Rep.
Connie J. Cierpiot, a Republican, represents part of Jackson County (District
52) in the Missouri House of Representatives.
Rep.
Cierpiot was elected to her first two-year term in 1994.
In
addition to her legislative duties, Rep. Cierpiot is: a Jackson County
Republican committeewoman; past president of the Republican Club of Greater
Kansas City; a member of the Santa Fe Trails Women's Republican Club;
co-founder of the Mother's Refuge for the Pregnant and Unborn, a residence
facility in Independence for unwed teenage mothers; a member of Missouri Right
to Life; a member of Concerned Women for America; a board member for the
Jackson County United Way; and a board member of the Truman Neurological Center.
Rep.
Cierpiot is also a member of the Plaza Heights Baptist Church in Blue Springs,
Missouri.
Before
serving with the House, Rep. Cierpiot was involved for many years in volunteer
service, church/ministry work and grass roots political work. She also was a PTA member.
Born
June 6, 1953, in Kansas City, Rep. Cierpiot graduated from Cardinal Glennon
High School in 1971. She has been
married to Charles Michael (Mike) Cierpiot for 29 years. They currently reside in Independence. They have twin sons: Patrick Stuart, a third
year law student at the University of Missouri in Columbia and Lucas Benjamin,
a graduate of the University of Missouri in Kansas City with a degree in
business administration.