Rep. Mike Dethrow, a
Republican, represents Carter, Oregon and Ripley counties and parts of Butler
and Wayne counties (District 153) in the Missouri House of
Representatives.
In
addition to his legislative duties, Rep. Dethrow is a farmer and a businessman.
He has a lifelong association in agriculture, and since 1977 has been involved
in business, marketing hogs for area farmers, operating his livestock-farm
business and helping his wife and partner in their computer business.
A
trustee and chairman of the administrative council in the Alton United
Methodist Church, Rep. Dethrow is a current member or has served in the following
organizations: Farm Bureau; Missouri Pork Association; National Rifle
Association; District 9 Transportation Advisory Committee; MDA Marketing and
Animal Health Committees; Alton Area Chamber of Commerce; City of Alton
Economic Development Committee; Oregon County Action Group; Lions Club; Oregon
County Fair Board; Oregon County Extension Council and EXCEL graduate.
A
1970 graduate of Alton High School, Rep. Dethrow received his bachelor of
science degree in agriculture from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1974
and his master of science degree in 1975. He was also an instructor at
Muscatine Community College before returning to the farm and livestock market
business.
Rep.
Dethrow is the fourth generation of his family living and raising a family in
Oregon County. Born August 7,1952 in Thayer, Mo., he lives on his farm near
Alton with his wife Barbara. They have one son, Michael, Jr.