Member:

Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force
American Legislative Exchange Council Chair
Mo. Chair, Nat'l. Republican Legislators Assn
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Covenant Family Church
Chamber of Commerce

Awards:

Taxpayer Watchdog of the Year
Voice of Mo. Business, Associated Industries of Missouri
Spirit of Enterprise Award, MO Chamber of Commerce;
"Home Town Hero"
Legislator of the Year, by the Alliance for Animal Legislation;
Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Elected to the House: 1994-98.
Elected to the Senate: 2000, 2004

Educated at Westminster College (B.A., 1989); currently doing post-graduate work, specializing in Law and Government Policy studies in the J.D. program at Oak Brook College.

John is a small business owner. He is married to Dr. Gina Gentry, 1990. They have two daughters, Lyda and Lily, and two sons, Jack and Samuel.