REP. MARY M. HAGAN-HARRELL
91st General
Assembly
Rep. Mary M.
Hagan-Harrell, a Democrat, represents part of St. Louis County (District 75) in
the Missouri House of Representatives.
Rep.
Hagan-Harrell sponsored legislation relating to the direct deposit of employee
salary checks. She also handled the
public school retirement system legislation. This legislation would modify
"25 and out" for teachers, raise the minimum benefits for retired
teachers and increase monthly retirement benefits for retirees based on the
number of years of service. She also handled the MOSERS retirement bill and the
Highway Employees and Highway Patrol Retirement System bill, which improved
disability benefits for those employees under the Highway System who have been
disabled and cannot return to work.
Rep.
Hagan-Harrell worked as a school teacher and librarian in the Riverview Gardens
School District from 1960-1986.
A graduate of
Chaffee High School, Rep. Hagan-Harrell holds a bachelor of science degree in
elementary education and fine arts from Southeast Missouri State University and
a master's degree in library science from George Peabody College in Nashville,
Tenn., which has now merged with Vanderbilt University.
Born in Cape
Girardeau, Rep. Hagan-Harrell currently resides in Ferguson with her husband
Stan Harrell.