Rep. Peter C. Myers Sr., a Republican,
represents parts of Cape Girardeau, Scott, New Madrid, and Mississippi counties
(District 160) in the Missouri House of Representatives.
In addition to his legislative duties, Rep.
Myers is currently president of Myers Land Management Co. He also serves
as an advisor to Adopt a Farm Family of America, Inc., a Christian outreach to
farm and ranch families, for which his wife Mary is the full-time volunteer
president.
Rep. Myers has served in various
agricultural positions on the national and local levels ranging from president
and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, Washington, D.C. and Denver, Colo.; deputy
secretary of Agriculture-USDA, Washington, D.C.; chief, Soil Conservation
Service-USDA, Washington, D.C.; farm owner and operator in the Sikeston area of
Southeast Missouri, January 1955 to April 1982.
He attends Miner Baptist Church in Sikeston
and is a member of the Missouri 4-H Foundation; School of Natural Resources
Advisory Council, University of Missouri-Columbia; UMC Delta Center Advisory
Group; Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce, and Missouri Society of Farm Managers
and Rural Appraisers.
Other positions previously held by Rep.
Myers include: commissioner of the Missouri Dept. of Conservation, vice
president of the Missouri Pork Producers Association, state board member of the
Missouri Farm Bureau, president of the New Madrid County Farm Bureau, Little
League Basketball commissioner and New Madrid County 4-H leader.
In 1993, Rep. Myers received the prestigious
J. Sterling Morton Award from the National Arbor Day Foundation. He has
also been recognized as Sikeston Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year; National
Association of Conservation Districts, Distinguished Service award and was
named the National Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer in 1967.
Rep. Myers is a 1949 graduate of William Horlick
High School in Racine, Wis. He is also a 1952 graduate from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture.
From 1953 to 1955, Rep. Myers served in the
U.S. Army Ordnance Corps as 1st Lieutenant.
Born January 4, 1931, in Racine, Wis., Rep.
Myers currently resides in Sikeston with his wife Mary. They have five
children: Joseph, Peter Jr., Kristina, Gretchen and Jon. They also have
10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.