Background
Donald Calloway, Junior. was born in Saint Louis, Missouri to Donald Calloway, Senior and Jonell Calloway.
Donald Calloway, Junior. was born in Saint Louis, Missouri to Donald Calloway, Senior and Jonell Calloway.
In 2002, he graduated from Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical, majoring in Political Science and English.
There, he was a brother in the local chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, and was elected Student Body President. He then entered law school at Boston University, graduating in 2005. Since no Republican candidate filed for the office, he was elected unopposed on November 4, 2008.
He took office in January 2009.
In October 2009, the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District Board, which had been plagued with charges of corruption, bribery and cronyism, came under direct fire as the board approved an ill-merited severance packaged for board members Robert Edwards and Joe Washington totaling over $750,000. Representative Calloway personally challenged the legitimacy of the payoff, and filed a successful lawsuit to have the corresponding bank accounts frozen.
In February 2010, Calloway sponsored a bill to limit the long-term effects of concussions on high-school football athletes. The bill required that student athletes who suffered a concussion get written permission from a doctor or licensed medical official, certifying the absence of long-term brain damage and the ability to continue playing safely, before they would be allowed to participate in games or practice.
Calloway hopes that the bill can be expanded to include other sports besides football.
Calloway ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for State Senator from the 14th district finishing third behind Maria Chappelle-Nadal (Doctorate-72) and Theodore "Ted" Hoskins (Doctorate-80), with about 500 votes separating the top 3 candidates.
He is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 71st District in Saint Louis County. Calloway, as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, is currently a member of the Emerging Issues in Animal Agriculture Committee, General Laws Committee, Rules Committee and Tax Policy Committee.