Rusty Black

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Rusty Black
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 7th district
Assumed office
2017[1]
Personal details
BornSaint Joseph, Missouri[2]
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceChillicothe, Missouri[3]
Alma materUniversity of Missouri[2]

Rusty Black is an American politician. He is a Republican representing the 7th district in the Missouri House of Representatives.

Personal life[]

Black was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri[2] and graduated from high school in King City, Missouri.[3] He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science, both in Agriculture Education, from the University of Missouri,[2] 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.[3]

Political career[]

In 2016, Black ran for election to the District 7 seat in the Missouri House of Representatives,[1] 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. He is running again in 2020.[1]

As of June 2020, Black sits on the following committees:[3]

  • Agriculture Policy
  • Budget
  • Subcommittee on Appropriations - Education
  • Consent and House Procedure
  • Pensions
  • Joint Committee on Review of the Plant Industries Division

Electoral record[]

2016 Republican primary: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Black 4,104 86.42%
Republican John Myers 645 13.58%
2018 general election: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7[1]
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[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rusty Black 14,134 100.00%

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Rusty Black". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rusty Black's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Representative Rusty Black". Missouri House of Representatives. 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. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved June 24, 2021.


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