PHOTO GALLERY: Rowden campaigns for District 44 seat

Caleb Rowden talks during the League of Women Voters forum at the Columbia Public Library. Rowden, who is running as a Republican for state representative of Missouri's 44th House District, sits next to opponent Ken Jacob during the forum.   |  Emma Kessinger

Caleb Rowden talks with Debbie Morgan (black sweater), Norma Watts (pink sweater) and Bill Watts, right, while Justin Anderson films at the Watts home. Anderson was filming a television commercial for Rowden.   |  Emma Kessinger

Caleb Rowden works in his office at Clarius Interactive on Thursday. Rowden started the business with Randy Minchew and Corbin Umstattd in March. Clarius Interactive works with small businesses to develop Web design, social media and online marketing. "I love the challenge of sitting down with a client and listening to them talk about their passions and why they started a business," Rowden said. They eventually hope to work for nonprofit organizations in Columbia.   |  Emma Kessinger

Caleb Rowden and his wife, Aubrey Rowden, walk their dog, Mr. Bingley, in Stephens Lake Park on Monday. The couple are expecting their first baby in February. Rowden spent the past 12 years touring through 45 states as a Christian musician playing in front of crowds ranging from 10 people to about 82,000 people. "It was the stretches of time when he would be gone a month at a time that were the hardest," Aubrey said.   |  Emma Kessinger

Caleb Rowden talks to Don Bormann, who is running for Northern District Boone County commissioner, and Tim Grenke, mayor of Centralia, during a barbecue at Bicentennial Park. The barbecue was put on by various Republican groups and citizens as a meet-and-greet and fundraiser for Republican candidates Rowden, Bormann and state Sen. Kurt Schaefer.   |  Emma Kessinger

Caleb Rowden shares photos from his tour days in his office Thursday. Rowden pursued a career as a Christian musician when he was 16 and went on to tour the country between the ages of 16 and 28. His biggest crowd was about 82,000 people, but once you get above 10, it's all a blur, he joked.   |  Emma Kessinger