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Mike Sanders (Missouri politician)

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Michael David Sanders (born March 19, 1967) was a Democratic Party politician in Independence, Missouri, who served as Jackson County, Missouri Prosecuting Attorney from 2002 to 2006, Jackson County executive from 2007 to 2015, and Chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party from 2011 to 2013. Michael David Sanders was born to parents Bruce David Sanders and Lynda Jean (Lamb) Sanders on March 19, 1967, in Kansas City, Missouri. His father retired from the United States Post Office after 38 years of service, promoted to the position of Tour Superintendent for downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Sanders' paternal grandfather, Archie David Sanders, served in the United States Army during World War II, stationed overseas as an airplane mechanic. Raised in Gladstone, Missouri, Sanders received his primary kindergarten - 12 education at Big Shoal School (elementary; Kansas City, Missouri), Antioch Middle School (Gladstone, Missouri), and Winnetonka High School (Kansas City, Missouri). Sanders served in the Army ROTC during college. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Sanders attended law school at Ohio State University. After an initial semester at law school, Sanders took a leave of absence and volunteered for military service during the Gulf War. He was a commissioned officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of first lieutenant. Upon completing military service, Sanders resumed his legal studies and earned a Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University - Moritz College of Law in 1994. Sanders and his wife Georgia Cardwell Sanders have two sons, John Michael and Patrick David. Assistant Jackson County, Missouri Prosecuting Attorney Sanders served as an assistant Jackson County, Missouri prosecuting attorney from 1994 to 1997. He served as a special prosecutor for the Jackson County Drug Task Force and was the lead attorney for D.A.R.T. (Drug Abatement Response Team). In 1995, Sanders received the Rookie Prosecutor of the Year award from the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office.
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