Brad Ronald Lager is a small business owner and a Republican

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 politician

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 from the state of Missouri

Missouri

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. He is a current member of the Missouri State Senate from the 12th District as well as a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives

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. Lager is a declared candidate for Missouri Lieutenant Governor

Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

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 in 2012.

Personal life and education

Brad Lager is a life-long resident of northwest Missouri. After graduation from Northeast Nodaway High School (Ravenwood

Ravenwood, Missouri

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) in 1993, he attended Northwest Missouri State University. Lager graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in computer management systems in 1997. Prior to politics, Lager gained business experience as General Manager of Northwest Missouri Cellular. He is also the owner of LMS Communications and co-owner of Lager Car Wash. When not attending to legislative duties in Jefferson City, Lager works as a senior strategic analyst in health e-services for Cerner Corporation

Cerner

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, a healthcare information technology company. Senator Lager and his wife Stephanie reside near Savannah, Missouri

Savannah, Missouri

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 with their son and daughter. He is a member of St. Gregory's Catholic Church.

Political career

Brad Lager's career in politics began in 2001 when he was elected to the Maryville City Council, becoming the city's youngest councilmember ever. Shortly thereafter, in 2002, Lager was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives

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 from the 4th District after defeating Democrat Larry Dougan. He would run unopposed for reelection in 2004. Brad Lager moved from the House to the Missouri Senate in 2006 after handily defeating Democrat James W. Neely by over 11,000 votes.
Lager would run unopposed in 2010 to win reelection to the Senate.

Statewide campaigns

In 2008 Senator Lager mounted an unsuccessful campaign for Missouri State Treasurer. After running unopposed in the August Republican primary, Brad Lager suffered his first-ever election defeat as he lost the November general election to Democratic nominee, State Representative Clint Zweifel by a margin of roughly 90,000 votes.

On November 14, 2011 Brad Lager announced his candidacy for Missouri Lieutenant Governor in 2012. It was expected he might once again run for a statewide office after his 2008 loss to Clint Zweifel, since Lager is term-limited by Missouri law from running for his State Senate seat again.

Election results

Honors

• named 2004 Outstanding Legislator by the Missouri Athletic Trainers Association.
• named 2004 and 2006 "Friend of Agriculture" by the Missouri Farm Bureau.
• Missouri Corn Growers award.
• Lewis and Clark Statesman award.