92nd General Assembly
Rep. Catherine L. Hanaway, a Republican, was elected
to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1998. She represents the 87th
District, which encompasses part of St. Louis County. In 2003, Speaker Hanaway was elected as Speaker of the Missouri
House.
Speaker Hanaway was named as
one of the Missouri Lawyers of the Year by Missouri Lawyers Weekly and was
recognized as one of the St. Louis Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” in addition
to being named by the Journal as a “Leader to Watch”. The Associated
Industries of Missouri recently presented her with the Voice of Missouri
Business Award. Other Awards Speaker
Hanaway received are the 2001 Health Policy Leadership Award from the Missouri
Hospital Association, 2002 and 2001 Lewis & Clark Statesman Award from St.
Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association, 2002 Spirit of Enterprise
Award from the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Missouri Bar
Legislative Award, and the SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Outstanding
Child Advocate Honoree.
Speaker Hanaway earned
her law degree from Catholic University of America and worked in the law firm
of Peper, Martin, Jensen, Maichel & Hetlage. She currently resides in Warson Woods with her husband Christopher
and their daughter Lucy. Speaker Hanaway and her family belong to Ste.
Genevieve Dubois Catholic Church, and she serves on the board of directors of
the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition.
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