Jo Ann Emerson
Jo Ann Emerson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 8th district | |
| In office November 5, 1996 – January 22, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Emerson |
| Succeeded by | Jason Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jo Ann Hermann September 16, 1950 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party | Republican (before 1996, 1997–present) Independent (1996–1997) |
| Other political affiliations | House Republican Conference (1996–2013) |
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| Relatives | Al Hermann (father) |
| Education | Ohio Wesleyan University (BA) |
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Jo Ann Emerson (née Hermann; born September 16, 1950) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district from 1996 to 2013. The district consists of Southeast and South Central Missouri and includes the Bootheel, the Lead Belt and the Ozarks. Emerson is a member of the Republican Party. On January 22, 2013, Emerson resigned her seat in Congress to become the president and chief executive officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. She was CEO until August 2015.
With the defeat of Congressman Ike Skelton, Emerson became the dean of Missouri's congressional delegation in 2011.