A look at Missouri GOP candidate for governor John Brunner

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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A look at suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner, a Republican hoping to be Missouri’s next governor:

NAME: John G. Brunner

AGE: 64. Born Dec. 8, 1951.

HOME: St. Louis

POLITICAL PARTY: Republican

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree from Harding University; master’s in business administration from Washington University.

EXPERIENCE: Never before held elected office; served as a captain in the Marines; former chairman and CEO of personal care product company Vi-Jon Inc.; lost 2012 bid for U.S. Senate.

FAMILY: Wife, Jan Brunner; grown children Elizabeth, Virginia and John.