Joseph Edwin Maxwell was born on March 17,1957 and is an American attorney who served as the 45th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Missouri.
13 Facts About Joe Maxwell
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Joe Maxwell is a Democrat who served in the Missouri House of Representatives and the Missouri Senate.
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Joseph Edwin Joe Maxwell was born in Kirksville, Missouri and grew up on a farm near Rush Hill in rural Audrain County, Missouri.
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Joe Maxwell is a graduate of Community R-VI High School in Laddonia and received his higher education at the University of Missouri.
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Joe Maxwell earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Mizzou in 1986, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1990.
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Joe Maxwell is a military veteran who retired in 1995 with the rank of First Sergeant after twenty years in the Missouri National Guard.
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Joe Maxwell later became an attorney in private practice in Mexico, Missouri with the firm of Hagan, Hamlett and Maxwell and Council Member of Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future.
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Joe Maxwell served two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives, being elected in 1990 and again in 1992.
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In 1994 Joe Maxwell ran for and won election to the Missouri Senate representing the 18th District.
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Joe Maxwell easily defeated Republican challenger James Lemon in 1998 to win reelection.
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Joe Maxwell was elected to statewide office in 2000, defeating Republican Wendell Bailey in the race for Missouri Lieutenant Governor.
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Joe Maxwell chose not to run for the office again in 2004, citing his wife's health problems.
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Joe Maxwell had been dissatisfied with Democratic nominee Chris Koster's stances on Agriculture, almost deciding to challenge him for the nomination.