Donald Calloway (born September 18, 1979) is an American attorney and politician from

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. He was a Democratic member of the

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for the 71st District in St. Louis County.

Early life

Donald Calloway, Jr. was born in

to Donald Calloway, Sr. and Jonell Calloway. In 2002, he graduated from

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, majoring in Political Science and English. There, he was initiated in the Gamma Phi chapter of

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and was elected Student Body President. He then entered

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, graduating in 2005. A practicing attorney, he married Sarah Jane Forman, a law professor at the

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. They have two children together.

2008 election

On August 5, 2008, Calloway won the Democratic primary for the 71st District seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. Calloway won 52% of the vote in a three-way race against Vernon Harlan, and Rogerick Wilson. Since no

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candidate filed for the office, he was elected unopposed on November 4, 2008. He took office in January 2009.

Representative career

Calloway, as a member of the

, served on the Emerging Issues in Animal Agriculture Committee, General Laws Committee, Rules Committee and Tax Policy Committee. 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 package 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.http://www.kctv5.com/news/22527031/detail.html

2010 election

Calloway ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for State Senator from the 14th district finishing third behind

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(D-72) and Theodore "Ted" Hoskins (D-80), with about 500 votes separating the top 3 candidates.

References

External links

Don Calloway voter information
- League of Women Voters
Election Results - Missouri 2008
- The Council of State Governments
Don Calloway's Official WebsiteDon Calloway's Missouri House Page
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