In November 2018, he was elected to represent the 30th District, including the city of Springfield, in the Missouri Senate.

In 7th grade, he began raising cattle on his family's 40 acres after buying three heifers with a loan from his parents.

He went on to work for a neighbor's dairy farm and learned skills to expand his own operations.

[1] Hough graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science.

[3] Hough's campaign for lieutenant governor received a total of $120,000 in a single day from PACs managed by former Missouri politician Steven Tilley.