Background
He was born in Napton, Missouri and has resided in the 21st District all of his life.
He was born in Napton, Missouri and has resided in the 21st District all of his life.
Graduate, University Missouri College Agriculture.
He is a graduate of University of Missouri with a degree in agricultural economics. He is a member, and has served as chairman of the board of Master of Fine Arts, Incorporated. from 1979 through 1995. Stouffer chairs the University of Missouri"s Ag-Alumni Foundation.
He served as the board president of the Hardeman R-X School District.
He was first elected to the Missouri State Senate in 2004, and serves on the following committees:
Agriculture, Conservation, Parks and Natural Resources (vice chair)
Aging, Families, Mental and Public Health
Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight
Transportation (Chairman)
On September 23, 2009, at the Zarda Bar-B-Q in Blue Springs, Senator Stouffer announced his candidacy for United States. Congress of Missouri"s 4th District, currently held by Ike Skelton. In his announcement, he cited the need for an alternative to the "sharp left-turn" of Skelton"s 97% liberal voting record.
Stouffer faced former State Representative Vicky Hartzler in the Republican primary and lost. Hartzler went on to unseat Skelton.
Member of National Rifle Association, Smith Chapel United Methodist Church, Missouri Civil Air Patrol, Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri Corn Growers, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association.
Married Sue Ellen; 2 children.