Bob Onder

Bob Onder
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
January 7, 2015
Preceded by Scott T. Rupp
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 13th district
In office
January 2007 – January 2009
Preceded by Scott T. Rupp
Succeeded by Chuck Gatschenberger
Personal details
Born (1962-01-06) January 6, 1962
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Allison Onder
Children 6
Education Washington University (BS, MD)
Saint Louis University (JD)

Robert Onder Jr. (born January 6, 1962) is an American politician and physician from the state of Missouri. A Republican, he is a member of the Missouri Senate serving the 2nd District, in the St. Charles area. He was elected Assistant Majority Floor Leader in 2015. Onder previously was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2007 to 2008.

Personal life

Onder attended St. Louis University High School, graduating in 1980.[1] Onder graduated from Washington University School of Medicine,[2] and is a physician specializing in allergy and asthma care.[3] He later graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law. He and his wife Allison have six children; Robert, Elizabeth, Michael, Joseph, Christine, and Peter.[4]

Political campaigns

Onder served a single term in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2007 to 2008, having been elected in 2006.

In 2008, Onder left the state legislature to run for the US House in Missouri's 9th congressional district, where incumbent Kenny Hulshof was not seeking re-election. Onder distinguished himself as one of the more fiscally conservative candidates, emphasizing his free-market voting record in the Missouri House and earning the endorsement of the Club for Growth.[5] Onder ultimately lost the Republican primary election to Blaine Luetkemeyer.[6]

In 2014, Onder ran for the Missouri Senate in the 2nd district, defeating Chuck Gatschenberger and Vicki Schneider in the Republican primary. No Democrats ran for the seat, so this primary victory was tantamount to election.[7]

State House of Representatives Career

Immigration Reform

In 2008, Onder authored and sponsored HB 1549,[8] a piece of legislation that was described as "some of the strongest legislation in the country to fight illegal immigration" by Missouri Republicans. The bill forbade the creation of sanctuary cities in Missouri, allowed for cancellation of state contracts for contractors if they hired illegal immigrants, and required public agencies to verify the legal status of immigrants before providing welfare benefits.[9] Additionally the bill criminalized the transportation of immigrants for exploitative purposes. The bill passed the State House and Senate with strong support and was signed into law by Matt Blunt.

Abortion

Onder also sponsored legislation[10] that would have strengthened Missouri's informed consent before abortion statute, including requiring abortion clinics to allow women the opportunity to view an ultrasound of the fetus.[11] The bill also would have criminalized coercing a woman to have an abortion through abuse, violence or threats. The bill passed the State House by a vote of 112-33 but died after a filibuster in the State Senate.

State Senate career

Leadership

In his first year in the Senate, Onder was elected to Senate leadership as Assistant Majority Floor Leader.[12] In 2017 he became the Chairman of the General Laws Committee.[13] Additionally, he serves as Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence.

Social Issues

In 2016, Onder introduced Senate Joint Resolution 39, a proposed amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would prevent the state from penalizing businesses in the wedding industry that refuse to participate in same-sex weddings. This bill passed the Senate over a Democratic filibuster,[14] but failed to make it out of committee in the House.[15]

Onder was an outspoken supporter of HB 1562,[16] a bill that expanded the crime of sex trafficking to include the advertisement of minors for prostitution or pornography.[17]

Onder is strongly pro-life, he was the original author of legislation that requires annual, unannounced state inspections of abortion clinics; bars clinics from instructing ambulances to silence their sirens or turn their lights off; mandates that pathologists do more tests of fetal tissue; enacts whistleblower protections for employees of abortion clinics; and exempts pregnancy resource centers from a St. Louis ordinance[18] barring discrimination over reproductive choices.[19] Onder's bill received a few significant changes, such as changing the pathologist deadline from 24 hours to five days, and became Senate Bill 5,[20] with a new sponsor in Senator Andrew Koenig.[21] The bill was strengthened and passed by the Missouri House of Representatives, then passed by a vote of 22-9 in the Missouri Senate and signed by Governor Eric Greitens.[22]

Ethics

Onder also advocated for ethics reform, sponsoring and handling legislation that called for a "cooling off period" between when Missouri legislators leave office and when they can become lobbyists. Onder said that public service "is not supposed to be our pathway job into a lucrative lobbying job."[23] Additionally, Onder sponsored a bill that would have banned gifts from lobbyists to legislators in Missouri.[24]

Labor Reform

Onder supported legislation that made Missouri the 28th Right-to-Work state.[25] The bill passed through Onder's General Laws Committee before being sent to the Senate floor.[26]

Onder authored SB 182, a bill that banned union-only project labor agreements in Missouri. The bill was signed into law by Governor Greitens.[27]

In 2018, Onder handled HB 1413, a landmark public union bill that created transparency and accountability to protect the rights of Missouri public sector unions.[28] Onder passed the bill through the Senate and HB 1413 was signed into law.[29]

Economic Issues

In 2017, Onder was the Senate handler for HB 130,[30] a bill that creates a statewide regulatory framework for transportation networking companies. The bill passed with overwhelming support by a vote of 144-7 in the House and by 30-1 in the Senate.[31] Missouri Governor Eric Greitens signed the bill into law.[32]

Committee Assignments

  • General Laws (Chairman)
  • Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice-Chairman)
  • Education
  • Health and Pensions
  • Tax Policy
  • Ways and Means

Legislative Awards and Other Honors[33]

