WASHINGTON—A doctor, a lawyer, a politician, and a pilot walk into the halls of Congress.
That’s not the beginning of a joke. That’s freshman Congressman Bob Onder, a Missouri Republican who happens to be all four.
Before being sworn in on Jan. 3 to represent the state’s 3rd congressional district, Onder, an attorney, served in the Missouri state legislature. He also treated patients as a doctor. And he pilots his own airplane.
Legal and medical training run in the family. Onder, 63, has a brother who’s a fellow attorney and a sister who’s a fellow physician.
“I liked practicing medicine and I liked studying law more, but they’re both passions of mine,” Onder told The Epoch Times….
Rep. Bob Onder Brings Unusual Mix of Skills to Congress
