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Vicki Englund represents all that is good about south St. Louis County. A south county native, Vicki attended St. Catherine Laboure grade school, Lindbergh High School and was the first member of her family to attend college. The daughter of a Vietnam veteran and a Transportation Department employee, Vicki worked hard to pay her own way through college and graduated with a combined Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Degree in Political Science from The American University in Washington, D.C.
Vicki made the most of the opportunities that going to college in Washington, D.C. afforded her. In 1992 she volunteered for the Clinton-Gore campaign and in 1993 worked as an intern for Congressman Dick Gephardt who served at the time as House Majority Leader. In 1997 Vicki accepted a position with the Small Business Administration. While with the SBA, Vicki worked hard on behalf of small business owners writing legislation and monitoring bills on Capitol Hill. She saw first hand how small business owners are affected by government policies. Those issues deeply affected Vicki and do to this day being a small business owner herself. She started www.giftpakexpress.com in 1999 and continues this enterprise today.
In 2001 Vicki and her husband, Patrik, did what St. Louisans do. When they decided it was time to start a family, they moved back to St. Louis. Vicki accepted a position with the St. Louis County Economic Council and served as South County Sector Specialist from 2001-2004. In 2002 Vicki was recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as a “30 under 30” award winner.
In 2004 Vicki filed as a candidate for the 6th District County Council seat. In an extraordinary act of loyalty to the Democratic Party, Vicki stepped aside to avoid a primary contest. She has spent her life preparing herself to serve the families, businesses and schools of South County.
In 2008, Vicki was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent the 85th District in South St. Louis County. She currently serves on the following Committees: Appropriations for Transportation and Economic Development, Conservation and Natural Resources, and Small Business.
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Paid for by Citizens for Vicki Lorenz Englund, Patrik Englund, Treasurer
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