Stephen Webber - Candidate for Missouri State Legislature

State: Missouri

Candidacy: State Legislature (HD-23)

Stephen Webber is currently running for the 23^rd District in the Missouri House of Representatives. He most recently served as an aide to U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) in Washington, D.C.

Stephen joined the Marine Corps Reserves after his freshman year at Saint Louis University during the summer of 2002. In January 2004, Stephen was pulled out of school when his infantry battalion was mobilized and sent to Anbar province.

After a year-long activation Stephen returned to college and graduated in the spring of 2006 with a B.A. in Economics. Before the graduation ceremony Stephen was already back at Camp Pendleton, CA preparing for his second tour in Iraq. As an NCO, he lead a 12-man infantry squad as his company fought to hold the center of Fallujah during the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007.

While he had always been active local politics Stephen credits his time in Iraq and the sacrifices of his buddies for giving him a renewed belief in “the fierce urgency of now.” Stephen is a volunteer for the American Legion Missouri Boys State program. Prior to enlisting in the Marines he completed a year of service with the AmeriCorps JumpStart program in St. Louis.