Stephen "Steve" Stoll (born April 3, 1947) is an American politician and educator from the state of

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. He served 12 years in the Missouri General Assembly.

Early life and education

Stoll was born in St. Louis and raised in Jefferson County. He attended Catholic Schools in

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and attended

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. In 1970 he received a

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degree in

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from the

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. He served in the

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from 1971 to 1973 and graduated from the

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in 1979 with a Master of Education. Following graduation, he worked as a classroom teacher for nearly 20 years.

Career

Stoll's political career began with his election to a part-time position on the Crystal City City Council in 1983. He served on the City Council until his election to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1992. He was re-elected to the Missouri House in 1994 and 1996. In 1998, he was elected to the Missouri Senate. He was re-elected to his senate seat in 2002. In 2004, Stoll sought election to the

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to replace retiring Representative

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. Stoll placed third in a ten-candidate Democratic

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, losing to the eventual winner,

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. In 2005, Stoll retired from his Senate seat and took a position as

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for the city of Festus, Missouri. After serving as city administrator for four years, Stoll was named Director of Administration for Jefferson County, Missouri. The County was beginning the transition from a Commission to a Charter form of government and he became the first director under the Jefferson County Home Rule Charter. In December 2011, then-Missouri Governor Jay Nixon appointed Stoll to serve as one of five commissioners on the

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. Because the appointment was made in the interim between legislative sessions, it fell under a 30-day deadline for confirmation when the Senate convened in regular session in January 2012. A second vacancy on the commission resulted in the appointment being delayed when lawmakers expressed their desire to have both positions filled simultaneously. Stoll's appointment was withdrawn and resubmitted by Nixon after the General Assembly session adjourned in May 2012. On January 24, 2013, Stoll's appointment to the PSC was confirmed by a unanimous vote of the Missouri Senate. Stoll's term on the commission expired on December 13, 2017.

Sources

Biography from Missouri Senate
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoll, Steve 1947 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Democratic Party Missouri state senators People from Jefferson County, Missouri University of Missouri alumni University of Missouri–St. Louis alumni Southeast Missouri State University alumni People from Crystal City, Missouri Politicians from St. Louis