U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) today was sworn into a third term in Congress and his first in the new 3^rd Congressional District during the formal swearing of members on the floor of the House of Representatives.

“I am honored and humbled to begin serving the people of the 3^rd Congressional District and I am committed to keeping the lines of communication open so that we can work together to improve the quality of life for the nearly 750,000 hard-working folks I now represent,” said Luetkemeyer, who previously served two terms as the congressman from the 9^th District. 

The 3^rd District consists of the following 13 counties: Callaway, Camden, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lincoln, Maries, Miller, Montgomery, Osage, St. Charles and Warren.