Senator Jim Lembke, a Republican, was elected in 2008 to represent citizens of far south St. Louis City and south St. Louis County (the 1st Senatorial District) in the Missouri Senate after having served in the House of Representatives since 2002.  

Senator Lembke’s committee memberships include:

• Ways and Means, vice-chairman
• Appropriations
• Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
• Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections
• Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight
• Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government
• Job Creation 2020 Committee

Senator Lembke also serves on the Missouri Energy Task Force.

Running several small businesses and serving a Christian academy in the past, Sen. Lembke is now a full time legislator, senior elder of Holy Trinity – Anglican Church, former board chairman of Providence Christian Academy and a member of several area chambers of commerce.
 
A 1979 graduate of Mehlville Senior High School, Sen. Lembke attended Meramec Community College and Covenant Theological Seminary.

Born on July 24, 1961, in Chicago, Sen. Lembke lives in St. Louis County with his wife, Donna, and their two children, Anna and Mitchell.