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Preceded by
  
Roger Wilson

Party
  
Democratic Party

Political party
  
Democratic

Succeeded by
  
Peter Kinder

Name
  
Joe Maxwell

Resigned
  
January 10, 2005

Education
  
University of Missouri


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Born
  
March 17, 1957 (age 67) Kirksville, Missouri, U.S. (
1957-03-17
)

Alma mater
  
University of Missouri, Columbia

Role
  
Former Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Previous office
  
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (2000–2005)

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Joe Maxwell (born March 17, 1957) is an American attorney who served as the 45th Lieutenant Governor for the state of Missouri. He is a Democrat who also served in the Missouri House of Representatives and the Missouri Senate.

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Personal history

Joseph E. Maxwell was born on St. Patricks Day 1957 in Kirksville, Missouri and grew up on a farm near Rush Hill in rural Audrain County, Missouri. He is a graduate of Community R-VI High School in Laddonia and received his higher education at the University of Missouri. Maxwell earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Mizzou in 1986, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1990. Prior to receiving his higher education, Maxwell worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S Postal Service and also operated a small business with his twin brother. Joe Maxwell is a military veteran who retired in 1995 with the rank of First Sergeant after twenty years in the Missouri National Guard. Maxwell and wife Sarah are the parents of two daughters. He is currently an attorney in private practice in Mexico, Missouri with the firm of Hagan, Hamlett and Maxwell and Council Member of Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future.

Political history

Joe Maxwell served two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives, being elected in 1990 and again in 1992. In 1994 Maxwell ran for and won election to the Missouri Senate representing the 18th District. He easily defeated Republican challenger James Lemon in 1998 to win reelection. Joe Maxwell was elected to statewide office in 2000, defeating Republican Wendell Bailey in the race for Missouri Lieutenant Governor. He chose not to run for the office again in 2004, citing his wife's health problems.

References

Joe Maxwell Wikipedia