[2] He attended college at the University of Missouri, where he graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees in history and political science, magna cum laude.
[4] During the summer after college, Luetkemeyer interned in Washington D.C. at the White House, where he worked in the Domestic Policy Council during the administration of President George W.
[2] Luetkemeyer attended law school at the University of Missouri, where he earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, and was inducted into the Order of the Coif.
[2] He began his law practice as an attorney at Shook Hardy & Bacon in Kansas City, where he focused on defending individuals and businesses in tort litigation.
[14] SJR 38 was placed on the 2022 November general election ballot as Amendment 4, which provided an exception in the Missouri Constitution to a prohibition on the legislature mandating increased funding for services by local government.
[22] Shortly after the USA Today report, Luetkemeyer wrote an opinion piece in the Kansas City Star, where he stated: "Without commonsense reforms to Missouri’s sentencing laws and criminal code, to give prosecutors and law enforcement more tools to fight violent crimes, our cities will continue to languish on the list of the country’s most dangerous.
[38] The bill also included a provision exempting from state income tax the stimulus checks many Missourians received as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Other statewide officials, including the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor, and attorney general, were exempt from term limits.
[49] Some believe Amendment 1 failed due to voter confusion, because another measure on the ballot—Amendment 3, which dealt with legislative ethics and redistricting—was opposed by millions of dollars on a "Vote No" campaign.
[52] SB 224 was modeled off several provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relating to discovery, the process by which parties to a lawsuit gather evidence to support their case.
SB 224 was championed by the business and tort reform communities as an efficiency measure to reduce the cost and length of litigation.
Of the measure, Luetkemeyer stated: “These reforms will expedite lawsuits, ensure more timely resolution of disputes and reduce costs for all parties involved.”[53] The bill was signed into law on July 10, 2019.
For his work on pro-business policies, Luetkemeyer was later recognized by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry as its 2019 Freshman Legislator of the Year.
In one of the most hotly contested state primaries of the 2018 cycle, Luetkemeyer won the Republican nomination with 53.7% of the vote to Roberts’ 46.3%.
In what ended up being the most competitive state senate general election of the year, Luetkemeyer won the race with 52.5% of the vote, compared to Rucker’s 47.5%.