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Brad Ketcher

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Brad Ketcher has extensive experience in Missouri government and law. In the public sector, he served as the top appointed official in the executive branch of Missouri State Government - Chief of Staff in the Governor's Office. In that position, he oversaw the day-to-day operation of the executive branch of state government and served as a liaison to county and municipal governments across the state.

On behalf of the Governor, he helped secure the passage of landmark legislation, including children's health insurance legislation; three broad based tax cuts, including elimination of the state's sales tax on food; desegregation settlement legislation; anti-methamphetamine legislation and early childhood education legislation. He also supervised the annual development of Missouri's multi-billion dollar state budget.

Prior to being named Chief of Staff, Ketcher served as the Governor's Office Legislative Director and Legal Counsel. He also served as Legal Counsel to the Gubernatorial Transition and Trustee of the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System.

As a private attorney, he has represented dozens of individual, corporate and not-for-profit clients in a wide variety of state and local government matters, including administrative law, elections, economic development, environmental law, government contracts, health care, taxation and utilities law.

A graduate of Central Methodist College and Saint Louis University School of Law, Ketcher also serves as a Special Assistant Circuit Attorney in St. Louis, where he prosecutes felonies.

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Saint Louis University School of Law (JD cum laude 1990)

Central Methodist College (BS Economics 1987)

Special Assistant Circuit Attorney 2003-Present

Chief of Staff, Office of the Missouri Governor 1996-99

Legislative Director, Office of the Missouri Governor 1995-96

Legal Counsel, Office of the Missouri Governor 1993-95

Trustee, Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System Board 1993-1996

Member of the Missouri Bar

Ketcher Law Firm, LLC, of St. Louis, Missouri