A mid-Missourian has finally announced intentions to run for the 3rd District seat in the U.S. House, a job held now by the retiring Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer.
, former Boone County Clerk and congressional candidate in 2022, has tossed his hat into the Republican primary, political publication  reported Monday.
The publication reported Monday that Burks has formed a federal campaign committee to seek the Republican nomination.
The first two high-profile entries into the race — state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman and former state Sen. Bob Onder —both hail from the ºüÀêÊÓƵ area. Another declared GOP candidate is truck driver Brandon Wilkinson.
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Burks lives in Ashland, which is between Columbia and Jefferson City. A Truman State University graduate and married father of three, Burks is a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserves.
Burks was appointed in 2017 by then-Gov. Eric Greitens as the Boone County clerk and served one year in that position.
In 2022, Burks finished fourth in a field of seven GOP candidates for the 4th Congressional District seat. Former Kansas City television anchorman Mark Alford won the primary and went on to win the general election.
The retiring Luetkemeyer, who has represented central Missouri in Congress since 2009, announced in early January that he would step down after his current term expires.
Missouri’s 3rd District sprawls across 16 counties, from the Mississippi River to the Lake of the Ozarks. It takes in part of Jefferson City and Columbia, as well as portions of Jefferson and St. Charles counties in the ºüÀêÊÓƵ metropolitan area.