Rick Stream

Rick Stream (born February 23, 1949) is an American Christian, a former U.S. Naval Officer, a former budget/project manager for the United States Department of Defense and a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He served in the Missouri House from 2007 to 2014 representing Kirkwood and surrounding communities in the 94th and 90th districts. He was chairman and vice-chairman of the House Budget Committee for the last six years. Currently, he is the Republican Director of Elections in St. Louis County.

Early life and career Rick Stream is a native of Kirkwood, MO. He is the second oldest of 8 children and began working outside the home at age 10; cutting grass, shoveling snow and babysitting. In 1963, Rick's father died at the age of 42. Rick was 14 and his youngest sibling, his sister, was just 9 months old. Rick's family had no insurance or income so Rick painted 4 houses when he was 15, and then went to work in the laboratory at St. Joseph Hospital in Kirkwood (where Aberdeen Heights is now). He worked there 7 years, through high school and college. He graduated from Kirkwood High School in 1967. Stream has been married since 1976, has four children and four grandchildren, and attends Greentree Community Church in Kirkwood. He was reelected three times over Democrat Deb Lavender.