Lauren Arthur

Lauren Arthur is an American politician and former schoolteacher from the state of Missouri. She is a member Missouri State Senate for District 17 and a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, she won a special election to succeed Ryan Silvey on June 5, 2018.[1]

Lauren Arthur
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 17th district
Assumed office
September 12, 2018
Preceded byRyan Silvey
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
2015–2018
Preceded byJay Swearingen
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materSmith College (BA)
University of Missouri–St. Louis (M.Ed.)

Biography

Arthur is from Kansas City.[2] She graduated from the International Baccalaureate program at North Kansas City High School.[3] Arthur earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in 2010 and her Master of Education from the University of Missouri–St. Louis. She taught through Teach For America.[4]

Arthur was first elected to the Missouri House in 2014 and took office in 2015.[3] In the 2018 special election for Missouri State Senate District 17, which covers most of Kansas City suburb Clay County,[5] Arthur defeated her Republican opponent, fellow Missouri state representative Kevin Corlew, by a 20-point margin. She replaced Republican Ryan Silvey, who won re-election to the seat in 2016 by 20 points, before he stepped down to join Missouri's public service commission. Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Donald Trump had each won the district by four points.[6]

Electoral History

State Representative
Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 5, 2014, District 18[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lauren Arthur 1,936 73.47%
Democratic Kevin Garner 699 26.53%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 18[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lauren Arthur 4,284 56.20% -43.80
Republican Robert (Bob) Rowland 3,339 43.80% +43.80
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 18[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lauren Arthur 12,734 100.00% +43.80

State Senate
Missouri Senate Special Election, June 5, 2018, District 17[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lauren Arthur 14,675 59.66% +20.92
Republican Kevin Corlew 9,923 40.34% -20.92

References
  1. "Democrat Lauren Arthur wins Northland's District 17 seat in Missouri Senate". June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. Lowry, Bryan (June 5, 2018). "Democrat Arthur wins Missouri election in Northland days after Greitens resigns". Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. Houx, Kellie. "Special election to fill vacant Senate seat in District 17". Courier-Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. "Missouri House, 18th District: Candidates for open seat disagree on taxes, Medicaid, waiting period for abortions". kansascity. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  5. Mosbergen, Dominique (June 6, 2018). "Democrats Flip Missouri Senate Seat Long Held By GOP". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  6. Yglesias, Matthew (June 5, 2018). "Democrats just flipped a GOP-held state senate seat in Missouri". Vox. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  7. "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  8. "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  9. "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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