district birth_place nationality party state_house birth_date term_start article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
156th cape girardeau , missouri american democratic missouri 4 february 1931 1962 marvin e. proffer
 1986 marvin e. proffer educator university of missouri
marvin e. proffer

marvin e. proffer -lrb- born february 4 , 1931 -rrb- is an american politician who served in the missouri house of representatives .
he was born in cape girardeau , missouri and attended southwest missouri state university and the university of missouri in columbia , studying education .
he served in the missouri house of representatives for the 156th district 1962 to 1986 .
he is a member of the democratic party .
