91st General Assembly
Rep. Charles R. Portwood, a Republican, represents part of St. Louis County (District 92) in the Missouri House of Representatives. Rep. Portwood was elected vice-chair of the Freshman Republican Caucus and also serves as deputy whip of the Republican Caucus.
Elected to his first two-year term in 2000, Rep. Portwood is a practicing chiropractic physician in Manchester. Previously he taught clinical education at Logan Chiropractic College in Chesterfield from 1994-1996. Rep. Portwood was named 2001 Chiropractor of the Year.
In addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Portwood is a member of the Lafayette Church of Christ, the West County Chamber of Commerce, the Missouri State Chiropractors Association, and is vice president of the National Academy of MUA Physicians. He is also a member of the West County Republican Organization, the American Legislative Exchange Council, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Association of Sportsmen Legislators, the National Republican Legislators Association and the Missouri Federation of Pachyderm Clubs.
A 1981 graduate of Lindsay High School in Lindsay, Oklahoma, Rep. Portwood attended Oklahoma Christian College where he majored in biochemistry. He received a bachelor of science in human biology and a doctorate in chiropractic from Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield in 1991.
Born April 3, 1963 in Denver, Co., Rep. Portwood lives in Ballwin with his wife Dawn, who is an assistant principal at Marquette High School. They have four children: Charles, Katherin, Laura and Harrison.