Tony Lovasco

Tony Lovasco is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He represents the 64th district, which encompasses portions of southeast Lincoln and northwest St. Charles counties, primarily north of Wentzville and O'Fallon, though also including Mid Rivers Mall and nearby areas of St. Peters as far east as Jungermann Road. Lovasco was elected to the Missouri House in November 2018.[1]

Tony Lovasco
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 64th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byRobert Cornejo
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Eva
ResidenceSt. Charles County, Missouri
Alma materDuchesne High School
Websitewww.tonylovasco.com

Early life, education and career

Lovasco is a lifelong St. Charles County resident and graduated in 2003 from Duchesne High School in St. Charles. He has attended the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Since his high school graduation, Lovasco has worked in sales for a surplus IT disposition company and has much experience with Linux deployment and maintenance.[1]

Politics

Lovasco is active in local Republican organizations, serving as a committeeman and board member.[1] After district 64 representative Robert Cornejo resigned in August 2018 to take a job in Governor Parson's administration, Lovasco was appointed by local Republicans to replace Cornejo on the November ballot.[2] Lovasco defeated Democrat Shawn Finklein in the 2018 general election.[3][4]

On May 29, 2020, Lovasco made national news when, during protests over the killing of an African-American man by a Minneapolis policeman during an arrest four days earlier, he stated on Twitter that "Looters deserve to be shot...But not by Government. #2A."[5]

Legislative assignments

Representative Lovasco serves on the following committees:

  • Downsizing State Government
  • Special Committee on Criminal Justice
  • Ways and Means

Electoral history
Missouri House of Representatives — District 64 — Lincoln and St. Charles Counties (2018)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Tony Lovasco 10,538 61.55%
Democratic Shawn Finklein 6,583 38.45%
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References
  1. "House Member biography". Missouri House of Representatives website. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  2. Erickson, Kurt (August 22, 2018). "St. Charles County lawmaker resigns, takes job in Gov. Parson's administration". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. "Tony Lovasco". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. "Election Night reporting". Missouri Secretary of State via website. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  5. Thomas, Crystal (May 29, 2020). "Missouri lawmaker tweets 'Looters deserve to be shot. But not by government' about Minneapolis uprising". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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