Steven Tilley

Steven Tilley
72nd Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office January 5, 2011 – August 13, 2012
Preceded by	Ron Richard
Succeeded by	Shane Schoeller
Majority Leader of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office January 9, 2008 – January 5, 2011
Preceded by	Tom Dempsey
Succeeded by	Tim Jones
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 106th district
In office January 5, 2005 – August 13, 2012
Preceded by	Kevin P. Engler
Succeeded by	Chrissy Sommer
Personal details
Born	(1971-06-11) June 11, 1971 (age 53) Wiesbaden, West Germany
Political party	Republican
Children	Kourtney Tilley, Korrin Tilley
Residence	Perryville, Missouri
Alma mater	Southeast Missouri State University (B.S., 1994), University of Missouri–St. Louis (Doctorate of Optometry, 1998)
Occupation	Optometrist

Steven Tilley (born June 11, 1971) is a lobbyist and former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives. He represented District 106 (Perry, St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve Counties) in the Missouri House of Representatives. A Republican, Tilley was elected to the House in November 2004. He became the Majority leader in January 2008. On August 13, 2012 Tilley resigned from the Missouri House of Representatives.^[1]

Tilley was elected Speaker on November 4, 2010 after the Republicans picked up 17 seats in the 2010 election.^[2] On December 13, 2010, five weeks after being elected Speaker, Tilley altered his campaign committee in order to run for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in 2012.^[3]