"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education."—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
—Political Science
Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri
Associate in Applied Science
—Legal Assistant
Missouri House of Representatives
Freshman Legislator of the Year
—2008
Majority Floor Whip
—2008, 2009, 2010
Missouri Alliance for Freedom
Champion for Freedom Award
–2014, 2015, 2016
