Bob Parker

• Position Sought:  Republican candidate for Congress, 8th district 
• Other Elected Offices: Texas Co. school board and Republican Central Committee 
• Party:  Republican 
• Home City:  Raymondville, MO 
• Birth Date and Place:  1958 
• Family:  Married: Karen; 2 daughters; 4 granddaughters 
• Occupation:  Rancher 
• Work Experience:  Dairy farming 

More:  Parker made the following pledge in his race against incumbent Republican Jo Ann Emerson: "I will make you this promise: if I am elected to congress I will read every bill before I vote on it, and if a 500 page bill is printed at three o'clock in the morning the night before the vote, I will vote no, because I won't vote for any bill that I haven't had time to read and give adequate consideration.  Pro-life and pro-gun; anti-bank bailout.  Hosted the Bailout Protest Rally in West Plains, MO.