Rusty Black

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

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]

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%

References
  1. "Rusty Black". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. "Rusty Black's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "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.


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