John Cauthorn

Education

Cauthorn attended Truman State University, and served in the National Guard for six years.

Career

He has three children: Elizabeth, Kaitie, and Andrew. Cauthorn and his family reside in Mexico, Missouri. While a state senator he served as chair of the Governmental Accountability and Fisch Oversight Committee, and on the following committees:

Agriculture, Conservation, Parks and Natural Resources

Small Business, Insurance, and Industrial Relations

Ways and Means.

In 2009, he lost the general election for western Audrain County commissioner after being unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Achievements

• Cauthorn was first elected to the State Senate in a special election in 2001, and won re-election the following year.

Membership

He is a member of the Victory Christian Fellowship, Missouri Farm Association, Farm Bureau, Missouri Corn Growers Association, Missouri Cattlemen"s Association, and is past president of the Soybean Association.