Jewell Patek
Jewell Patek | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 7th district | |
| In office January 8, 1997 – 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Dale Whiteside |
| Succeeded by | John Quinn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1971 Brookfield, Missouri |
| Political party | Republican |
Jewell Patek (born July 12, 1971) is an American politician and lobbyist. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives from the 7th district from 1997 to 2001.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Patek graduated from University of Missouri School of Law in 1996.[3]
Career
[edit]House of Representatives
[edit]Patek represented the 7th district, including portions of Carroll, Linn and Livingston counties, in the Missouri House of Representatives for three terms, from 1997 to 2001. He also served as a military police officer in the Missouri National Guard during his tenure.[3][4]
Lobbying
[edit]In 2003, Patek formed political lobbying firm Patek & Associates, based in Jefferson City. Clients include Google, Spire, Evergy, Smithfield Foods, Magellan Midstream Partners, St. Louis Regional Convention & Sports Authority, Heavy Constructors Association of Kansas City, Cheyenne International, Centerpointe Hospital, and the board of trustees at North Kansas City Hospital.[3][5]
In 2017, Patek served as treasurer to the American Democracy Alliance PAC, which supported Eric Greitens's Right-to-work law.[6]
In 2024, Mike Kehoe's opponents in the 2024 Missouri gubernatorial election criticized his rental of a bus owned by Patek, suggesting a vested interest to client Smithfield Food's Chinese owners WH Group.[5] Smithfield previously donated to Casey Guernsey and Brian Munzlinger, who pushed for foreign land ownership in Missouri congress.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Patek has two daughters.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Representative Jewell Patek". House.mo.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Sedalia Democrat Newspaper Archives, Aug 8, 2001, p. 7". Newspaperarchive.com. 2001-08-08. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ a b c "The POWER List 2023: Jewell D. H. Patek". Missouri Lawyers Media. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ a b Dunn, Rachael Herndon (2019-04-09). "2019 100 List: Playmakers". The Missouri Times. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ a b Keller, Rudi (2024-07-21). "Kehoe campaign for Missouri governor riding on bus owned by lobbyist for Chinese pork producer". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ Hancock, Jason (August 9, 2017). "Dark money pouring into campaign to defend Missouri's right-to-work law". Kansas City Star.
- ^ McDermott, Kevin (2015-05-26). "Who's Really Writing Missouri's Agricultural Laws?". Governing. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
 | This article about a Missouri politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |