Susan C. Phillips (born June 18, 1949) is a

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member of the

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. She lives in Kansas City. She was born in Burlington, Colorado and graduated from Burlington High School. She went on to attend Atlantic Airline School and Maple Woods Community College of the Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City. Phillips was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in a

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in 1999, winning reelection in 2000, 2002, and 2004. She left office after being

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ed in 2006. While in office, she served on the following committees: Children and Families (chair), Local Government, and Workforce Development and Workplace Safety. She is a conservative Republican, and her primary interests include small business, child welfare, limiting abortion, preserving second amendment rights, and traditional marriage.

Memberships

She is a member of the Riverside and Northland Chambers of Commerce, the River of Life Church, the

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, Western Missouri's Shooter Alliance, Platte Republican Association, Platte County Federation of Republican Women, and currently serves as Missouri Chair of the

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(ALEC) and Missouri House Sponsor of TeenPact.

Personal life

She is married to Keith Phillips. They have three children: Chris, Hannah, and Asher.

References

*''Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006.'' Jefferson City, MO: Secretary of State.
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