Caleb Rowden | |
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President pro tempore of the Missouri Senate | |
Assumed office January 4, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Dave Schatz |
Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate | |
In office January 9, 2019 – January 4, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mike Kehoe |
Succeeded by | Cindy O'Laughlin |
Member of the Missouri Senate from the 19th district | |
Assumed office January 4, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Kurt Schaefer |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
In office January 7, 2013 – January 4, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Jason Kander |
Succeeded by | Cheri Toalson Reisch |
Personal details | |
Born | Joplin, Missouri, U.S. | October 22, 1982
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Aubrey |
Education | University of Missouri, Columbia |
Caleb Rowden is an American politician and member of the Missouri State Senate for District 19, having served since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Rowden previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017.[1][2] In November 2018, Rowden was elected by his Republican colleagues to be the majority leader in the Missouri Senate's 2019 session.[3] In October 2023, he announced his candidacy in the 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election.[4] He was defeated in the August 2024 primary.