Jerry is a professional cartoonist, who became involved in government, and was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2005. He has served on various committees, including Chairman of the International Trade and Job Creation committee, Renewable Energy, Public Safety Appropriations and Immigration Committees. He is best known for writing the Manufacturing Jobs Act which among other things, allowed Ford to invest money in their Claycomo facility which amounted to over $1.1 billion!
Without this legislation, there was a likelihood that Ford would have relocated. He also sponsored the Corporate Franchise Tax Repeal law which incentivized businesses to not cross the state line for better tax rates. He sponsored legislation which freed up the NKC School District to "joint venture" with Gladstone to fund the aquatic facility.
He is currently a partner of a startup business to export food to China and other Asian countries. He is a member of Gladstone Rotary, Friends of Hospice, and Knights of Columbus. He has been married to Alicia for 36 years and has 3 grown children.
