Hammons, of Stockton, is president and CEO of Hammons Products Company. He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Missouri State University and a juris doctorate from Southern Methodist University Law School in Texas. Hammons serves on the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board of Directors and as president of both the Stockton Community Foundation and the Stockton Community Development Corporation. Hammons has previously served on the Stockton Board of Alderman and as city attorney.