Dan began his career in active duty with the United States Air Force as a Captain in the JAG Corps. He served as Chief of Military Justice at Nellis, AFB, Nevada, and later as an attorney at the Headquarters of the USAF Communications Command at Richards Gebaur AFB, in Belton, Missouri. After completing four years in the USAF, he returned to Columbia, Missouri to practice law with the firm of Knight and Ford. During the next two decades, he was involved in commercial litigation, oil and gas explosions, automobile accidents, divorce litigation, train accidents, chemical spills, and workers’ compensation cases. Dan, with partner Rick Montgomery, co-founded the law firm of Atwill & Montgomery.

Family:
Dan and Karen Eads Atwill have been married since 1968 and have 3 children: Dana Wilhite, D.V.M.; Kirsten Craver, J.D.; and Daniel E. Atwill, a realtor. Dan and Karen have 5 grandchildren.

Education:
University of Missouri, A.B., 1969; University of Missouri, J.D., 1971

Community / Civic Involvement:
Dan is a former member of the Columbia Parks and Recreation Commission, The Columbia Police Foundation, The Boone County Sherriff’s Scholarship Committee, and numerous other local governmental and service organizations.

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Nicole Galloway, a Certified Public Account and Certified Fraud Examiner, was appointed by Governor Jay Nixon to Boone County Treasurer on April 13 and was sworn in on April 22.  Previously Nicole worked as a Corporate Auditor for Shelter Insurance.  Nicole and her husband, Jon, live in Columbia.

For more information about Nicole, visit www.NicoleGalloway.com.

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Governor Nixon has appointed three Democrats with Boone County ties to the state Senate and state House redistricting commissions.

AFSCME Council 72 Director Jeff Mazur (of Ashland) was appointed to the Senate commission, and former Lt. Governor Joe Maxwell and former Columbia 6th Ward Committeeman Nate Kennedy were appointed to the House commission.

Here is the release from the Governor’s office:

Gov. Nixon appoints bi-partisan apportionment commissions to set new boundaries for state House, Senate districts

JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today appointed the members of the bi-partisan apportionment commissions that will set new boundaries for the 34 districts in the Missouri Senate and the 163 districts in the Missouri House of Representatives. The Missouri Constitution requires the Governor to appoint the two commissions to reapportion the state’s legislative districts following the national census that occurs every 10 years.

The state committees of the two major political parties each submitted 10 names to Gov. Nixon to consider for appointment to the Senate apportionment commission. From those lists, the Governor selected five members from each of the lists for the commission, for a total of 10 members.

The congressional district committees from the two parties in each of Missouri’s nine congressional districts each submitted two nominees for appointment to the House apportionment commission. The Governor selected one member from each of the committees’ lists, for a total of 18 members.

The Senate apportionment commission members, along with their hometown and political affiliations are:

John Borbonus (D – St. Louis)
Doug Harpool (D – Springfield)
John Maupin (R – St. Louis)
Jeff Mazur (D – Ashland)
Joe Passanise (R – Springfield)
Terry Riley (D – Kansas City)
Miles Ross (R – Springfield)
Bob Saunders (D – Liberty)
Kathy Swan (R – Cape Girardeau)
Yancy Williams (R – Columbia)
The House apportionment commission members, along with their congressional district, hometown and political affiliation are:

Marlene E. Davis (D – First Congressional District, St. Louis)
Thomas Wilsdon (R – First Congressional District, St. Louis)
Cheryl Hibbeler (D – Second Congressional District, O’Fallon)
Ann Wagner (R – Second Congressional District, Ballwin)
David Courtway (R – Third Congressional District, Festus)
Jo Ann Karll (D – Third Congressional District, High Ridge)
Violet Corbett (R – Fourth Congressional District, Knob Noster)
Paula Willmarth (D – Fourth Congressional District, Jefferson City)
Chuck Caisley (R – Fifth Congressional District, Kansas City)
W. Mitchell Elliott (D – Fifth Congressional District, Kansas City)
Trent Skaggs (D – Sixth Congressional District, North Kansas City)
James C. Thomas III (R – Sixth Congressional District, Kansas City)
Nick Myers (R – Seventh Congressional District, Joplin)
Todd Patterson (D – Seventh Congressional District, Joplin)
Eddy Justice (R – Eighth Congressional District, Poplar Bluff)
Nate Kennedy (D – Eighth Congressional District, Poplar Bluff)
Joe Maxwell (D – Ninth Congressional District, Mexico)
Cindy O’Laughlin (R – Ninth Congressional District, Shelbina)

Under the Missouri Constitution, the commissions will hold their first meetings in Jefferson City on April 5, 2011.

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