Kenny Hulshof

Kenny Hulshof

Kenneth C. "Kenny" Hulshof (born May 22, 1958 in Sikeston , Missouri ) is an American politician . Between 1997 and 2009 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Kenny Hulshof attended Thomas W. Kelly High School in Benton and then studied at the University of Missouri until 1980 . After studying law at the University of Mississippi and being admitted to the bar in 1983, he began to work as a lawyer. From 1983 to 1986 Hulshof was a public defender; between 1986 and 1989 he served as a prosecutor in Cape Girardeau . From 1989 to 1996 he was the Assistant Attorney General of Missouri.

Politically, Hulshof joined the Republican Party . In the 1996 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Harold Volkmer on January 3, 1997 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 2009 . During his time as a congressman, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , the Iraq war and the military operation in Afghanistan fell . Hulshof was temporarily a member of the Committee on Ways and Means and two of its sub-committees.

In 2008, Hulshof decided not to run again for Congress. Instead, he ran for the office of governor of Missouri, but was clearly defeated by Democrat Jay Nixon with 40:58 percent of the vote . In the meantime, Hulshof hit the headlines when it was found that he was withholding evidence in one of his proceedings as a public prosecutor. As a result, an innocent man was sentenced to 60 years in prison. After 14 years the truth came to light and Hulshof was criticized by the appellate judge who announced the acquittal for his behavior at the time.

Web links

Commons : Kenny Hulshof  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Kenny Hulshof in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)