Education
Following high school Lair attended the University of Nebraska-Omaha, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in History in 1970.
Following high school Lair attended the University of Nebraska-Omaha, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in History in 1970.
A Republican, Lair was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives on November 4, 2008 and subsequently re-elected in 2010 and 2012. He represents District 7 in the House which consists of all or portions of Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, and Livingston Counties. Due to redistricting of House seats following the 2010 United States. Census, the boundaries of the 7th district will change effective January, 2013.
Mike Lair was re-elected in November, 2010 defeating Democrat Dale R. Toms 74.6 to 25.4 percent.
This time the margin of victory was 60 percent to 40 percent in favor of Lair. Under Missouri"s term limits Lair is eligible to run for a final two-year term in the House in 2014 if he so chooses.
In the 2012 legislative session Lair voted in favor of the following issues:
Enabling the expansion of Charter schools
Allowing employers to exempt contraception from healthcare coverage
Prohibiting employees from suing co-workers for job injuries
Prohibiting implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acting, aka "Obamacare"
Requiring proof of citizenship for United States. Presidential candidates
Requiring photo Idaho to vote.
Representative Lair is a past member of the House Retirement, Health Care Transformation, Correction and Public Institutions, and Education Appropriations committees. He is also a member of the Joint House and Senate Committee on Education. Recent legislative assignments include serving as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and member of the Budget, Education, Retirement, and Rules committees.
Mike Lair is a member of the National Rifle Association, National Council for Social Studies, Ducks Unlimited, and the Missouri Farm Bureau.
