91st General Assembly
Rep.
Patricia Secrest, a Republican, represents part of St. Louis County (District
93) in the Missouri House of Representatives.
In
addition to her legislative duties, Rep. Secrest is owner and co-founder of
Secrest Engineered Products, Inc.
A
member of the West County, Town and Country, and Fenton Chambers of Commerce,
Rep. Secrest also belongs to the National Association of Women Business Owners;
the AAUW; the National Federation of Republican Women; the Pachyderms; the
Confluence of St. Louis, president 1987-1989; the St. Louis County Planning
Commission; the Bonhomme, Missouri River, Queeny and Clayton Republican Clubs;
Leadership St. Louis, Greater Missouri Focus on Leadership; and Leadership
Missouri.
Named
the 1994 Legislator of the Year by the National Republican Legislators
Association, Rep. Secrest also has been honored with the following awards:
Outstanding Freshman Legislator for Small Business Leadership, 1991; Missouri
Chamber of Commerce, Spirit of Enterprise, 1992; and NFIB Guardian of Small
Business, 1993.
Rep.
Secrest received a bachelor of science degree from the University of
Missouri-Columbia and a master of arts degree from Washington University.
Born
in Ann Arbor, Mich., Rep. Secrest resides in Manchester with her husband John
C. Secrest. The two have been married
since June, 1968.