Steve Hobbs is a farmer and a Missouri Republican politician. He is currently a resident of Mexico, Missouri.He became the president of Hobbs Farms, Inc., a firm he had started with his father, in 1997. He is a member of such organizations as the Missouri Farm Bureau, for which he is former secretary/treasurer and legislative chair, the Beef Advisory Board, of which he is a former president and chair, the Mexico MFA Exchange Board, the Audrian County Cattleman's Board, of which he is a past president, a board member of Mexico MFA Oil, the Missouri Beef Industry Council, and the Soybean Association.He is also a member of Rush Hill Community Church and the following social organizations: the Resolutions Board, and numerous other organizations.He is a former member of the Audrain County board, and was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002, winning reelection in 2004. He currently sits on the following committees:Conservation and Natural Resources (chair),Agriculture Policy, andBudget.