<ROOT><RepresentativeData><RepresentativeInfo><PhotoLink>https://images.house.mo.gov/MemberPhoto.aspx?id=2358</PhotoLink><LastName>Strickler</LastName><FirstName>Kemp</FirstName><DistrictNum>034</DistrictNum><Party>Democrat</Party><YearElected>2022</YearElected><YearsServed>3</YearsServed><Hometown>Lee's Summit</Hometown><Counties><County><CountyName>Jackson</CountyName></County></Counties><Committees><Committee><CommitteeName>Administration and Accounts</CommitteeName><CommitteePosition>Ranking Minority Member</CommitteePosition></Committee><Committee><CommitteeName>Special Committee on Tax Reform</CommitteeName><CommitteePosition>Ranking Minority Member</CommitteePosition></Committee><Committee><CommitteeName>Ways and Means</CommitteeName><CommitteePosition>Member</CommitteePosition></Committee><Committee><CommitteeName>Joint Committee on Tax Policy</CommitteeName><CommitteePosition>Member</CommitteePosition></Committee></Committees><CapitolAddress>MO House of Representatives, 201 West Capitol Avenue, Room 101-I, Jefferson City MO 65101</CapitolAddress><LegislativeAssistant>Carla Mueller</LegislativeAssistant><PhoneNumber>573-751-1456</PhoneNumber><EmailAddress>Kemp.Strickler@house.mo.gov</EmailAddress><Biography>Representative Kemp Strickler, a Democrat, represents part of Jackson County (District 34) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2022.  

Prior to serving in the legislature, Strickler retired from his position as a Senior Data Analytics Manager after 35 years of service with Hallmark. He began his career at Hallmark in an entry-level position and worked his way up to leadership roles advising senior executives at Hallmark and responsible for multi-million dollar budgets.

Strickler has volunteered his time with various organizations, clubs, and causes throughout the community. He recently served as Vice Chair of the Lee’s Summit Arts Council and is a member of the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce. He also recently served on both the Industrial Engineering Hall of Fame Board and the Marketing Department Advisory Board at the University of Missouri. He is a current Democratic Committeeman for Lee’s Summit. 

Strickler attended Southwest High School in Kansas City and went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering and an MBA from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He was inducted into Mizzou’s Industrial Engineering Hall of Fame and received the Citation of Merit award from Mizzou’s Trulaske College of Business. 

Born in Harrisonville and raised in Kansas City, Rep. Strickler has resided for nearly four decades in Lee's Summit. Strickler and his wife, Kristy, are longtime members of Lee’s Summit Christian Church, where he sings in the choir and has served as the moderator for the church leadership team.

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