Dave Spence is an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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 and corporate president

President

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, CEO, and chairman. He is a candidate for the Republican

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 nomination for the office of Governor of Missouri in the 2012 election

Missouri gubernatorial election, 2012

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. He is the former president

President

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 and CEO of Alpha Packaging and the former chairman of Legacy Packaging.

Early life and career

Dave Spence attended Kirkwood High School

Kirkwood High School

Kirkwood High School is a secondary school in Kirkwood, Missouri. It is located at 801 W Essex Ave, Kirkwood, MO. The school is part of the Kirkwood R-7 School District. The current principal is Dr. Mike Havener who replaced Dr...

. He got married in 1990 and has four children. He then became the head of Alpha Packaging and the Chairman of Legacy Packaging.

Political career

In 2011, Dave Spence announced his intention to run for Governor of Missouri regardless of whether the front runner, Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder

Peter Kinder

Peter D. Kinder is an American politician from the U.S. state of Missouri. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in 2004 as Matt Blunt was elected Governor. Kinder was reelected in 2008 at the same time Jay Nixon was elected Governor. Kinder is a member of the Republican Party...

, decided to run. Kinder decided to run for reelection as Lieutenant Governor and endorsed Spence for Governor.