Dr. Randy Jotte

A St. Louis native, Randy Jotte graduated from DeSmet Jesuit High School in 1978, and then went on to graduate from Vanderbilt University. He attended Oxford University on a Fulbright Scholarship and graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1987.

Today, he is an emergency room physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and an associate professor of Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. He doesn’t need a job in politics, but he believes his private sector experience uniquely qualifies him to help solve our nation’s most critical domestic issue — health care — which is intrinsically tied to another critical challenge: our out-of-control deficit. Dr. Jotte knows there are no easy or simple solutions, but he brings to the table a wealth of firsthand experience and a deep commitment to solving the crisis.

Randy Jotte and his wife, Susan, an ombudsman who advocates for nursing home patients, are the adoptive parents of two sons from Bolivia. Anthony is 12 years old and Christian is 14. Randy and Susan have been married 20 years, and are active in their local Catholic church.

Randy is not fond of partisan politics. While he clearly agrees more with Republican ideals, Randy is neither an establishment Republican nor a Tea Party Republican. He is a thoughtful problem-solver who knows how to bring people together. He served as president of the Missouri College of Emergency Physicians and served his community of Webster Groves as a city councilman and mayor pro-tem.