MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
Public Information and Education Division - PO Box 568 - Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Lt. John J. Hotz
Q2112015-2 (573) 526-6115

February 11, 2015
EMPHASIS: Colonel Ron Replogle Announces Lt. John J. Hotz Promotion


Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following promotion effective March 1, 2015:

Lieutenant John J. Hotz will be promoted to the rank of captain and designated director of the Public Information and Education Division, General Headquarters, Jefferson City, MO.

Hotz was appointed to the Patrol on July 1, 1989. After graduating from the Law Enforcement Academy, he was assigned to Troop A, Zone 7, Bates County. In 1994, Hotz was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Zone 5, Ray and Carroll counties. Hotz was promoted to sergeant in 1998, and transferred to Troop A Headquarters as a public information and education officer. On August 1, 2006, he was promoted to lieutenant and designated assistant director of the Public Information and Education Division.

Hotz was born in Camden, New Jersey. He graduated from Lowndes County High School, Valdosta, GA, in 1985. In 1989, he graduated with a bachelor’s of science degree in criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi, in Hattiesburg, MS. Capt. Hotz and his wife, Paula, have two children: James and Emily.

A photo is available upon request.

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