.

He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1990, serving continuously in that body through 2002. Beginning in 1996, he also served as the party's House Minority Whip. He was first elected to the Missouri State Senate in 2002, and currently serves on the following committees:

• Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics (chair)
• Administration (vice chair)
• Gubernatorial Appointments (vice chair)
• Education.

[edit] References

• Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006. Jefferson City, MO: Secretary of State.