Justin Hicks (politician)
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Justin Hicks | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 108th district | |
| In office January 4, 2023 – January 8, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Justin Hill |
| Succeeded by | Mike Costlow |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | SUNY Empire State College (BS) St. Louis University School of Law (JD) |
Justin Hicks is an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025, representing the 108th district. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 4, 2023. Hicks began a 2024 campaign to represent Missouri's 3rd congressional district, though suspended his run after a competitor was endorsed by then-former president Donald Trump.
Hicks was born in St. Louis County, Missouri, and is a graduate of Ritenour High School.[1] He earned a B.S. from SUNY Empire State College and a J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law.[1]
Career
Hicks served in the United States Army from 2011 to 2017.[1] Thereafter, he worked as an assistant attorney general in the Missouri Attorney General's Office.[1] In November 2022, Hicks was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives from the 108th district.[2]
In 2023, Hicks was rewarded freshman legislator of the year by Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher,[3] and supported legislation to appoint special prosecutors in municipalities and to allow charter schools in St. Charles County.[4] He established a new law through an amendment on a larger bill that barred public view to identifiable details in court records, a move criticized by a challenger to the Missouri House seat who published documents allegedly from a 2010 protection order against Hicks.[5] Portions of the law were ruled unconstitutional, in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and a section of the Constitution of Missouri.[6]
In 2024, Hicks suspended his campaign to represent Missouri's 3rd congressional district following Trump's endorsement of Bob Onder.[7]