Ben Keathley is an American politician and lawyer who has served as a member of the
Missouri House of Representatives since January 4, 2023. He represents the 101st district, which as of 2022 encompasses a majority of the city of
Chesterfield in West
St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis County is located in the eastern-central portion of Missouri. It is bounded by the City of St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the east, the Missouri River to the north, and the Meramec River to the south. At the 2020 census, th ...
. Keathley was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives on November 8, 2022.
Keathley is a lifelong resident of St. Louis County. He has Indian and Malaysian ancestry through his Mother, who was born in
Malaysia.
He graduated from
Marquette High School in Chesterfield. He attended
Knox College, earning a Bachelor's Degree. Afterwards, Keathley graduated from Law School at
Syracuse University College of Law and obtained a Master's degree in Political Science from the
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Maxwell School) is the professional public policy school of Syracuse University, a private research university in Syracuse, New York. The school is organized in 11 academic departments and 13 ...
. Since graduating from
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...
, Keathley has worked as an attorney, with his practice based in Chesterfield. In 2017, Keathley was elected to Chesterfield City Council where he served as a council member until 2021. Keathley attends King of Kings
Lutheran Church
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...
in Chesterfield.
Politics
Chesterfield City Council (2017–2021)
Keathley was first elected to the Chesterfield City Council as the Ward 2 Council Member on April 4, 2017, winning a four-way race with 43.8% of the vote. In 2019, Keathley was re-elected, receiving 80.08% of the vote on April 2, 2019.
On September 18, 2018, Keathley was the
Constitution Day speaker at
University of the Incarnate Word, discussing the constitutional role of local government.
Keathley served two terms as chair of the Public Health and Safety Committee for the City of Chesterfield. As a current and former Council Member, Keathley supported body cameras for police officers, opposed a merger of
St. Louis City and
St. Louis County, and opposed the creation of special taxing districts, such as
Tax increment financing districts.
State Representative (2023)
Representative Keathley serves on the following committees:
* Utilities (Vice chairman)
* Professional Registration and Licensing
* Healthcare Reform
* Special Interim Committee on the Earnings Tax
* Subcommittee on Appropriations – General Administration
Electoral history
References
{{Missouri House of Representatives
1988 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
People from Chesterfield, Missouri
Knox College (Illinois) alumni
Syracuse University College of Law alumni
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni
American Lutherans