Robert Cornejo

Robert Cornejo
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 64th district
In office
January 7, 2013 – August 2018
Preceded bySusan Carlson (redistricted)
Succeeded byTony Lovasco
Personal details
Born (1983-03-25) March 25, 1983
PartyRepublican

Robert Cornejo (born March 25, 1983) is an American Republican politician, currently serving as an associate circuit judge in St. Charles County, Missouri.

He is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 64th District, first elected in 2012 and having served into 2018.[1][2] Cornejo resigned in August 2018 when Governor Mike Parson appointed him to become chairman of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, which oversees Missouri's Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.[3]

In February 2022 Governor Parson again appointed Cornejo, to Associate Circuit Judge in St. Charles County division 13.[4] In 2024, Cornejo sought election as circuit 11 judge for division 4 and lost in the Republican primary to Matthew Thornhill.[5]

In 2005, Cornejo graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a dual major in Political Science and International Business. He then attended the University of Missouri School of Law, graduating in May 2008.[2]

Election results

Missouri Circuit Court Judge – Circuit 11 Division 4 (2024 primary)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Cornejo 17,008 39%
Republican Dennis R. Chassaniol 7,611 18%
Republican Matthew Thornhill 18,493 43%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 64 — St. Charles County (2016)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Cornejo 8,566 64.89% −2.89
Democratic Mark Routburg 4,634 35.11% +2.89
Missouri House of Representatives — District 64 — St. Charles County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Cornejo 4,280 67.78% +13.51
Democratic Laura Castaneda 2,035 32.22% −13.51
Missouri House of Representatives — District 64 — St. Charles County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Cornejo 6,353 54.27%
Democratic Wayne Henke 5,353 45.73%

References

  1. ^ "Robert Cornejo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Robert Cornejo". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  3. ^ Erickson, Kurt (August 22, 2018). "St. Charles County lawmaker resigns, takes job in Gov. Parson's administration". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Erickson, Kurt (February 4, 2022). "Parson appoints two judges in St. Charles County". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Missouri primary election results across the state for August 6, 2024". KTTN-FM. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.