David Wasinger

David Wasinger
49th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2025
GovernorMike Kehoe
Preceded byMike Kehoe
Personal details
Born (1963-08-09) August 9, 1963 (age 63)
Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BS)
Vanderbilt University (JD)

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.

Early life and education

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.

Career

After earning his undergraduate degree, Wasinger worked as a Certified Public Accountant. In 1991, he joined a small law firm.[citation needed] In 2005, he was appointed to the Curators of the University of Missouri by Matt Blunt. In 2007, he represented the Missouri Civil Rights Initiative in an effort to eliminate affirmative action programs in Missouri through a ballot initiative.

Wasinger specializes in business law and successfully sued JPMorgan Chase on behalf of former vice-president Keith Edwards, and brought whistleblower Edward O’Donnell to settlement with Bank of America after the 2008 financial crisis.

He was a candidate in the 2018 Missouri State Auditor election, placing second in the Republican primary. Wasinger contributed $2.6 million to his own campaign for 2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election, winning the Republican nomination with 31% of the vote against Lincoln Hough.

Personal life

Wasinger is a resident of Huntleigh, Missouri, and his wife Colleen formerly served on the St. Louis County Council. He is Roman Catholic.

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Wasinger – Biography from LegiStorm". LegiStorm.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/ltgov
  4. ↑ Release, Press (September 12, 2017). "Wasinger launches campaign for State Auditor". The Missouri Times. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ Zagier, Alan Scher (August 12, 2007). "UM curator draws fire over connection to ballot initiative". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. C11.
  6. ↑ King, Chris (December 19, 2007). "Circuit court hears affirmative action arguments". St. Louis American. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  7. ↑ "A $64m question". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ Goldstein, Matthew (December 17, 2014). "Whistle-Blower on Countrywide Mortgage Misdeeds to Get $57 Million". DealBook. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Missouri GOP candidates are spending millions on the primary for lieutenant governor". KBIA. July 28, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ Cross, Greta. "Lincoln Hough concedes MO Lieutenant Governor race to Republican David Wasinger". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ 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)
  12. ↑ Erickson, Kurt (September 5, 2024). "GOP candidate for lieutenant governor drops defamation lawsuit". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 2A.
  13. ↑ 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).