John E. Bardgett is president of Bardgett & Associates, Inc., which is a political consulting and lobbying firm, primarily focused on representing clients’ interests in the State of Missouri at the legislative, executive, and state department levels.
John is a lifelong Missourian who grew up in St. Louis and Jefferson City. Following college, John began his lobbying career in 1980 and has been actively engaged in the lobbying and political consulting arena for the past 40 years. The client list of Bardgett & Associates represents some of the top corporations in our country as well as professional and trade associations in our state. John’s firm has offices in both Jefferson City and St. Louis and, including John, there are six full-time lobbyists who work on clients’ issues.
John’s family has been involved in Missouri politics for many years. John’s father was the Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court and formerly served as a St. Louis County Circuit Judge. His father has served as ex-officio counsel to numerous Speakers of the Missouri House and Presidents of the Missouri Senate of both parties over the last twenty years.
John’s 40 years of lobbying experience and extensive knowledge of the legislative process have earned him the respect of legislators, staff, and bureaucrats on both sides of the aisle.
John has been an active participant in some of the major political legislative events that have shaped our state’s history over the last 40 years which include legislative discussions over public funding of stadium projects, increased funding and ballot issues for our state’s transportation infrastructure, and discussions surrounding the state funding of both K-12 and higher education systems.
