Jacqueline Cotton is a small business owner, mother and widow. She grew the 4th of 6 children to parents who instilled a strong work ethic in all of them. Her first job was a paper route starting at the age of 9 and she continued working hard even breaking the girl scout cookie record in her troop!
She has owned her own business as an Independent Manufacturers Representative since 2000 and has been involved in every aspect of Manufacturing Sales. Process and product design, prototyping, contract and pricing negotiations including relationship building with all involved. This has given her valuable insight into the business community from several perspectives.
She married her college sweetheart, Robert, moved to Creve Coeur and finally to Chesterfield to raise their family. She and Robert spent 37 happy years together bringing up their two daughters, Allison and Miranda. She was by his side as he fought brain cancer (Glioblastoma) and passed away in early 2022. She cares deeply about health insurance after having been through a 3 year losing battle with her husband, who had no health insurance at the time of his diagnosis. This gives her a unique point of view regarding health insurance.
When her brother passed suddenly 2 weeks after her husband, she opened up her home to his son, Marshall, which gave him the opportunity to pursue his undergraduate education in the area.
In addition, she has long been passionate about Reproductive Rights and has volunteered often with Planned Parenthood. Jacqueline wants to step up and be part of recovering those rights. Missouri has become a dangerous state for many and she is compelled to make District 101 and all of Missouri a safe place to live, work and play!