Kevin Windham Jr.
Kevin Windham Jr. | |
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| File:Kevin Windham 2020 .jpg | |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
| In office January 9, 2019 – January 8, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Clem Smith |
| Succeeded by | Marla Smith |
| Constituency | 74th district (2023–2025) 85th district (2019–2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1993 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Southeast Missouri State University |
Kevin Lamar Windham Jr. (born May 29, 1993) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Missouri General Assembly, originally elected from the state's 85th House district, and after redistricting in 2022, elected from the 74th district.
Personal
[edit | edit source]Windham Jr. plays basketball for leisure and attributes his passion for politics in large part to his late great-grandmother, Rose Simon.[1]
Education
[edit | edit source]Windham Jr. graduated from Southeast Missouri State University. During college Windham served as a member of Student Government Association, Black Student Union, and the President’s Task Force on Diversity Education.[2]
Windham Jr. has participated in the FOCUS St. Louis Impact Fellows program and University of Missouri Extension’s Neighborhood Leadership Fellows program.[2]
Political career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Prior to his legislative duties, Windham served the state of Missouri as a staffer in the offices of Missouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal and United States Senator Claire McCaskill.[2]
State representative
[edit | edit source]On August 7, 2018 Windham Jr. won the four-way Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives in District 85 to succeed Clem Smith with 43.7% of the vote.[3] Windham Jr. won the general election on November 6, 2018, securing 82.4% of the vote.[4] As an incoming legislator, Windham was elected vice-chair of the Missouri House Democratic Caucus for the 100th General Assembly.[2]
Windham ran uncontested in the 2020 election for Missouri House of Representatives in District 85.[3]
Windham stood down at the 2024 Missouri House of Representatives election to take up a position at Washington University.[5]
State committeeman
[edit | edit source]In addition to his duties as state representative, Windham was elected to serve as State Committeeman of the 14th Senate District within the Missouri Democratic Party for the 2020-2022 term.
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin Windham, Jr. | 3,073 | 43.69% | ||
| Democratic | Errol Bush | 2,538 | 36.08% | ||
| Democratic | Eric Reese | 999 | 14.20% | ||
| Democratic | Jacob Walters | 424 | 6.03% | ||
| Total votes | 7,034 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin Windham, Jr. | 10,457 | 82.44% | ||
| Republican | Steven McKnight | 2,228 | 17.56% | ||
| Total votes | 12,685 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin Windham, Jr. | 12,651 | 100.00% | +17.56 | |
| Total votes | 12,651 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin Windham, Jr. | 7,451 | 100.00% | 0.00 | |
| Total votes | 7,451 | 100.00% | |||
Legislative career
[edit | edit source]Legislative advocacy
[edit | edit source]In his legislative duties Windham has focused on increasing access to higher education, criminal justice reform, and community revitalization.[3]
Notable legislation
[edit | edit source]Rep. Windham has proposed several progressive bills including HB 910 (2021) which would repeal state sales taxes on groceries while implementing an estate tax, HB1354 (2021) which would create the Missouri Office of Racial Equity, and HB 884 (2021) which would make Missouri's A+ Scholarship a first-dollar scholarship.[1]
Committee assignments
[edit | edit source]2021–2022
[edit | edit source]- Higher Education Committee
- Budget Committee
- Elections and Elected Officials Committee, Ranking Minority Member
- Subcommittee on Appropriations – Education
- Subcommittee on Federal Stimulus Spending
2019–2020
[edit | edit source]- Elections and Elected Officials Committee
- Local Government Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight
Awards
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