Casey Guernsey (born October 14,1980) is an American politician. A Republican,he is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Guernsey represented the 3rd,and then the 2nd District,encompassing all or portions of Daviess,Gentry,Grundy,Harrison,Mercer,Sullivan,and Worth counties in north central Missouri.[1] Due to Missouri House redistricting following the 2010 U.S. Census,much of the current 3rd District was renamed the 2nd District effective January,2013. The new boundaries include all of Daviess,DeKalb,Gentry,and Harrison counties,but no longer all or parts of Grundy,Mercer,Sullivan,or Worth counties.[2] Guernsey ran for the newly created 2nd District and won in the November,2012 general election. On January 31,2014,Guernsey announced he would not be a candidate for re-election in the 2014 Missouri House races nor would he be running for any seat in the Missouri Senate.[3]
Guernsey has a family history of political involvement. His ancestors include Senator Charles A. Guernsey and Richard Gentry,a former Missouri state Senator killed while leading troops at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee during the Seminole Wars.[1] Casey Guernsey first ran for State Representative in 2006,losing to incumbent Jim Whorton. Whorton was term-limited under Missouri law from seeking reelection in 2008. In November of that year Guernsey defeated Democrat Mike Hepler to win his first term in the House. Guernsey ran unopposed in 2010.[5] In November,2012 Guernsey ran for the newly created 2nd District seat,defeating Independent candidate Jim Nash to earn a third term in the Missouri House.[6]
Missouri 3rd District State Representative Election 2006
Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural Resources subcommittee.
Budget.
Rules.
Special Standing Committee on Renewable Energy.
Political future
On January 31, 2014, Representative Guernsey announced he would not be seeking re-election for a final two-year term from the 2nd District, as allowed under Missouri term limits. Neither, said Guernsey, would he be a candidate for the 12th District Missouri Senate seat being vacated by term-limited Republican Brad Lager,[3] even after loaning his campaign committee $100,000 to run for the vacated Senate seat and clearing the primary field of opposition. Guernsey cited a desire to take a different direction in his life and the large time spent away from home serving his constituents as reasons for his decision. He did not rule out the possibility of running for elected office in the future, however, and vowed to stay active in Missouri Republican politics.[3]
References
12"Member biography". Missouri House of Representatives. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
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