Jack Buechner

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Jack Buechner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1991
Preceded byRobert A. Young
Succeeded byJoan Kelly Horn
Member of the
Missouri House of Representatives
from the 94th district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 5, 1983
Preceded byRichard J. DeCoster
Succeeded byStephen C. Banton
Personal details
Born
John William Buechner

(1940-06-04)June 4, 1940
JD)
OccupationLawyer

John William Buechner (June 4, 1940 – March 6, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician from who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Missouri's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 1991. After serving in Congress, Buechner (BEEK-ner)[1] became president of the International Republican Institute and was an associate at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. From 2001 until his retirement in 2005, he was the president of the Presidential Classroom program. He served as senior counsel to The Hawthorn Group in Alexandria, Virginia, and was on the advisory board of Bloomberg Government. He was also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[2]

Biography

Buechner was raised in

parochial schools. He graduated from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and graduated with a BA in political science. He received his JD from Saint Louis University School of Law.[3]

Career

He was elected to the

U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri's 2nd congressional district, challenging incumbent Democrat Robert A. Young
. Buechner lost narrowly to Young, receiving 47.5% of the vote.

In

1986, Buechner again challenged Young, and this time he was elected, winning 52.7% of the vote. In 1987, Buechner was among 26 House Republicans who voted against overriding President Ronald Reagan's veto of a clean water bill that Reagan believed was "loaded with waste and larded with pork."[4]

At the House, Buechner served in the

Science, Space and Technology.[5] The American Conservative Union gave Buechner an 86% conservative rating for his 1987 votes on certain bills;[6] subsequent ratings were 88% in 1988,[7] 73% in 1989,[8] and 67% in 1990.[9]

Buechner was re-elected in

Alfonse D'Amato hosted in D'Amato's Washington office. Those poker games helped lobbyists connect to members of Congress.[12]

After Congress, Buechner became president of the

Webster University Vienna and adjunct professor of political science at Saint Louis University and Stephens College.[5]

Personal life

Buechner's first marriage was to Marietta Caiarelli, a nurse. They had a son, Terrence, in 1969, and another son, Patrick.[14][15] In 1990, Buechner married Nancy Chanitz and had another son, Charles. They lived in McLean, Virginia. Nancy died in 2006.[15] Buechner married Andrea Dravo, an attorney, in 2009. They lived in Washington, D.C., prior to Buechner's death in 2020.[16] Buechner died on March 6, 2020, in Washington, D.C.[17]

References

  1. ^ https://www.c-span.org/video/?102618-1/representatives, December 9, 1986. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Issue One – ReFormers Caucus". Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  3. ^ a b "BUECHNER, John William (Jack), (1940 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  4. ^ Weinraub, Bernard (February 4, 1987). "Clean Water Bill Passed by House Over Reagan Veto". The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Hon. Jack W. Buechner". Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  6. ^ "1987 House Ratings (Montana-New York)". American Conservative Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  7. ^ "1988 House Ratings (Montana-New York)". American Conservative Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  8. ^ "1989 House Votes (Montana-New York)". American Conservative Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  9. ^ "1990 House Votes (Montana-New York)". American Conservative Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  10. ^ "THE 1992 CAMPAIGN; A Bush by Another Name Runs in Missouri". The New York Times. August 2, 1992. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  11. ^ Apple, R.W. Jr. (November 8, 1990). "The 1990 Elections: Signals - The Message; The Big Vote Is for 'No'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  12. ^ a b Frantz, Douglas; Fritsch, Jane (October 26, 1995). "High-Stakes Poker Put Lobbyists Close To D'Amato's Ear". The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  13. ^ McIntire, Mike (July 28, 2008). "Democracy Group Gives Donors Access to McCain". The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  14. ^ a b "Terrence Buechner, Maryanne Murray". The New York Times. August 10, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  15. ^ a b "Obituaries". The Washington Post. January 12, 2006. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  16. ^ "This little-known education program just lost its champion". Roll Call. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  17. ^ Schlinkmann, Mark. "Jack Buechner, former U.S. House member from Kirkwood, dies at 79". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.

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from Missouri's 2nd congressional district
1987–1991 		Succeeded by
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