Phil Christofanelli
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Phil Christofanelli | |
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 Christofanelli at the 2017 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention | |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 104th district | |
| In office January 2022 – January 8, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Schnelting (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | Terri Violet |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 105th district | |
| In office January 4, 2017 – January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Parkinson |
| Succeeded by | Adam Schwadron (redistricted) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1989 or 1990 (age 36–37) Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis (BA, JD) |
Philip Christofanelli (born 1989/90) is a Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives.
Christofanelli graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, and graduated from Washington University School of Law in 2021.[citation needed] He was elected to the Missouri Republican State Committee at age 21, and interned for U.S. Representative Dan Benishek in 2013, later serving as his press spokesman.[1][2]
Christofanelli ran for the House in 2016 to succeed retiring Representative Mark Parkinson. At age 27, Christofanelli was the youngest member of the Missouri House of Representatives.[2][3]
In 2024, term-limited Christofanelli ran for Missouri State Senate from district 23, and lost the Republican primary to Adam Schnelting. Terri Violet, a former St. Peters alderwoman, won the race to fill Christofanelli's state house seat.[4]
Political positions
Christofanelli opposes abortion.[5][6] He supports gun rights.[7] He supports a right-to-work law for Missouri.[8]
Personal life
Christofanelli discussed being gay during an interview in 2021,[9] when he was one of two openly gay Republicans serving in the Missouri House of Representatives.[10] Christofanelli was vocal about his opposition of a proposed bill in 2023 that would prohibit the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in public and charter schools.[11]
Christofanelli lives in St. Peters, Missouri.[12]