Korman: Keeping It Short This "Break" Week

The Missouri General Assembly was on Spring Break this week so there were no trips to Jefferson City. When we return we will have seven weeks left before Session adjourns and the first order of business will be approving Appropriation Bills. Since I am on “Break” I’ll try to keep it short this week.

While on Spring Break, I had the opportunity to visit with some cities and schools in the District. At the schools I delivered a very handy teaching tool on Missouri called the Showing You The Show-Me State. I spoke with 3^rd and 4^th graders at St. Vincent in Dutzow and with 4^th graders at Marthasville Elementary. I delivered the books to Rebecca Boone Elementary in Warrenton and look forward to the visit I will have with them in May. I must say that talking with eager to learn kids is one of the best parts of the job!

Since there isn’t any legislation to discuss this week, I would like to introduce Bonnie Linhardt, Legislative Assistant for the 99^th District. If you call my Capitol office you will be greeted and assisted by Bonnie.

Bonnie’s duties include: responding to constituent issues by phone, mail or fax, sending out press releases, weekly Capitol Reports, maintaining the official calendar, coordinating and scheduling meetings and hearings, assisting with my legislative agenda by performing all clerk tasks and monitoring the legislation, and providing general office assistance to list a few. She also helps me in the learning process on a daily basis.

It has helped that Bonnie is not new to the Capitol; she has worked as a legislative assistant for over a year and prior to that, she had advocated in Jefferson City for the American Heart Association for nine years. She has worked on legislation, with media, and in public relations. Bonnie has an educational background in political science, history, sociology and computer systems.

Bonnie is a wife and mother of 2 adult children and grandmother of six. She and her husband, Todd, live in rural Cole County, have livestock operations, and raise a few row-crops. I feel she is a great fit for the 99th District and has been learning about the District daily.

That is it until next week!

Please feel free to stop by or contact your 99^th District office at:

201 W Capitol Ave., Office 114C
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-751-2689
Bart{dot}Korman{at}house{dot}mo{dot}gov