Rep. Bob Onder Brings Unusual Mix of Skills to Congress

The freshman representative says lessons from both his professional training and a high-flying hobby help him serve Missourians in Washington.
Rep. Bob Onder Brings Unusual Mix of Skills to Congress
Rep. Bob Onder (R-Mo.) in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 27, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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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.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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