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Rick Stream
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 90th district
In office
2013–2015
Preceded byJohn McCaherty
Succeeded byDeb Lavender
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 94th district
In office
2007–2013
Preceded byJane Bogetto
Succeeded byVicki Englund
Personal details
Born (1949-02-23) February 23, 1949 (age 75)
St. Louis, Missouri
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceKirkwood, Missouri
Alma materSt. Louis Community College
University of Missouri
OccupationProject manager
Politician

Rick Stream (born February 23, 1949) is an American, a former U.S. Naval Officer, a former budget/project manager for the United States Department of Defense and a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives.[1] He served in the Missouri House from 2007-2114 representing Kirkwood and surrounding communities in the 94th and 90th districts. He was Chairman and Vice-chairman of the House Budget Committee for the last six years. Currently, he is the Republican Director of Elections in St. Louis County.

Early life and career

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Rick Stream is a native of Kirkwood, MO. He is the second oldest of 8 children and began working outside the home at age 10; cutting grass, shoveling snow and babysitting. In 1963, Rick's father passed away at the age of 42. Rick was 14, his sister was just 9 months old. Rick's family had no insurance or income so Rick painted 4 houses when he was 15, and then went to work in the laboratory at St. Joseph Hospital in Kirkwood (where Aberdeen Heights is now). He worked there 7 years, through high school and college. He graduated from Kirkwood High School in 1967.[1] He then went to St. Louis Community College–Meramec where he obtained an Associate degree in business.[1] He also received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of Missouri–St. Louis in 1971.[1] He then served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1971 to 1975, serving on the USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30) as the Navigator, Admin and Personnel Officer and Legal Officer..[1] He received his Honorable Discharge in Dec. 1975 and 3 months later was married to Ellen Taylor, who he met through a mutual friend while in the Navy. Rick worked for one year at Absorbent Cotton Company in Valley Park as the midnight supervisor. In 1977, he started his career at the United States Department of Defense in St. Louis where he was a budget and project manager with the Army Aviation and Logistics Commands. During that time he was elected 4 times to the Kirkwood School Board. In 2006, he retired early to run for MO State Representative, serving four terms. In 2014, Stream ran for St. Louis County Executive, losing to Steve Stenger by 6/10% (1800 votes). He worked two years as the Executive Director of Hope Unlimited, a Christian ministry which works with children in Meacham Park. He began his current job at the Election Board in January 2017. In 2018, Stream received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kirkwood/Des Peres Chamber of Commerce. In 2019, he was inducted into the Kirkwood High School Alumni Hall of Fame for his 50+ years of volunteer service to the school district and the community. [2] Stream has been married since 1976, has four children and four grandchildren, and attends Greentree Community Church in Kirkwood.[1]

Political career

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Rick Stream was on the Kirkwood School Board from 1992 to 2004 and was its President for two years, Vice President 3 years.[1] In 2006, he was elected to serve in the Missouri House of representatives over Democrat Jane Bogetto.[3] He was reelected three times over Democrat Deb Lavender.[3] He was the chairman of the Budget Committee, 2013-14.[1]

Committee assignments

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  • Joint Committee on Legislative Research
  • Joint Committee on Capital Improvements and Leases Oversight
  • Joint Legislative Committee on Court Automation
  • Budget (Chairman)
  • Leadership for Missouri Issue Development

Electoral history

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2014 St. Louis County – County Executive
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Steve Stenger 137,638 48
Republican Rick Stream 135,870 48
2012 General Election for Missouri’s 90th District House of Representatives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Stream 11,438 50.57
Democratic Deb Lavender 11,172 49.39
2010 General Election for Missouri’s 94th District House of Representatives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Stream 9,326 56.16
Democratic Deb Lavender 7,267 43.76
2008 General Election for Missouri’s 94th District House of Representatives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Stream 11,623 54.14
Democratic Deb Lavender 9,828 45.78
2006 General Election for Missouri’s 94th District House of Representatives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Stream 9,814 51.14
Democratic Jan Bogetto 8,760 48.78
2001 General Election for the Kirkwood School Board-2 to be elected[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Rick Stream 3,963 38.75 3,963
Nonpartisan Kathy A. Harris 3,349 32.75
Nonpartisan Matt Cottlet 2,914 28.50
1998 General Election for the Kirkwood School Board-2 to be elected[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Rick Stream 5,737 53.91
Nonpartisan Thomas W. Stevener 4,905 46.09

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Representative Directory".
  2. ^ "Rick Stream – LinkedIn".
  3. ^ a b "Election Results History – Elections – Your Government -".
  4. ^ "St. Louis County Election Results".
  5. ^ "St. Louis County Election Results".
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