David Wasinger

David Gerard Wasinger (born August 9, 1963) is an American attorney, accountant, and politician who is serving as the 49th lieutenant governor of Missouri, since 2025. On November 5, 2024, he defeated Democratic nominee Richard Brown for Lieutenant Governor.

David Wasinger


49th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2025
Governor	Mike Kehoe
Preceded by	Mike Kehoe

Personal details
Born	(1963-08-09) August 9, 1963 (age 62) Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Party	Republican
Education	University of Missouri (BS) Vanderbilt University (JD)

David Gerard Wasinger^[1] (born August 9, 1963)^[2]^[3] is an American attorney, accountant, and politician who is serving as the 49th lieutenant governor of Missouri, since 2025. On November 5, 2024, he defeated Democratic nominee Richard Brown for Lieutenant Governor.

Early life and education

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Wasinger was born and raised in Hannibal, Missouri. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Missouri and a Juris Doctor from the Vanderbilt University Law School. In law school, Wasinger was an associate editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review.^[4] He is Roman Catholic.^[5]

Career

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After earning his undergraduate degree, Wasinger worked as a Certified Public Accountant. In 1991, he joined a small law firm. Wasinger specializes in business law and successfully sued large banks after the 2008 financial crisis.^[6]^[7] He was a candidate in the 2018 Missouri State Auditor election, placing second in the Republican primary.^[8] Wasinger was the Republican nominee in the 2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election.^[9]^[10]

References

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^ "Dave Wasinger – Biography from LegiStorm". LegiStorm.
^ Cross, Greta (October 11, 2024). "Here's who's running for Missouri lieutenant governor in the general election". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via Yahoo! News.
^ https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/ltgov
^ Release, Press (September 12, 2017). "Wasinger launches campaign for State Auditor". The Missouri Times. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
^ David Wasinger [@davidwasinger] (January 22, 2025). "Great to visit with The Archbishop of St Louis and his staff at Capitol today. @MikeLKehoe and I are first Catholic Governor and Lieutenant Governor combo in Missouri history" (Tweet). Retrieved March 5, 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
^ "A $64m question". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
^ Goldstein, Matthew (December 17, 2014). "Whistle-Blower on Countrywide Mortgage Misdeeds to Get $57 Million". DealBook. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
^ "Missouri GOP candidates are spending millions on the primary for lieutenant governor". KBIA. July 28, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
^ Cross, Greta. "Lincoln Hough concedes MO Lieutenant Governor race to Republican David Wasinger". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
^ Staff, KY3 (August 7, 2024). "St. Louis area attorney Dave Wasinger wins GOP nomination for Lt. Governor in Missouri primary". ky3.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Party political offices

Preceded by

Mike Kehoe

Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
2024

Most recent

Political offices

Preceded by

Mike Kehoe

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
2025–present

Incumbent

v t e Statewide political officials of Missouri
U.S. senators	Josh Hawley Eric Schmitt
State government	Mike Kehoe, Governor David Wasinger, Lieutenant Governor Denny Hoskins, Secretary of State Catherine Hanaway, Attorney General Vivek Malek, Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, Auditor
Senate	David Wasinger, President Cindy O'Laughlin, President pro tempore Tony Luetkemeyer, Majority Leader Doug Beck, Minority Leader
House	Jon Patterson, Speaker Chad Perkins, Speaker pro tempore Alex Riley, Majority Leader Ashley Aune, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	W. Brent Powell, Chief Justice Mary Russell Zel Fischer Paul C. Wilson Robin Ransom Kelly C. Broniec Ginger Gooch

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Vice President of the United States: ▌JD Vance (R)
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An asterisk indicates an Acting Lt. Governor Italics indicate next-in-line of succession for states and territories without a directly elected lieutenant governor or whose lieutenant governor office is vacant: 1. Secretary of State 2. President of the Senate 3. Council Chair Political party affiliation ▌Republican: 28 (26 states, 2 territories) ▌Democratic: 27 (24 states, 2 territories, 1 district) ▌New Progressive: 1 (1 territory)

v t e Presidents of state senates
United States Senate: ▌JD Vance (R), ▌Chuck Grassley (R)
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Italics indicate presidents pro tempore *Unicameral body

v t e Members of the Missouri Senate
103rd General Assembly (2025–2026) President of the Senate David Wasinger (R) President pro tempore Cindy O'Laughlin (R) Majority Leader Tony Luetkemeyer (R) Minority Leader Doug Beck (D)
▌Doug Beck (D) ▌Nick Schroer (R) ▌Mike Henderson (R) ▌Karla May (D) ▌Steven Roberts (D) ▌Mike Bernskoetter (R) ▌Patty Lewis (D) ▌Mike Cierpiot (R) ▌Barbara Washington (D) ▌Travis Fitzwater (R) ▌Joe Nicola (R) ▌Rusty Black (R) ▌Angela Mosley (D) ▌Brian Williams (D) ▌David Gregory (R) ▌Justin Brown (R) ▌Maggie Nurrenbern (D) ▌Cindy O'Laughlin (R) ▌Stephen Webber (D) ▌Curtis Trent (R) ▌Kurtis Gregory (R) ▌Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R) ▌Adam Schnelting (R) ▌Tracy McCreery (D) ▌Jason Bean (R) ▌Ben Brown (R) ▌Jamie Burger (R) ▌Sandy Crawford (R) ▌Mike Moon (R) ▌Lincoln Hough (R) ▌Rick Brattin (R) ▌Jill Carter (R) ▌Brad Hudson (R) ▌Tony Luetkemeyer (R)
▌Republican (24) ▌Democratic (10) Missouri General Assembly House Senate List of past assemblies

v t e Lieutenant governors of Missouri
Ashley Reeves Dunklin Boggs Cannon Marmaduke Young Price Brown Jackson Reynolds Hall Smith Stanard Gravely Johnson Coleman Brockmeyer Campbell Morehouse Claycomb O'Meara Bolte Lee Rubey McKinley Gmelich Painter Crossley Lloyd Bennett Winter Harris Davis Blair Long Bush Eagleton Morris Phelps Rothman Woods Carnahan Wilson Maxwell Kinder Parson Kehoe Wasinger