Political Career
Brad Lager's career in politics began in 2001, at age 25, when he was elected to the Maryville City Council, becoming the city's youngest councilmember ever. Shortly thereafter, in 2002, Lager was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives from the 4th District after defeating Democrat Larry Dougan. He would run unopposed for reelection in 2004. Brad Lager moved from the House to the Missouri Senate in 2006 after handily defeating Democrat James W. Neely by over 11,000 votes. Lager ran statewide for Treasurer in 2008 and lost to Democrat Clint Zweifel. Zweifel beat out Lager with over 50-percent of the votes. Lager would run unopposed in 2010 to win reelection to his State Senate seat.
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