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Chuck Purgason | |
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 Senator Purgason in January, 2011 | |
| Member of the Missouri Senate from the 33rd district | |
| In office 2004–2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Mike Cunningham |
Chuck Purgason (born May 19,1960) was an American politician from the state of Missouri. A Republican,Purgason was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 2010 losing the Republican primary to then-U.S. Congressman Roy Blunt.
Purgason was born in West Plains,Missouri,and graduated from West Plains High School in 1978. He is married to Janet Purgason and they have three children:Robert,Tracey,and Cory. He is the founder and owner of Ozark Awards,Ozark Wings Hatchery and Hunting Preserve,and is a resident of Caulfield,Missouri.
He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1996 through 2004,serving as his party's Majority Whip. He was first elected to the Missouri State Senate in 2004.
