Many admirable individuals who serve their communities as politicians have first established themselves in the profession of teaching. Such is the case of Joseph Aull, an exceptional educator from Missouri who was elected four times to his state’s House of Representatives.

Joe Aull was born on July 14, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri. Following his 1966 graduation from Lexington High School in Lexington, Missouri, he enrolled in Westminster College in Fulton,  Missouri, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1970. Joe then enrolled in Central Missouri State University, where he completed the requirements for his Masters in Education in 1975 and earned certification as an Education Specialist in 1987.

Joe worked diligently as an educator for 34 years in the Lexington and Marshall school districts, serving in a variety of positions including classroom teacher, coach, principal, and school district superintendent. He also served as the president of the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA).

This accomplished educator was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in November, 2004, defeating Republican Kevin Begley. Representative Aull was re-elected when he ran unopposed in 2006, 2008, and 2010. Term limits prevented him from running again in 2012. While in the Missouri House, Joe served on the Joint Committee on Education, and the Committees for Elementary and Secondary Education, Agriculture Policy, Emerging Issues in Animal Agriculture, and Rural Development.

Upon leaving political service, Joseph Aull accepted a position with Wentworth Military Academy and College, a private high school and two-year college, as their high school principal and vice president of academic affairs. The institution is located in Lexington, Missouri. Joe’s father, Bill Aull, graduated from Wentworth in 1935.

Joe Aull and his wife, Candee, are the parents of five children.