Carl Bearden

He is a member of the Bayside Community Church North River Campus Parrish, FL, IEEE, AOPA, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

He served in the United States Air Force for six years and currently owns and operates a consulting company.

The organizations were founded in July 2010 to educate, communicate, and activate (United for Missouri) Missourians on and about fiscal and limited government issues.

As the council's first chairman for the first three years of its existence, his leadership led to more controlled growth of county government resources and a reduction in county-wide property taxes.

His experience in the private sector provided him with a broad array of knowledge and the application of good fiscal management techniques, which he applied to his elected positions.