* Re-elected in 1992 with more than 61 percent of the vote
* Missouri Minority Floor Leader, 1992 (youngest in state history), 1994
* First elected to the Missouri Senate in 1988 to replace retiring Senator A. Clifford Jones
* Missouri House Assistant Minority Leader 1986 - 1988
* Missouri State Representative 1982 - 1988
Awards
* Chosen Missouri's "Most Outstanding Senator" in 1993 by the Missouri Police Chiefs' Association for effective improvement in state law enforcement
* Received the top legislative business award from the Missouri State Chamber of Commerce in 1992
* Consistently earned on the the highest ratings against taxation by the Missouri Taxpayers Watchdog Association
* First Missouri legislator to receive the National Federation of Independent Business "Small Business Guardian" Award
* Recipient of the 1994 "Public Awareness Award" by the St. Louis Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association for leadership in legislation to assist Alzheimer's victims and their families
Legislative Achievements
* Reformed Missouri's election law to make it illegal for politicians to keep campaign contributions for personal gain
* Closed tax loophole that had cost Missouri $160 million
* Responsible for the first $16 million in the state's emergency "Rainy Day" Fund which prevented a state tax increase during the Great Flood of '93
* Responsible for legislation that provides long-term health care coverage availability
Personal
* Date of birth - 12/23/54
* Married to D. Anne Lewis in 1984. Ms. Lewis is a landscape architect and operates her own land planning firm, LewiSites. She also is a hazard mitigation specialist for the Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Senator Flotron's mother is the former Sylvia Schulz of Perry County, Missouri
