Background
Payton, Edgar Lee was born on October 24, 1950 in Mexico, Missouri, United States. Son of Earl H. and Dorothy L. (Ramsey) Payton.
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Edgar Lee Payton
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Bachelor of Science, S.W. Baptist U., 1972; Juris Doctor, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1984.
Career
Committee specialist, Democratic Party of Missouri, Jefferson City, 1972;
editor, Bolivar (Missouri) Herald Free Press, 1972-1974;
director field operations, Ozarks Area Community Action, Springfield, Missouri, 1974-1981;
law clerk to presiding judge, United States District Court (western district) Missouri, Springfield, 1984-1986;
attorney, Miller & Sanford, Springfield, since 1986. Instructor legal department Drury College, since 1987. Chairman Drury Legal Assistant Advisory Committee, since 1987.
Participant Business Education Alliance, since 1991. Board directors Missouri Securities Investment Program, 1992-1994.
Achievements
Membership
Vice president advisory board Parents as Teachers, 1988-1994, Adult Basic Education, since 1988. Missouri representative to federal relations network National School Board, 1988-1994. President Springfield R-XII Public School Board Education, 1989-1994.
Board directors Missouri School Board Association, 1990-1994, Executive Committee, 1994, member region X Executive Committee, 1990-1994, member legislation committee, 1993-1994. Member Springfield Gang Task Force, since 1992. Chairman of the board of trustees University Hts.
Baptist Church, Springfield, 1986, vice chairman bd.deacons, 1987-1990. Member Missouri State Education Commision on Performance, 1993, Missouri State Desegregation Task Force, 1993. Board directors, president-elect The Discovery Center, since 1994.
Board directors Greene County Library. Foundation, Hartline Hospice Memorial Foundation, chairman, since 1994. Member American Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, National Council School Attorneys, Springfield Metro.
Bar Association (chairman Law Day), U. Missouri-Kansas City Law School Alumni Association (coordinator 1984-1988), Greater Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce (member legislation committee since 1993).
Connections
Married Judith Ann Daniel, July 18,1981. Children: Joshua Lee, Sarah Elizabeth, Catherine Ann, Adam Michael.
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American