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100th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Representative
Brenda Shields
District 011
Republican
Elected:
2018
Years Served:
3
Hometown:
St. Joseph
Counties:
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Subcommittee on Appropriations - Education, Vice-Chairman
Higher Education
Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
Special Committee on Student Accountability
Conference Committee on Budget
Budget
Capitol Address
Address:
MO House of Representatives
201 West Capitol Avenue
Room 407-A
Jefferson City MO 65101
Phone:
573-751-3643
E-Mail:
Brenda.Shields@house.mo.gov
Biography
Representative Brenda Kay Shields, a Republican, represents Buchanan County and parts of Platte County (District 11) in the Missouri House of Representatives. She was elected to her first two-year term in November 2018.
Prior to serving in the legislature, Shields worked for Quaker Oats Company in St. Joseph for more than 17 years, culminating in the role of logistics specialist. After closure of the St. Joseph Quaker Oats facility, she followed her passion for service and entered Missouri’s Alternative Teacher Certification program teaching business education in the St. Joseph School District. In 2006, she was selected by the community board to serve as the president and CEO of the United Way of Greater St. Joseph.
Shields’ commitment to community and service shows through her service on several boards and commissions, including board chair for the United Cerebral Palsy, board member for the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, board member for the Allied Arts Council and board member of the YMCA of Greater Kansas City. She served as Mid-Buchanan PTA president, on the Commerce Bank CRA Advisory Board, Girl Scouts Leadership Circle and Boy Scouts Troop 216 committee. Her service to Missouri includes serving on the Governor’s Complete Counts Census Committee and Missouri’s Coordination Board for Early Childhood Education.
Shields is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia and lives in rural Buchanan County with her husband, Charlie. They have two sons.
Sponsored Bills
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HB 1771
- (3564H.01I)
Requires the department of revenue to issue income tax refunds to the estates or families of certain terrorist attack first responders.
HB 1772
- (4301H.01I)
Adds provisions relating to Medicaid waivers.
HB 1902
- (3996H.01I)
Allows students who earned an associate's degree or the equivalent to apply unused A+ scholarship funds toward earning a bachelor's degree.
HB 1903
- (4537H.01P)
Allows school districts that share superintendents to receive additional state aid.
HB 1904
- (4527H.01I)
Extends certain statutory time frames relating to the Chapter 92 Earnings Tax.
HB 1990
- (4482H.01I)
Raises minimum teacher's salaries by $1,000 per year for 7 consecutive years.
HB 1991
- (4680H.02C)
Requires bleeding control kits in all public school and charter school classrooms.
HB 2202
- (4384H.02P)
Modifies provisions relating to child care.
HB 2203
- (4367H.02I)
Modifies provisions relating to child care.
HB 2618
- (5587H.01I)
Requires school districts to provide all qualified students with a free ACT test.
HB 2717
- (5294H.01I)
Allows school districts that share superintendents and operational functions to receive additional state aid.
Co-sponsored Bills
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