 He went on to Southwest Missouri State University, where he earned degrees in finance/general business and marketing.He served as mayor of Farmington for six years, was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002, and then to the Missouri State Senate in 2004 and again to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2012.In 2009, Engler attracted attention by proposing, then withdrawing a bill to make littering a capital offense.