Mike Colona [SEP] date of birth
Mike Colona
Mike Colona is a Democratic former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Before redistricting, Colona represented the 67th district. Colona more recently represented the 80th district, which is centered on the Tower Grove South area within the city of St. Louis. Colona also served as the House Minority Whip for the 96th General Assembly.
Personal history.
Mike Colona was born in St. Louis in 1969. He is a 1987 graduate of Fox High School in Arnold, Missouri. Colona earned a Bachelor of Science from
Mott Oxford (D–St. Louis).
Political history.
In August 2008, Colona defeated four other Democratic challengers in the primary to replace term-limited Representative Mike Daus. Colona won with nearly 43 percent of the vote. No Republican ran for the seat, so Colona was unopposed in the November 2008 general election. In the 2010 general election, Colona handily defeated Republican challenger Curtis Farber with 82-percent of the vote to win a second term.
Organizations.
- Board member, St. Louis Effort