Republican
District 34 – Buchanan and Platte
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Sworn in to office on Jan. 5, 2011 to serve the 34th Senatorial District, Sen. Rob Schaaf, a Republican, represents Buchanan and Platte counties in northwest Missouri. Before being elected to the Senate, Sen. Schaaf represented Andrew and northwest Buchanan County (District 28) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to the House in November 2002 and served for four two-year terms.
Senator Schaaf has been a family physician in northwest Missouri since 1985 and is Chairman of the Board of the Missouri Doctors Mutual Insurance Company (MoDocs), which he helped form in 2004 to provide medical liability insurance to Missouri doctors.
In addition to his legislative duties, Sen. Schaaf is a member of the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce; past president of the Buchanan County Medical Society; the Missouri Pilots Association; councilor of the Missouri State Medical Association; and a board member of the Missouri State Medical Foundation. Senator Schaaf is also a devout Christian.
Born January 4, 1957 in St. Louis, Sen. Schaaf is a 1975 graduate of Central High School in St. Joseph. He went on to college and received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Missouri Western State College (now Missouri Western State University) in 1979, and earned his medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1983. Senator Schaaf resides in St. Joseph with his wife, Deborah, and their two children: Robert and Renee.
Legislative Service:
Elected to the Senate: 2010, 2014
House of Representatives: 2002 – 2010
Committee Membership:
Health and Pensions, Chairman
Seniors, Families and Children
Small Business and Industry
Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement, Chairman
Commission on the Special Health, Psychological and Social Needs of Minority Older Individuals
Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health
Missouri Arts Council Trust Fund Board of Trustees
Missouri Electronic Prior Authorization Committee
Missouri Head Injury Advisory Council
Missouri Task Force on Prematurity and Infant Mortality
MO HealthNet Oversight Committee
Suicide Prevention Advisory Committee