George Hruza is a Republican state representative from Missouri House of Representatives District 89, an office he has held since January 2025, and is running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1] A dermatologic surgeon, he is a former president of the American Academy of Dermatology, according to his Ballotpedia survey answers.[2]
George Hruza earned a bachelor's degree from New York University in 1978, an M.D. from New York University School of Medicine in 1982, and a graduate degree from the Washington University Olin School of Business in 1998.[1] Ballotpedia says his career experience includes working as a dermatologic surgeon and physician.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said his family came to the United States from Czechoslovakia, that he has lived in St. Louis for 38 years, and that he has also served as president of the Missouri State Medical Association and the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society.[2]
Hruza assumed office on January 8, 2025, succeeding Dean Plocher, and advanced from the August 4, 2026 Republican primary.[1] His 2025-2026 committee assignments include the House Economic Development Committee, the Professional Registration and Licensing Committee, the Emerging Issues Committee, the Joint Committee on Tax Policy and the Joint Committee on the Life Sciences.[1]
In the same survey, Hruza listed his campaign messages as reducing taxes and regulation to improve affordability, improving access to affordable healthcare, and reforming education through school choice, the Science of Reading and greater school transparency.[2]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.