Jim Neely

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| name = Jim Neely

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| state_house = Missouri

| district = 8th

| term_start = January 9, 2013

| term_end = January 5, 2021

| predecessor = Tom Shively{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=761788|title = Our Campaigns - MO State House 008 Race - Nov 06, 2012}}

| successor = Randy Railsback

| education = University of Missouri (BBA)
Kansas City University (DO)

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| party = Republican

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James W. Neely (born 1951) is an American politician and physician who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. He is also the long-term care medical director of the Cameron Regional Medical Center.

Early life and education

After graduating from Grandview High School in 1969, Neely enrolled in the Army ROTC program at the University of Missouri where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in business administration.{{Cite web|last=Shurr|first=Alisha|date=2019-08-28|title=Neely announces 2020 gubernatorial bid|url=https://themissouritimes.com/neely-announces-2020-gubernatorial-bid/|access-date=2020-07-14|website=The Missouri Times|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717080340/https://themissouritimes.com/neely-announces-2020-gubernatorial-bid/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Jim Neely for Missouri Governor 2020|url=https://www.electneely.com/|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Jim Neely|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714224635/https://www.electneely.com/|url-status=live}} After served as an officer in the United States Army, Neely graduated with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of Health Sciences College of Medicine in Kansas City.{{cite web|title=James Neely, DO|url=http://www.cameronregional.org/all-doctors-list/dr-james-neely/|website=Cameron Regional Medical Center|access-date=2016-12-08|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075317/http://www.cameronregional.org/all-doctors-list/dr-james-neely/|url-status=live}}

Career

Neely previously served on the Cameron School Board from 1995 to 2005.{{Cite web|url=https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2018&district=008|title=Representative Randy Railsback|access-date=2019-10-06|archive-date=2019-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006204620/https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2018&district=008|url-status=live}} A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2012.{{cite web|title=Jim Neely|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/39118/jim-neely|access-date=April 27, 2015|publisher=Project Vote Smart|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142143/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/39118/jim-neely|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Pointer|first1=Kathleen|date=October 18, 2014|title=Missouri House, 8th District: Doctors take different view on Medicaid expansion, abortion waiting period|publisher=Kansas City Star|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/816-north/article3005526.html|access-date=April 27, 2015|archive-date=December 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207170126/http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/816-north/article3005526.html|url-status=live}}

= 2020 Missouri gubernatorial election =

He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of Missouri in 2020.{{Cite web|last=Erickson|first=Kurt|title=State lawmaker announces plan to challenge Parson for GOP nomination for Missouri governor|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-lawmaker-announces-plan-to-challenge-parson-for-gop-nomination/article_a0c8c596-c4f8-543c-beed-486832f563bd.html|access-date=2019-08-30|website=stltoday.com|language=en|archive-date=2019-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830144235/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-lawmaker-announces-plan-to-challenge-parson-for-gop-nomination/article_a0c8c596-c4f8-543c-beed-486832f563bd.html|url-status=live}} Among his primary reasons behind running for governor were a discontent with how state government is being run, and a desire to help resolve issues in education, healthcare, and criminal reform.{{Cite web|last=Erickson|first=Kurt|title=State lawmaker announces plan to challenge Parson for GOP nomination for Missouri governor|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-lawmaker-announces-plan-to-challenge-parson-for-gop-nomination-for-missouri-governor/article_a0c8c596-c4f8-543c-beed-486832f563bd.html|access-date=2020-07-14|website=STLtoday.com|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714214759/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-lawmaker-announces-plan-to-challenge-parson-for-gop-nomination-for-missouri-governor/article_a0c8c596-c4f8-543c-beed-486832f563bd.html|url-status=live}} Neely placed third in the Republican primary in a field of four candidates.

Electoral history

=State representative=

{{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 8{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/?eid=750004333|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|access-date=April 19, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807002349/https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/?eid=750004333|url-status=live}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = James W. (Jim) Neely

|votes = 10,486

|percentage = 62.75%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = James T. (Jim) Crenshaw

|votes = 6,224

|percentage = 37.25%

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 8}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = James W. (Jim) Neely

|votes = 6,726

|percentage = 70.63%

|change = +7.88

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Ted Rights

|votes = 2,797

|percentage = 29.37%

|change = -7.88

}}

{{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 8}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = James W. (Jim) Neely

|votes = 15,399

|percentage = 100.00%

|change = +29.37

}}

{{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election November 6, 2018, District 8}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = James W. (Jim) Neely

|votes = 10,906

|percentage = 71.77%

|change = -28.23

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Caleb McKnight

|votes = 4,289

|percentage = 28.23%

|change = +28.23

}}

=Governor=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri Gubernatorial Primary Election, August 4, 2004{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/All_Results_2020_Primary_8_4_2020.pdf|title=Election Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=May 15, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126215828/https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/All_Results_2020_Primary_8_4_2020.pdf|url-status=live}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Mike Parson

|votes = 511,566

|percentage = 74.93

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Saundra McDowell

|votes = 84,412

|percentage = 12.36