REP. WAYNE J. HENKE

92nd General Assembly

Rep. Wayne J. Henke, a Democrat, represents part of Lincoln County (District 11) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to the House in November 2002.

Rep. Henke coached sports and taught high school for ten years. He is a retired farmer who owned and operated farms in Lincoln and Monroe counties. He was elected Lincoln County Assessor in 1986 and served on the Silex R-I School Board.

Rep. Henke is a member of the following organizations: Sacred Heart Catholic Church; Farm Bureau; Knights of Columbus; Lincoln County Fair Board (chairman, 1978); Lincoln County Memorial Hospital Advisory Board (chairman, 1995); and the Lincoln County Democratic Club.

Rep. Henke has been honored with a spot on the Winfield R-IV Wall of Fame and in the St. Charles County Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame.

A graduate of Lincoln County R-IV High School in Winfield, Rep. Henke received his bachelor of science degree in education from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Born May 30, 1941 in Chesterfield, Mo., Rep. Henke lives in Troy with his wife, the former Dottie Prinster. They have nine children: Ted, Ben, Russ, Dustin, Charles, Howard, Barry, Shelly and Sarah.