Jim Guest was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002. He is presently serving on the Agri-Business and Health Care Committees and is Chairman of the Real ID and Personal Privacy committee. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla with B.S Degree in Mechanical Engineering and M.S. Degree in Engineering Management. Following 12 years working in Aerospace industry with Douglas Aircraft in California and McDonnell-Douglas, he established and successfully operated several businesses, and began his career in public service 25 years ago.