Jason Bean
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 25th district
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
Preceded byDoug Libla
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Children3
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BS)

Jason Bean is an American politician and farmer serving as a member of the Missouri Senate from the 25th district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 5, 2021.

Early life and education

Bean was raised in the Missouri Bootheel region.[1] He is a fifth-generation farmer and Missouri native.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy and animal science from the University of Missouri.[3]

Missouri State Senate

Bean operated a family farm. He was elected to the Missouri Senate in November 2020, placing first in the Republican primary and running unopposed in the general election. He assumed office on January 5, 2021.[4][5] He is a self-described constitutional conservative who has frequently discussed "draining the swamp."[6]

In 2021, he serves as the Vice Chairman of the Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoors Resources Committee, and Vice Chairman on the Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety

Committee assignments

References

  1. ^ "Four Republicans hope to replace term-limited Libla in southeast Missouri Senate district". Missourinet. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  2. ^ Service, Trina Bell-SEMO News (2015-10-29). "Bean receives Agriculture award from governor". Sikeston Standard Democrat. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. ^ Schallhorn, Kaitlyn (2020-07-28). "Missouri Farm Bureau endorses Jason Bean in Senate race". The Missouri Times. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ^ "Jason Bean". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  5. ^ Schallhorn, Kaitlyn (2020-02-26). "Jason Bean files for SD 25, setting up crowded GOP primary". The Missouri Times. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  6. ^ "Jason Bean – A Constitutional Conservative for State Senate". Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  7. ^ "Senator Jason Bean – Missouri Senate". Retrieved 2021-02-24.
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