Governor Parson Appoints Mark Welker as the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney

AUGUST 23, 2018

 — Governor Mike Parson appointed Mark Welker as the Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney.  Welker won the August primary election and is running unopposed for the position in the November general election.

Welker has practiced law in Cape Girardeau County since 2013.  He holds a Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southeast Missouri State University.

Welker is involved with Cape West Rotary, the Cape Girardeau County Republican Central Committee, and the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport Advisory Board.  He previously served as a member of the Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section Council and as president of Cape Girardeau County Young Lawyers.