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==Early life and education== |
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A lawyer by trade, she was raised in [[Branson, Missouri]] where she attended Branson High School.<ref>[http://www.justusforsenate.com/page.php?c=Justus for Senate<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She then went on to earn degrees at [[Missouri State University|Southwest Missouri State University]] in [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]] and the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]] School of Law.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Andrea Martin|title=Sen. Jolie Justus Hopes Her Next Stop in Politics is City Council|url=http://www.campkc.com/campkc-content.php?Page_ID=2280|work=Camp|accessdate=April 28, 2015|date=September 26, 2014}}</ref> |
A lawyer by trade, she was raised in [[Branson, Missouri]] where she attended Branson High School.<ref>[http://www.justusforsenate.com/page.php?c=Justus for Senate<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She then went on to earn degrees at [[Missouri State University|Southwest Missouri State University]] in [[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield]] and the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]] School of Law.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Andrea Martin|title=Sen. Jolie Justus Hopes Her Next Stop in Politics is City Council|url=http://www.campkc.com/campkc-content.php?Page_ID=2280|work=Camp|accessdate=April 28, 2015|date=September 26, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206083943/http://campkc.com/campkc-content.php?Page_ID=2280|archivedate=February 6, 2015|df=}}</ref> |
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==Career == |
==Career == |
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Revision as of 17:17, 19 September 2017
Jolie L. Justus | |
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| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office 2007–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Wheeler |
| Succeeded by | Jeanie Riddle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 24, 1971 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Website | Official website |
Jolie L. Justus (born February 24, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American lawyer and politician from Missouri. A Democrat, she was a member of the Missouri State Senate representing the 10th Senatorial District in Kansas City, serving as the Missouri Senate Minority Leader in her final two years.
Early life and education
A lawyer by trade, she was raised in Branson, Missouri where she attended Branson High School.[1] She then went on to earn degrees at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield and the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law.[2]
Career
Jolie Justus was elected to the Missouri State Senate in 2006. She represented Kansas City and Grandview and currently serves as the Director of Pro Bono Services for the law firm of Shook, Hardy, & Bacon LLP.[3] Under her direction, this company has been recognized as one of the Top 100 free legal services programs in the nation.[4]
In 2015 Jolie Justus ran for Kansas City Council's 4th District seat to replace termed-out incumbent, Jan Marcason, and garnered 72% of the vote in the April 7th municipal primary.[5] She won the June 23, 2015 Kansas City General Election against her challenger, John Fierro, obtaining 76.4% of the votes.[6]
Personal
Justus was the first openly gay member of the Missouri Senate and only the third ever publicly gay member of the Missouri General Assembly, after Representatives Tim Van Zandt (D-Kansas City), and Jeanette Mott Oxford (D-St. Louis).
References
- ^ for Senate[permanent dead link]
- ^ Andrea Martin (September 26, 2014). "Sen. Jolie Justus Hopes Her Next Stop in Politics is City Council". Camp. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.shb.com/professionals/j/justus-jolie
- ^ Senate Homepage[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/election/article17634668.html
- ^ https://ballotpedia.org/Jolie_Justus
External links
- Official website
- Missouri Senate - Jolie Justus official government website
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Follow the Money - Jolie Justus