Rep. Jewell D. H. Patek, a Republican, represents Carroll and Livingston counties and part of Linn County (District 7) in the Missouri House of Representatives.

In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Patek is a military police officer in the Missouri National Guard and an attorney with Cleaveland, Macoubrie & Cox, LLC.

Rep. Patek is a member of Cornerstone Church in Chillicothe, Missouri Chamber of Commerce, Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce, Missouri Farm Bureau, the Rotary Club, Ducks Unlimited, and the Missouri Cattlemen's Association; FORR (Freedom of the Road Riders); Missouri Soybean Association; Chillicothe Community Wellness Committee; Chillicothe Habitat for Humanity, board member; Mason, Friendship Lodge No. 89, A.F. & A.M.; and Missouri Bar.

A 1989 graduate of Chillicothe High School, Rep. Patek graduated from Westminster College in 1993 with a bachelor of arts in political science. He received a juris doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1996.

Born July 12, 1971, in Brookfield, Rep. Patek currently resides in Chillicothe.