Senator Scott T. Rupp represents in the Missouri Senate all of
Lincoln County and portions of St. Charles County. Elected to
the Missouri Senate in a special election in April 2006, Scott
was re-elected in November 2006 to serve his first full term.
Previously, he was twice elected to represent the citizens of
northwest St. Charles County in the Missouri House of
Representatives and received more than 65 percent of the vote in
2002 and 2004.
Senator Rupp was born
on October 17, 1973, in Peoria, IL, the youngest of five children. His parents, Chester
and Eleanor Rupp, moved the family to St. Charles when Scott was
10 years old. He attended Null and St. Cletus before graduating
with honors from Duchesne High School. After graduating high
school, he supported himself while attending the University of
Missouri at Columbia. In 1995, after graduating with a political
science degree, he started a small business.
Senator Rupp and his brother,
Gregory Rupp, founded a college preparatory company, Educational
Funding & Financial Aid Specialists, in which they assisted
parents of high school students in preparing their children for
college. A former investment representative, he also founded the
investment firm Rupp & Associates. He also started a mortgage
brokerage called Educational Financing Company, which
specialized in loans for parents of college-bound students. Upon
his election to the Missouri Senate, he sold his businesses and
took a position with UMB Bank in O'Fallon, where he is currently
vice president of business development, specializing in
commercial lending.
Early in his Senate
career, Senator Rupp has made a positive impact in Missouri
Government. Highly respected for his openness to listen and work
for common sense solutions to problems, Sen. Rupp has taken the
lead on several important issues facing the state. In 2007, he
advanced legislation to modernize Missouri's insurance laws,
including measures to protect Missourians from the illegal
activities of several title insurance companies that were
leaving homeowners with thousands of dollars in debt. Senator Rupp has emerged as a true champion for families with
special needs children and his leading efforts as Chair of
the Blue Ribbon Panel on Autism resulted in the creation of the
first Missouri Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders and the
Missouri Office of Autism. In 2008, Senator Rupp gained
national attention for his successful efforts to reform
Missouri's outdated harassment and stalking laws, and for his
leading role in the enactment of one of the toughest illegal
immigration laws in the nation.
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On a personal level,
Senator Rupp enjoys spending time with his lovely wife, Carissa,
his two children, Noelle and Scottie Jr. and three step
children, Hayley, Emily & Christian.
Senator Rupp also
volunteers his time on local civic causes such as the St. Louis
Crisis Nursery, United Services Advisory Board, and the
Foundation Board of Barat Academy. He serves on the Children's
Services Commission and the State Board for First Steps,
Missouri's Early Childhood Intervention Program in Missouri.
Senator Rupp is a member
of: the O'Fallon Chamber of Commerce, Wentzville Chamber of
Commerce, Lake St. Louis/Dardenne Prairie Chamber of Commerce,
St. Peters Chamber of Commerce, Cottelville/Weldon Springs
Chamber of Commerce, New Melle Chamber of Commerce, Foristell
Chamber of Commerce, Troy Chamber of Commerce and Moscow Mills
Chamber of Commerce; NFIB; NRA; the Missouri Right to Life;
Knights of Columbus; St. Patrick's Catholic Church; St. Charles
County Pachyderm Club; and the Young Republicans.
Senator Rupp was
appointed to the National Coalition for Capitol (NCFC) Board of
Advisors in November, 2010. As a member of the NCFC Board of
Advisors his role will be to help support economic development
and job creation through long-term access to capital for
entrepreneurs and small businesses at the state and federal
levels.
