Jeff Roorda, a retired police officer and a four-term Missouri state representative, currently works as the business manager for the St. Louis Police Officers Association, the union that represents police in St. Louis, Missouri. Roorda is a monthly columnist for the Gendarme, the official newspaper of the St. Louis Police Officers Association. In the wake of the shooting of Michael Brown, Roorda was the go-to police commentator for CNN's coverage of the Ferguson incident and its aftermath, appearing on ABC, CNN, FOX and other news networks.