Hartzler, Vicky, 1960-
<p>Vicky Hartzler proudly represents the good people of Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District, which is comprised of 24 counties in West Central Missouri.</p>
<p>Vicky is a wife, mother, life-long farmer, small business owner and a former public school teacher with a passion for life and for serving God and others. She grew up on a farm in Cass County, learned the value of hard work, graduated from Archie High School, then received a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Missouri. She later earned a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Central Missouri.</p>
<p>She taught family and consumer sciences for 11 years in Lebanon and Belton, MO, coaching track for six years while at Belton and serving as co-director of a program for at-risk teens in addition to her regular teaching responsibilities.</p>
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<p>Vicky Jo Hartzler (née Zellmer, October 13, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the Missouri State Representative for the 124th district from 1995 to 2000.</p>
<p>Hartzler's district comprises a large swath of western-central Missouri, anchored in Columbia and stretching to the eastern and southern Kansas City suburbs, including a sliver of Kansas City. The district also includes Sedalia, Warrensburg, Moberly, and Lebanon.</p>
<p>She is a candidate in the 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri.</p>
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HARTZLER, Vicky, a Representative from Missouri; born in Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo., October 13, 1960; graduated from Archie High School, Archie, Mo., 1979; B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1983; M.S., University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Mo., 1992; teacher; farmer; business owner; member of the Missouri state house of representatives, 1995-2001; chairperson, Missouri Women's Council, 2005; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2011-present).