Trish Gunby
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Trish Gunby
| state_house = Missouri
| district = 99th
| term_start = January 8, 2020
| term_end = January 4, 2023
| predecessor = Jean Evans
| successor = Deb Lavender (redistricting)
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| party = Democratic
| education = University of Tulsa (BA)
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20221112113159/https://www.trishgunby.com// Campaign website (archived)]
}}
Patricia Washburn Gunby is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A Democrat, she represented the 99th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2020 to 2023.
Biography
Gunby earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Tulsa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2019/07/02/are-you-crazy-heres-why-a-democrat-wants-a-job-in-jefferson-city|title = 'Are You Crazy?' Here's Why a Democrat Wants a Job in Jefferson City}} She won a special election to the Missouri House on November 5, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/democrat-trish-gunby-wins-hotly-contested-missouri-house-race-in/article_8e0213a0-4618-5128-8350-5e3ada87daa4.html|title=Democrat Trish Gunby wins hotly contested Missouri House race in West County}} On August 2, 2021, Gunby announced her plans to run for the congressional seat held by Ann Wagner.[https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-st-louis-house-elections-6036fc8489e6a1e9c84c3ed56f20688e Rep. Gunby running for Wagner’s suburban St. Louis seat] Gunby won the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022,{{Cite news |last1=Hancock |first1=Jason |date=2022-08-03 |title=Trish Gunby defeats Ray Reed in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary |url=https://missouriindependent.com/2022/08/02/trish-gunby-defeats-ray-reed-in-missouris-2nd-congressional-district-democratic-primary/ |access-date=2022-08-21 |work=Missouri Independent |language=en-US}} but was defeated by Wagner in the general election on November 8.{{cite web |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Ann Wagner wins reelection to U.S. Congress — along with Bush, Luetkemeyer, Graves, Smith |url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2022-11-08/ann-wagner-wins-reelection-to-u-s-congress-along-with-bush-lutkemeyer-graves-smith}}
Gunby is a resident of Ballwin, Missouri.
Electoral history
=State representative=
{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives special election, November 5, 2019, District 99{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 24, 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Trish Gunby
|votes = 3,357
|percentage = 54.04%
|change = +7.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Lee Ann Pitman|votes=2,855|percentage=45.96%|change=-7.05}}
{{Election box end}}
= United States House of Representatives =
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Election for U.S. Representative of Missouri's 2nd Congressional District{{cite web|title=Election Results|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2022GeneralElection.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=April 28, 2025}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Ann Wagner|votes=173,277|percentage=54.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Trish Gunby|votes=135,895|percentage=43.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Bill Slantz|votes=6,494|percentage=2.1}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=315,666|percentage=100.00}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2020&code=R&district=099 Representative Trish Gunby] official legislative website
- [https://www.trishgunby.com/ Trish Gunby for Congress] campaign website
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
Category:People from Ballwin, Missouri
Category:University of Tulsa alumni
Category:Women state legislators in Missouri
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly
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