91st General Assembly
Rep.
Charles Shields, a Republican, represents part of Buchanan County (District 28)
in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Rep.
Shields is the House Minority Whip. He is the first Republican to be elected to
the Missouri House from Buchanan County since 1946.
In
addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Shields is project coordinator for
Heartland Health System.
Rep.
Shields is a member of the following organizations: United Way Applications
committee, Pony Express Boy Scout Council, Futures advisory board, Northwest
Agenda, Children's Health Care Clinic board, Missouri Rural Health Association
board, Project Discovery board, East Side Lion's Club (past president), Healthy
Communities, Buchanan County Republican Club, Mid-Buchanan R-V Board of
Education (past president), and committeeman for the Center Township of the
Republican Central Committee.
After
attending public schools in Independence and Kansas City, Rep. Shields earned a
bachelor's degree in marketing and a master's degree in business administration
from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Born
July 25, 1959, in Kansas City, Rep. Shields currently resides in rural Buchanan
County with his wife Brenda and their two sons, Brandt and Bryce.