Fitzwater to run for Missouri House seat

Travis Fitzwater, a pharmaceutical association executive and Callaway County Republican Central Committee secretary, Tuesday declared his intention to become a Callaway County candidate for the Missouri House.

Fitzwater's announcement comes a day after Callaway County Rep. Jeanie Riddle, R-Mokane, said she has decided to run for a new Missouri Senate district created by legislative redistricting.

"I've had the unique opportunity," Fitzwater said, "to serve local communities in several capacities, including regional coordinator for Americans for Prosperity, staff member for a college ministry, and chief operating officer for an association that represents hundreds of small town Missouri pharmacists."

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