Missouri State Archives
Finding Aid 552.14
Office of Secretary of State
Legislator Papers, TIM VAN ZANDT, 1995-2001
Abstract: Papers (1999-2000) of Missouri State Representative Tim Van Zandt (1963- ) include Joint Interim Committee on Tobacco and House Tobacco Settlement Committee materials.
Extent: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 Hollinger box)
Physical Description: Paper, two videocassettes
Location: MSA Stacks 43B/4/8
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions: No special restrictions.
Publication Restrictions: Copyright is in the public domain for state publications and for correspondence to and from Van Zandt in his official capacity. Researchers bear sole responsibility for following applicable copyright laws.
Acquisition Information: Accession 2002-0266.
Processing Information: Processing completed by Sharon E. Brock on March 7, 2008.
HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Tim Van Zandt was born September 17, 1963, in Lexington, Missouri. He attended Conception Seminary College and Rockhurst College before graduating from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg with a degree in accounting and political science.
Active in the Democratic Party in Kansas City, Mr. Van Zandt attended the Democratic State Convention in 1992 as a delegate and served on the Rules Committee at the Democratic National Convention in 1992. He was elected to the Missouri State House of Representatives in 1994 from the 38th District, representing part of Jackson County. Rep. Van Zandt was reelected in 1996, 1998, and 2000.
Mr. Van Zandt chaired the House Tobacco Settlement Committee and vice-chaired the House Urban Affairs Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. He was also appointed to the House Accounts, Operations, and Finance Committee; Appropriations—Health and Mental Health Committee; Budget Committee; Civil and Criminal Law Committee; Consumer Protection Committee; Joint Committee on Legislative Research; and the Local Government and Related Matters Committee.
SERIES
The papers of Tim Van Zandt include the following series:
Committee Files, 1999-2000
COMMITTEE FILES, 1999-2000
Extent: 0.4 cubic feet (1 Hollinger box)
Arrangement: Alphabetical by committee name and thereunder chronological
Scope and Content
Although Joint Interim Committee on Tobacco comprises the bulk of the series, the collection also includes House Tobacco Settlement Committee records. The Joint Interim Committee on Tobacco was charged with determining the short- and long-term financial and constitutional consequences associated with the estimated $6.7 billion in tobacco settlement proceeds the state of Missouri was expected to receive as a result of the 1998 Settlement Agreement with the tobacco industry. Hearings were held in Jefferson City, Kansas City, and St. Louis. The Committee received input from experts within the financial community; from the health industry; the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; and the Missouri Department of Health. Private organizations also corresponded with Mr. Zandt as to how the settlement money should be spent.
Supporting materials include correspondence, pamphlets, position papers, surveys, research memoranda, testimonies, two videocassettes on the dangers of smoking, and the final committee report. Of special interest is a children's book entitled "Smoking Stinks" written and published in Missouri.
Bills arising from the House Tobacco Settlement Committee are filed with that committee materials. Correspondence pertaining to the Joint Interim Committee on Tobacco is arranged together in chronological order.
Container List
| Location | Box | Folder | Contents |
|---|---|---|---|
43B/4/8 |
1 |
1 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, Correspondence, 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
2 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, April 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
3 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, June 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
4 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, July-August 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
5 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, October 1-15, 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
6 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, October 16-31, 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
7 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, November 1, 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
8 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, November 8, 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
9 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, November 15, 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
10 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, December 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
11 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, Supporting materials, Miscellaneous Publications, 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
12 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, Supporting materials, Smoking Stinks, 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
13 |
Joint Interim on Tobacco, Supporting materials, Videocassettes: Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, Saving Lives—Tobacco Prevention Works, 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
14 |
Tobacco Settlement, April-October 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
15 |
Tobacco Settlement, November 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
16 |
Tobacco Settlement, December 1999 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
17 |
Tobacco Settlement, January 2000 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
18 |
Tobacco Settlement, February 2000 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
19 |
Tobacco Settlement, March-May 2000 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
20 |
Tobacco Settlement, HB 1506 (Missouri Settlement Trust Fund), 2000 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
21 |
Tobacco Settlement, HB 1600 (Tobacco enabling legislation), 2000 |
43B/4/8 |
1 |
22 |
Tobacco Settlement, HJR 61 (Tobacco amendment to be submitted to voters), 2000 |