Rep.
Luann Ridgeway, a Republican, represents part of Clay County (District 35) in
the Missouri House of Representatives.
In
addition to her legislative duties, Rep. Ridgeway is a lawyer.
She
currently serves or has served as a member of the following organizations:
Missouri Bar Association; Clay County Bar Association; Smithville Chamber of
Commerce (past treasurer); Kiwanis of Smithville (past president); Multiple
Sclerosis Association Super Cities Walk-A-Thon Organization Committee; Ducks
Unlimited; National Rifle Association; Federated Republican Women; William
Jewell College Student Mentor Program; Home Health Care board, Spelman
Hospital; Spelman Hospital Institutional Review Board; Mt. Zion Baptist Church
(pianist); and Rotary.
Prior
to receiving a bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from
William Woods College in 1978, Rep. Ridgeway attended American University in
Washington, D.C., for one semester while she served as a legislative aide. She
then attended Oxford University, Oxford, England, and graduated from the
University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School with a juris doctorate in 1981.
Rep.
Ridgeway currently resides in rural Clay County near Smithville with her
husband, Dr. Richard Ridgeway.