Phil Christofanelli

Philip Christofanelli (born 1989/90) is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives.

Phil Christofanelli
Christofanelli at the 2017 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 105th district
Assumed office
January 4, 2017
Preceded byMark Parkinson
Personal details
Born1989/1990 (age 30–31)
Springfield, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSt. Peters, Missouri
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis

Biography

Christofanelli graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He was elected to the Missouri Republican State Committee at age 21, and interned for U.S. Representative Dan Benishek in 2013, later serving as his press spokesman.[1][2]

Christofanelli ran for the House in 2016 to succeed retiring Representative Mark Parkinson. At age 27, Christofanelli was the youngest member of the Missouri House of Representatives.[2][3]

Controversy

While Christofanelli was a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, he enrolled in a class, "Intro to Labor Relations", that was taught by both professor Don Giljum of University of Missouri-St. Louis and Judy Ancel of University of Missouri-Kansas City by means of a live video feed. Christofanelli shared the full video footage with some of his friends in order to "obtain other opinions on the propriety of what occurred in the class". Using the video footage from the class, an organization named Insurgent Visuals released a video on YouTube called "Thuggery 101"[4] and several others, with a total time of 20 minutes, edited from 18 hours of class footage. The videos then went viral in the conservative community, with claims of liberal indoctrination of the students. Both universities discredited these videos and stated that the professors were being framed, with one administrator calling the videos "highly distorted through splicing and dicing".[5] Christofanelli denied providing the footage directly to Insurgent Media, and also denied wrongdoing by distributing the footage, while making media appearances on Fox News and local radio stations. Giljum was subsequently forced to resign.[6]

Political positions

Christofanelli is pro-life.[7][8] He opposes any restrictions on law-abiding citizens' access to firearms.[9] He supports a right-to-work law for Missouri.

Electoral history
Missouri House District 105 election, 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Christofanelli 12,859 61.49
Democratic Brian D. Stiens 7,526 35.99
Green Tim Hammack 528 2.53
Total votes 20,913 100.00

References
  1. "Phil Christofanelli's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  2. Burke, Melissa Nann (March 10, 2016). "Rep. Walberg hits Romney, but won't endorse". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  3. Schlinkmann, Mark (February 23, 2016). "After 25 years, Circuit Judge Nancy Schneider won't seek re-election in St. Charles Co". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  4. Chapter 1 - Thuggery 101. insurgentvisuals. May 3, 2011 – via YouTube.
  5. Palosaari, Ben (20 Sep 2011). "UMKC's Judy Ancel escaped the Andrew Breitbart machine". Kansas City Pitch. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. Garrison, Chad (18 May 2011). "Everything You Need To Know About UMSL, UMKC Fake Video Debacle In One Easy Sitting". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  7. Taylor, Jason (March 14, 2017). "Proposal in MO legislature would override St. Louis anti-discrimination law". Missourinet. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  8. "Issues". Phil Christofanelli for State Representative. Retrieved August 9, 2017. Government exists to protect the life, liberty, and property of its citizenry. That obligation extends to the unborn.
  9. "Issues". Phil Christofanelli for State Representative. Retrieved August 9, 2017. As a Member of the Missouri Legislature, Phil will fight to protect this right by opposing any attempts to restrict law-abiding citizens' access to firearms.
  10. "MO State House 105 2016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
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