By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A northwest Missouri state representative leaving the House due to term limits has landed a state job.
Governor Mike Parson has appointed Representative Allen Andrews, a Republican from Grant City, as the Security Director of the Missouri Division of Employment. The division is part of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.
Andrews has been the representative of the Missouri 1st House District since 2015. He is president of Andrews Family Corporation, a manufacturing business.
Andrews, a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, is currently a member of the Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation, National Federation of Independent Business, and Missouri Farm Bureau.
Republican Jeff Farnan faces Democrat Jess Piper in the race to succeed Andrews.