Trent Skaggs (born June 7, 1973) is a businessman and a Democratic member of the

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

. He resides in

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

, with his wife, Amanda Corn, their two daughters, Ella and Cora, and their son, Levi. He was born in

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, and graduated from

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. He went on to obtain a

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in government with a minor in economics from

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, going on to obtain a

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in public administration-healthcare from the

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. He is currently a partner in Hospital Management Consulting, LLC. He is a deacon of the First Baptist Church of North Kansas City. He is also a member of the board of directors of Concerned Care, North Kansas City's Tax Increment Finance Committee, Business Council, and Breakfast Club, Northland Chamber, Young Friends of the Northland (former co-chair), and a member of the Democratic Central Committee. He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002, winning reelection in 2004. He currently serves on the Local Government committee as well as the Utilities committee.

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*''Official Manual, State of Missouri, 2005-2006.'' Jefferson City, MO: State of Missouri. 1973 births Living people People from North Kansas City, Missouri Baptists from Missouri Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Northwest Missouri State University alumni University of Missouri–Kansas City alumni {{Missouri-politician-stub