Rusty Black

{{infobox officeholder

| name = Rusty Black

| state_senate = Missouri

| district = 12th

| term_start = 2023

| state_house1 = Missouri

| predecessor = Dan Hegeman

| district1 = 7th

| term_start1 = 2017

| term_end1 = 2023

| predecessor1 = Mike Lair

| successor1 = Peggy McGaugh (redistricting)

| party = Republican

| birth_place = Saint Joseph, Missouri, U.S.{{cite web |title=Rusty Black's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/169725/rusty-black |website=Vote Smart |access-date=28 June 2020}}

| residence = Chillicothe, Missouri, U.S.{{cite web |title=Representative Rusty Black |url=https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2018&code=R&district=007 |website=Missouri House of Representatives |access-date=28 June 2020}}

| alma_mater = University of Missouri

}}

Rusty Black is an American politician. He is a Republican representing the 12th district in the Missouri Senate. He previously represented the 7th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023, elected in 2016, 2018, and 2020.

Personal life

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

Political career

In 2016, Black ran for election to the District 7 seat in the Missouri House of Representatives,{{cite web |title=Rusty Black |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Rusty_Black |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=28 June 2020}} which was open due to the former representative, Mike Lair, reaching the term limit.{{cite news |last1=Ripley |first1=Catherine Stortz |title=Mike Lair, former legislator, teacher passes away |url=https://www.chillicothenews.com/news/20170906/mike-lair-former-legislator-teacher-passes-away |access-date=28 June 2020 |work=Chillicothe News |date=6 September 2017}} 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, and ran unopposed in 2020. He won the Republican Primary in August 2022 for Senate district 12, defeating two opponents, and then won the general election by a landslide.

Electoral history

=State representative=

{{Election box begin no change|title=2016 Republican primary: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=4,104|percentage=86.42%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=John Myers|votes=645|percentage=13.58%}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2016 Republican Election: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|url= https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2016GeneralElection.pdf|date=December 7, 2016|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 7, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party = Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=13,580|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 general election: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=9,763|percentage=79.6%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Dennis VanDyke|votes=2,501|percentage=20.4%}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=2020 general election: Missouri House of Representative, District 7{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results| url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750005307|publisher=Missouri House of Representatives|accessdate=June 24, 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=14,134|percentage=100.00%}}

=State Senate=

{{Election box begin no change|title=Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 2, 2022, District 12{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date=August 26, 2022|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/PrimaryElectionAugust2_2022.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 7, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party = Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=20,385|percentage=64.82%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party = Republican Party (US)|candidate=J. Eggleston|votes=8,153|percentage=25.92%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party = Republican Party (US)|candidate=Delus Johnson|votes=2,912|percentage=9.26%}}

{{Election box begin no change|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 8, 2022, District 12{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date=December 9, 2022| url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2022GeneralElection.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 7, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party = Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=51,470|percentage=80.77%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party = Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Michael J. Baumli|votes=12,254|percentage=19.23%}}

References

Category:Living people

Category:Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives

Category:University of Missouri alumni

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:Republican Party Missouri state senators

Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly