<ROOT><RepresentativeData><RepresentativeInfo><PhotoLink>https://images.house.mo.gov/MemberPhoto.aspx?id=2363</PhotoLink><LastName>Hein</LastName><FirstName>Stephanie</FirstName><DistrictNum>136</DistrictNum><Party>Democrat</Party><YearElected>2022</YearElected><YearsServed>3</YearsServed><Hometown>Springfield</Hometown><Counties><County><CountyName>Greene</CountyName></County></Counties><Committees><Committee><CommitteeName>Higher Education and Workforce Development</CommitteeName><CommitteePosition>Ranking Minority Member</CommitteePosition></Committee><Committee><CommitteeName>Subcommittee on Appropriations - General Administration</CommitteeName><CommitteePosition>Ranking Minority Member</CommitteePosition></Committee><Committee><CommitteeName>Budget</CommitteeName><CommitteePosition>Member</CommitteePosition></Committee><Committee><CommitteeName>Financial Institutions</CommitteeName><CommitteePosition>Member</CommitteePosition></Committee><Committee><CommitteeName>Fiscal Review</CommitteeName><CommitteePosition>Member</CommitteePosition></Committee></Committees><CapitolAddress>MO House of Representatives, 201 West Capitol Avenue, Room 109-F, Jefferson City MO 65101</CapitolAddress><LegislativeAssistant>Jack Ratliff</LegislativeAssistant><PhoneNumber>573-751-0232</PhoneNumber><EmailAddress>Stephanie.Hein@house.mo.gov</EmailAddress><Biography>Representative Stephanie Hein, a Democrat, represents part of Greene County (District 136) in the Missouri House of Representatives. She was elected to her first two-year term in November 2022. 

In addition to her service with the legislature, Hein is a professor emerita at Missouri State University. Previously, she served as the head of Missouri State University’s Department of Hospitality Leadership. Hein started her professional career in the multi-billion-dollar food and beverage industry.

Hein is an active member of the Springfield Downtown Rotary Club. She is a past chair of the Springfield Convention and Visitor Bureau Board of Directors, and has served on Springfield’s Airport Task Force. Hein was named one of Springfield’s Most Influential Women in 2014.

A Hartville High School graduate, Hein holds a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Restaurant Administration and a Master of Business Administration from Missouri State University. She also holds an EdD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri - Columbia.

Born in Rolla, Hein now resides in Springfield with her husband, Tony. They have two daughters.
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