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William McKenna (politician)

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William McKenna
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
April 7, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Preceded byJay Nixon[1]
Succeeded bySteve Stoll[2]
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 102nd district
In office
January 6, 1993 – April 7, 1993
Preceded byJoseph L. Treadway[3]
Succeeded byDavid W. Broach
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 105th district
In office
January 5, 1983 – January 6, 1993
Preceded byPhilip M. Barry[4]
Succeeded byJo Ann Karll[5]
Personal details
Born (1946-08-29) August 29, 1946 (age 77)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSoutheast Missouri State University

William "Bill" McKenna (born August 29, 1946) is a former American Democratic politician who served in the Missouri Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, McKenna graduated from St. Louis University High School and Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's degree in education. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1968 until 1974.[6]

His son Ryan McKenna has also served in the Missouri Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives while his father J. Glennon McKenna served in the Missouri House of Representatives in the 1940s. He is also related to T. J. McKenna who has served in the Missouri House of Representatives.[7]

References

  1. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=446635
  2. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=446639
  3. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=598702
  4. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=740424
  5. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=738926
  6. ^ Rebecca McDowell Cook. Official Manual State of Missouri 1997-1998. p. 118.
  7. ^ "Jefferson County senator to take helm at state labor agency". Retrieved 2018-06-11.