Dave Griffith to run for Cole County Clerk next year
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
State Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) is looking to become the Cole County Clerk next year.
Griffth – who will be at the end of the limits of his term next year – told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that he plans on running for the clerk’s office. He said that he is planning on running after learning that Clerk Steve Korsmeyer will not seek reelection.
Filing for the November 2026 election begins in February of the same year.
Griffith currently represents Cole County in the Missouri House and was elected in 2018. His biography on the Missouri House’s website says that he served as the executive director of the American Red Cross for six years, was a member of the Jefferson City Council and spent 23 years working for KRCG.
He served as a green beret in the U.S. Army, according to the bio. He is also a member of the Kiwanis Club, Rotary International, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Easter Seals Association, Red Cross Board of Directors and the Special Olympics, his biography says. He is a graduate of Missouri Southern State University.