Former Seventh District State Representative Mike Lair of Chillicothe died Tuesday at the age of 71.
Lair was first elected State Representative in November 2008, representing Missouri’s 7th District which included all or portions of Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, and Livingston counties. He was re-elected in 2010, 2012 and 2014, and served until he reached term limits. Lair followed John Quinn, of Chillicothe, as a State Representative, and was followed by current Representative Rusty Black, of Chillicothe.
He was also a former history teacher and assistant football coach at Chillicothe High School.
Funeral arrangements for Mike Lair are pending with the funeral and a Mass of Christian Burial to be held in Jefferson City.
