Ed Callahan

Ed Callahan is the Republican candidate for Missouri House of Representatives District 112 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against Democrat Dave Rekosh.[1][2] Callahan is an entrepreneur and pastor who, in a Ballotpedia survey, describes more than thirty years of service in Jefferson County.[1][3]

Ed Callahan earned a bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 1986, a graduate degree from the Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in 1990, and a Ph.D. from Christian Brothers University in 2005.[1] His career experience includes working as an entrepreneur.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, Callahan's response states that he has served Jefferson County, Missouri, for more than thirty years as a pastor, a leader of charitable and community service organizations, and an entrepreneur who oversees several small businesses.[3] The response adds that Callahan is a Rotarian, a father of five children and a grandfather of ten, and that he grew up in a blue-collar Jefferson County home where his father worked in a union shop.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.