Rep. Robert Hilgemann, a Democrat, represents the central corridor of the City of St. Louis (District 64) in the Missouri House of Representatives.

Elected in 1997 in a special election, Rep. Hilgemann is serving his second two-year term. Rep. Hilgemann, formerly worked for Monsanto for 16 years and is currently employed by IBM. Additionally, Rep. Hilgemann is a member of the St. Louis Democratic City Central Committee; board of directors, McRee Town Neighborhood Association; past president, Mid-City Optimists; and the Community Development Agency Board from 1988-1992.

Rep. Hilgemann has received the following awards: Monsanto Volunteer award; St. Louis Teachers Local 420, Outstanding Support of Public Education; Labor award; 1998 Riverfront Times Up and Coming Legislator award; and the Working Families award.

Rep. Hilgemann graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa and received his master’s in information management from Washington University in St. Louis.

Born June 27, 1950, in Aberdeen South Dakota, Rep. Hilgemann resides in St. Louis with his wife Amy.