Onder has won several awards during his time in the Missouri Senate, including

  • 2015 Missouri Academy of Family Physicians Award
  • 2015 Missouri Centurion Award
  • 2015 Missouri Alliance for Freedom Champion of Freedom Award
  • 2015 Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry Freshman of the Year Award
  • 2016 American Conservative Union Conservative Excellence Award
  • 2016 Missouri Family Policy Council Missouri Family Champion Award
  • 2016 Missouri Dental Association Legislative Excellence Award
  • 2017 Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Legislative Champion Award
  • 2017 Missouri Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award[34]

Electoral History

2006 Primary Election for Missouri's 13th District House of Representatives[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Onder 2,685 46.1
Republican Chuck Gatschenberger 1,051 18.0
Republican Paul Espinoza 1,039 17.8
Republican Denise Hackman 723 12.4
Republican Stephanie Bell 327 5.2
Total votes 5,825 100
2006 General Election for Missouri's 13th District House of Representatives[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Onder 16,406 100
Total votes 16,406 100
2008 Primary Election for Missouri's 9th Congressional District[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer 21,543 39.7
Republican Bob Onder 15,752 29.0
Republican Danielle Moore 10,609 19.5
Republican Brock Olivo 5,501 10.1
Republican Dan Bishir 890 1.6
Total votes 54,295 100
2014 Primary Election for Missouri's 2nd Senate District [38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Onder 14,305 63.575
Republican Vicki Schneider 4,561 20.27
Republican Chuck Gatschenberger 3,635 16.155
Total votes 22,501 100
2014 General Election for Missouri's 2nd Senate District [39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Onder 37,607 100
Total votes 37,607 100
2018 Primary Election for Missouri's 2nd Senate District [40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Onder 21,842 100
Total votes 21,842 100

References

  1. ↑ https://issuu.com/sluh/docs/sluh_newsletterfall08
  2. ↑ Official Campaign biography
  3. ↑ Schlinkmann, Mark (August 1, 2014). "3 Republicans compete for western St. Charles County's state Senate seat". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/66719/bob-onder#.WZTn2neGMdX
  5. ↑ http://thehill.com/homenews/news/15621-club-for-growth-inserts-itself-in-missouri-race
  6. ↑ Rosenbaum, Jason (August 6, 2008). "Ninth District contest sets up". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ Rosenbaum, Jason (August 5, 2014). "Onder Completes Comeback With Landslide Victory For Senate Seat; Incumbents Fare Well In Other Races". KWMU. St. Louis. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills081/action/aHB1549.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/gov-blunt-new-illegal-immigration-bill-among-strongest-legislation-in/article_1bb5e8f7-f1b7-5616-b77e-98751344f744.html
  10. ↑ https://votesmart.org/bill/6814/18829/66719/prohibiting-coerced-abortion#18828
  11. ↑ http://www.aul.org/2008/02/aul-attorney-testifies-in-missouri-2/
  12. ↑ http://miba.net/2015-missouri-leadership-in-the-senate-house/
  13. ↑ http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem02/
  14. ↑ Kennedy, Merrit (March 9, 2016). "Epic Missouri Filibuster Over Bill Shielding Opponents Of Same-Sex Weddings Ends". NPR. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  15. ↑ Fenske, Sarah (April 27, 2016). "Religious Freedom Bill, SJR 39, Fails in Committee". The Riverfront Times. St. Louis. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  16. ↑ http://house.mo.gov/RollCalls.aspx?bill=HB1562&year=2016&code=R
  17. ↑ http://themissouritimes.com/30836/nixon-signs-bill-to-combat-sex-trafficking-legislation/
  18. ↑ http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st-louis-anti-discrimination-law-issue-special-session-could-be-kept-largely-intact#stream/0
  19. ↑ http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/missouri-governor-signs-new-abortion-regulations#stream/0
  20. ↑ http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/closed-door-negotiations-produce-abortion-bill-no-missouri-legislator-happy#stream/0
  21. ↑ http://www.senate.mo.gov/17info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=S2&BillID=69407391
  22. ↑ http://stlouisreview.com/article/2017-07-27/pro-life-groups-laud
  23. ↑ Erickson, Kurt (February 18, 2016). "Ethics overhaul falters in Missouri Senate". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  24. ↑ http://www.missourinet.com/2016/03/24/sponsors-of-lobbyist-gift-ban-hope-for-action-when-missouri-session-resumes/
  25. ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/missouri-becomes-28th-right-to-work-state-1486407191
  26. ↑ http://www.senate.mo.gov/17info/BTS_Web/Actions.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=57095277
  27. ↑ http://themissouritimes.com/40031/house-sends-onders-pla-bill-governors-desk/
  28. ↑ https://www.natlawreview.com/article/missouri-revolutionizes-public-sector-labor-law-part-three-union-reporting-and-other
  29. ↑ http://prospect.org/article/missouris-greitens-guts-public-sector-unions-on-his-way-out-door
  30. ↑ http://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB130&year=2017&code=R&style=new
  31. ↑ http://themissouritimes.com/39524/uber-bill-breaks-general-assembly-headed-governors-desk/
  32. ↑ http://fox2now.com/2017/04/24/with-greitens-signature-uber-and-lyft-can-operate-throughout-missouri/
  33. ↑ http://www.senate.mo.gov/mem02/
  34. ↑ https://mochamber.com/news/missouri-chamber-presents-four-lawmakers-spirit-enterprise-award/
  35. ↑ http://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesAugust2006Primary.pdf
  36. ↑ http://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesGeneralNovember2006.pdf
  37. ↑ http://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesAugust2008Primary.pdf
  38. ↑ http://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002907
  39. ↑ http://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx
  40. ↑ http://enr.sos.mo.gov/
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