Rusty Black

Rusty Black
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byDan Hegeman
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
2017–2023
Preceded byMike Lair
Succeeded byPeggy McGaugh (redistricting)
Personal details
BornSaint Joseph, Missouri, U.S.[1]
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Chillicothe, Missouri, U.S.[2]
Alma materUniversity of Missouri[1]

Rusty Black is an American politician. He is a Republican representing the 12th district in the Missouri Senate. He previously represented the 7th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023, elected in 2016, 2018, and 2020.

Personal life

Black was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri[1] and graduated from high school in King City, Missouri.[2] He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science, both in Agriculture Education, from the University of Missouri,[1] and worked as an agriculture educator for 32 years before retiring in 2016. He and his wife live in Chillicothe, Missouri and have four children.[2]

Political career

In 2016, Black ran for election to the District 7 seat in the Missouri House of Representatives,[3] which was open due to the former representative, Mike Lair, reaching the term limit.[4] Black defeated John Myers in the Republican primary with 86.42% of the vote, and was unopposed in the general election. In 2018, he defeated Democrat Dennis VanDyke with 79.6% of the vote, and ran unopposed in 2020.[3] He won the Republican Primary in August 2022 for Senate district 12, defeating two opponents, and then won the general election by a landslide.

Electoral history

State representative

2016 Republican primary: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Black 4,104 86.42%
Republican John Myers 645 13.58%
2016 Republican Election: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Black 13,580 100.00%
2018 general election: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Black 9,763 79.6%
Democratic Dennis VanDyke 2,501 20.4%
2020 general election: Missouri House of Representative, District 7[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Black 14,134 100.00%

State Senate

Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 2, 2022, District 12[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Black 20,385 64.82%
Republican J. Eggleston 8,153 25.92%
Republican Delus Johnson 2,912 9.26%
Total votes 31,450 100.00%
Missouri Senate Election, November 8, 2022, District 12[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Black 51,470 80.77%
Democratic Michael J. Baumli 12,254 19.23%
Total votes 63,724 100.00%

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rusty Black's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Representative Rusty Black". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Rusty Black". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ Ripley, Catherine Stortz (6 September 2017). "Mike Lair, former legislator, teacher passes away". Chillicothe News. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.


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