Yates to resign from House

Rep. Brian Yates (R) will resign from the Missouri House Tuesday, becoming the fifth state legislator to do so this year.

Yates, who represents Lee's Summit, cannot seek re-election due to legislative term limits. Instead, he will devote his time to QC Holdings, a company that owns nearly 600 payday loan stores.

"Term limits are going to force a large group out of the House next year," Yates told the Independence Examiner last week. "Major turnover is looming for the House again next year, and I feel for our area that it might be advantageous for a new member to get a start on that new class."

In 2008, Yates won re-election by a 25-point margin, slightly below the 28-point margin when he initially won the seat in 2002.

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