Missouri State Senate
Biography for Senator Gibbons

State Senator Michael R. Gibbons serves the people of the Fifteenth District in the Missouri Senate, which includes much of southwest St. Louis County. Mike was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2000 after serving eight years as a state representative. He currently serves as the Majority Floor Leader.

Born and raised in Kirkwood, Missouri, Mike graduated from Kirkwood High School in 1977. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster College in 1981 and the Juris Doctorate degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1984.

Mike lives in Kirkwood with his wife, Liz, and two children, Danny and Meredith. Mike practices law in Kirkwood alongside his father, Michael Gibbons, and partner David Howard.

Senator Gibbons serves on the following standing committees:

• Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics, Chairman
• Administration, Vice-Chairman
• Gubernatorial Appointments, Vice-Chairman

Additional duties include:

• Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Member
• Joint Committee on Legislative Research, Member
• Missouri State Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees, with term starting 2001