Jo Ann Emerson

U.S. Congressperson

1950 –

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Who is Jo Ann Emerson?

Jo Ann Emerson is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district from 1996 to 2013. The district consists of Southeast and South Central Missouri and includes the Bootheel, the Lead Belt and the Ozarks. Emerson is a member of the Republican Party. On January 22, 2013, Emerson resigned her seat in Congress to become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

With the defeat of Congressman Ike Skelton, Emerson became the dean, i.e., the longest-serving member, of Missouri's congressional delegation in 2011.

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Born
Sep 16, 1950
Bethesda
Also known as
  • jo_ann_emerson
  • Jo Ann Hermann
  • Jo Emerson
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Presbyterianism
Ethnicity
  • White American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Ohio Wesleyan University
Lived in
  • Bethesda
  • Cape Girardeau

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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