, ▁Missouri ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Senator ▁for ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Senate . ▁The ▁district ▁includes ▁all ▁or ▁port ions ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁count ies ▁in ▁n ortheast ▁Missouri : ▁Ada ir , ▁Aud ain , ▁Clark , ▁Kno x , ▁Lewis , ▁Mar ion , ▁Mon roe , ▁Pi ke , ▁Put nam , ▁R alls , ▁Sch uy ler , ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁Sh el by . ▁ ▁Personal ▁Sho emy er ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Sh el by ▁County , ▁Missouri ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁South ▁Sh el by ▁R - IV ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri . ▁Sho emy er ▁and ▁wife ▁Ch ery l ▁live ▁on ▁their ▁rural ▁Mon roe ▁County ▁farm ▁with ▁their ▁three ▁daughters ▁and ▁one ▁son . ▁ ▁Political ▁history ▁Sho emy er ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Missouri ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁representing ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁district . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁that ▁was ▁vac ated ▁by ▁John ▁C auth orn . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Bob ▁Be hnen , ▁a ▁former ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁Sho emy er ▁won ▁by ▁ 1 , 8 4 2 ▁votes , ▁or ▁ 3 . 4 %. ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁general ▁election , ▁Sho emy er ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Republican ▁Brian ▁Mun z ling er . ▁ ▁References ▁