Paul LeVota

This district includes Independence, Sugar Creek, parts of East Kansas City, Buckner, and unincorporated Jackson County.

LeVota attended Truman High School in Independence, Missouri, where he served as student body president.

He then received a bachelor's degree in speech communications and political science from Central Missouri State University (CMSU).

LeVota has also received distinction as a national delegate to the American Council of Young Political Leaders exchange program with the People's Republic of China.

A female student legislative intern filed a Title IX civil rights complaint, making allegations of sexual harassment against him.

LeVota belongs to Saint Mark's Catholic Church in Independence, where he is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Third Degree.