Betsy Fogle

Betsy Fogle

Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 135rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2021
Preceded by	Steve Helms

Personal details
Born	Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Missouri State University (BA) University of Arkansas (MA)

Betsy Fogle is an American politician serving as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 135rd district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office in January 2021.^[1]

Early life and education[]

Fogle was born in Springfield and attended Parkview High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Missouri State University and a Master of Arts in sociology from the University of Arkansas.^[2]

Career[]

Fogle worked at Jordan Valley Community Health Center until she was urged by House Minority Leader Crystal Quade to run for office.^[3] Fogle was narrowly elected in November 2020 over incumbent representative Steve Helms and Green Party candidate Vicke Kepling. Fogle's victory resulted in the only seat flipping between either party in the state during the 2020 election cycle.^[4]

Electoral history[]

Missouri House of Representatives — District 135 — Greene County (2020)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Betsy Fogle	8,555	48.20%	+1.17
Republican	Steve Helms	8,476	47.75%	-4.91
Green	Vicke Kepling	696	3.92%	+3.92

References[]

^ Gerber, Cameron (2020-12-04). "Meet Betsy Fogle, the Springfield Democrat who flipped a House seat". Missouri Times. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
^ "Betsy Fogle". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
^ "2021 12 People: Betsy Fogle". Springfield Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
^ Huguelet, Austin. "Democrat narrowly flips east Springfield Missouri House seat after recount". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

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