What is Tom Hannegan?
{{Infobox officeholder | image = | imagesize = | name = Tom Hannegan | state_house = Missouri | state = Missouri | district = 65th | term_start = January 2017 | term_end = October 20, 2021 | preceded = [[Anne Zerr]] | succeeded = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | birth_date = 1970 | birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]] | alma_mater = [[Lindenwood University]] | death_date = {{nowrap|October 20, 2021 (aged 51)}} | death_place = [[St. Charles, Missouri]] | partner = Scott Mell }} '''Tom Hannegan''' (1970 &ndash; October 20, 2021) was an American businessman and politician. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. Hannegan was elected to the [[Missouri House of Representatives]] from Missouri's 65th District in November 2016, and re-elected in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2018&code=R&district=65 |title=Representative Tom Hannegan |access-date=June 12, 2018 |publisher=Missouri House of Representatives }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tom_Hannegan |title=Tom Hannegan |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=June 12, 2018 }}</ref> Hannegan was [[openly gay]]. He was one of only two LGBT Republicans serving in the Missouri House of Representatives.<ref>{{Citation|title=This Week in Missouri Politics — March 14, 2021|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjEcCnI9_64|language=en|access-date=2021-03-14}}</ref><ref name=mell>{{cite news| title=Behind the lawmakers: Scott Mell, partner of Rep. Tom Hannegan |url=https://themissouritimes.com/56118/behind-the-lawmakers-scott-mell-partner-of-rep-tom-hannegan/ | work=The Missouri Times |date=December 21, 2018 |access-date=August 14, 2019 |first=Rachael |last=Herndon }}</ref> Hannegan died in [[St. Charles, Missouri]] on October 20, 2021 from a [[stroke]] at the age of 51.<ref>[https://themissouriti