Ryan Silvey
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ryan Silvey
| image = Rep Ryan Silvey (5201534455) (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 150px |
| state_senate=Missouri
| district = 17th
| term_start = 2013
| term_end = 2018
| preceded = LuAnn Ridgeway
| succeeded = Incumbent
| state_house2 = Missouri
| district2 = 38th
| term_start2 = 2005
| term_end2 = 2013
| preceded2 = Dan Bishop
| succeeded2 = T.J. Berry
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1976|04|17}}
| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
| residence = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
| occupation = Politician
| alma_mater = Bob Jones University
| party = Republican
| children = 1
| website = [http://www.senate.mo.gov/13info/members Official Missouri Senate Profile]; accessed November 25, 2014.}}
Ryan Silvey (born April 17, 1976) is a former Republican member of the Missouri Senate and currently serves on the Missouri Public Service Commission. He represented the 17th district in the Missouri Senate, which includes part of Clay County, from 2013 until his resignation January 4, 2018.
Early life and career
Ryan Silvey was born in Kansas City, Missouri, where he attended Oak Park High School. He later attended Bob Jones University and majored in interpretive speech. He is a member of the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce. He has a daughter.
Political career
Silvey was a legislative aide to US Senator Kit Bond. He represented the 38th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013. He was elected in a special election in 2005 and then reelected in 2006, 2008, and 2010. In 2011, he was made the chairman of the powerful budget committee.[http://house.mo.gov/CommitteeIndividual.aspx?com=011 Profile], house.mo.gov; accessed November 25, 2014.
In 2011, Silvey decided to run for the 17th district in the Missouri Senate.[http://midwestdemocracyproject.org/blogs/entries/ryan-silvey-state-senate-2012 Profile]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, midwestdemocracyproject.org; accessed November 25, 2014. It was an open seat because LuAnn Ridgeway was unable to run for re-election due to term limits. Silvey received endorsements from LuAnn Ridgeway, Rob Schaaf, five other current and former Republican representatives, and two Clay County officials. He won the election with 52.8% over Democrat Sandra Reeves.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130120123019/http://enr.sos.mo.gov/ENR/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=TAllResults^%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0%20All%20Results%20%C2%A0%20%C2%A0^011656688155 2012 election results], enr.sos.mo.gov; accessed November 25, 2014.
Silvey resigned from the Missouri Senate on January 4, 2018, and was unanimously confirmed by the Missouri Senate to a position on the Missouri Public Service Commission.[https://psc.mo.gov/Commissioners/Ryan_A_Silvey Missouri Public Service Commission Bio], https://psc.mo.gov; accessed February 3, 2018.
The American Conservative Union gave him an 89% evaluation in 2013 and a 71% evaluation in 2017.
Electoral history
{{Election box begin | title=2012 General Election for Missouri’s 17th Senate District }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ryan Silvey
|votes = 42,491
|percentage = 52.8%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Sandra Reeves
|votes = 37,997
|percentage = 47.2%
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2010 General Election for Missouri’s 38th District House of Representatives }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ryan Silvey
|votes = 9,133
|percentage = 69.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Debbie Colozza
|votes = 3,979
|percentage = 30.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2008 General Election for Missouri’s 38th District House of Representatives }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ryan Silvey
|votes = 12,083
|percentage = 58.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Josh Reed
|votes = 8,574
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2006 General Election for Missouri’s 38th District House of Representatives }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ryan Silvey
|votes = 7,480
|percentage = 55.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Dennis Spears
|votes = 5,960
|percentage = 44.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2005 Special Election for Missouri’s 38th District House of Representatives }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ryan Silvey
|votes = 3,468
|percentage = 51.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Teresa Loar
|votes = 3,255
|percentage = 48.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=39391 Interest Group Ratings]
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=5726 Campaign Finance Information]
{{Current Missouri Senators}}
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Category:Republican Party Missouri state senators
Category:Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Category:Bob Jones University alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly