John Quinn is a farmer and Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives

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. He resides in Chillicothe, Missouri

Chillicothe, Missouri

Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. The name "Chillicothe" is Shawnee for "big town", and was named after their Chillicothe, located since 1774 about a mile from the present-day city.Chillicothe is...

, with his wife Mary and has four daughters. He is a Catholic.

He was born in Marceline, Missouri

Marceline, Missouri

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, and graduated in 1968 from St. Joseph Academy. He then went on to attend Northwest Missouri State University

Northwest Missouri State University

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 and the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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. He has been a self-employed farmer for thirty years.

He is a member of the Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus

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, a past county president of the Farm Bureau, past chair of the Livingston County Soil & Water Board, a board member of the Missouri Corn Growers Association, the Missouri Soybean Association, Show-Me Quality Grain, the Chillichothe Chamber of Commerce, Ducks Unlimited

Ducks Unlimited

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, and the National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

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He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in a special election in 2001, winning reelection in 2002 and 2004. He currently serves on the following committees:

• Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural Resources (chair),
• Agriculture Policy,
• Budget,
• Corrections and Public Institutions.