Gary Romine | |
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Member of the Missouri Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office 2013 –January 30, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Kevin P. Engler |
Succeeded by | Elaine Gannon |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955or1956(age 68–69) [1] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Kathy;five children |
Residence | Farmington,Missouri |
Alma mater | Three Rivers Community College University of Central Missouri |
Occupation | Politician Entrepreneur Teacher |
Gary Romine is an American entrepreneur,former Republican member of the Missouri Senate,and teacher. [2] He represented the 3rd senatorial district,which includes Iron County,Reynolds County,St. Francois County,Ste. Genevieve County,Washington County and part of Jefferson County,from 2013 to 2020. [2]
Gary Romine graduated from Poplar Bluff High School,then went to Three Rivers Community College where he received an associate degree in applied sciences. He also received a Bachelor of Science in marketing and education from the University of Central Missouri. [2] Later he taught in the Branson and Farmington school districts. After teaching,he went on to start his own business,Show-Me-Rent-To-Own. [2] The company has grown from one store when he opened it to 9 stores today and is currently being sued for racial discrimination in the workplace,including a company policy of not renting to renters from majority black areas. [3] He continues to serve as president and CEO of that company. He has served as chairman of the board of MRV Banks since it opened in 2007. [2]
Gary Romine and his wife Kathy have five children. [2]
Gary Romine served as the chief of staff to state senators Bill Alter and Kevin P. Engler. He was legislative liaison for the Missouri Rental Dealers Association,president and public relations chairman of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations,and a member of the Government Relations Committee of the Missouri Bankers Association. [2] In 2004,Romine ran for an open seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. [4] He lost in the Republican primary to Steven Tilley,who would later become Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives. [4] He is also a former president of the board of trustees of the Mineral Area College,an elected body. [2]
In 2009,Romine declared his intention to run for the Missouri Senate. [5] He eventually defeated Terry Varner in the Republican primary and state representative Joseph Fallert,Jr. in the general election for the 3rd district. [6] [7]
On April 2,2013,Romine introduced an amendment to bill Missouri SB 712 that removed a section containing penalties for employers who fired victims of domestic violence requesting unpaid leave. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gary Romine | 54,414 | 81.25% | +27.41 | |
Green | Edward R. Weissler | 12,555 | 18.75% | +18.75 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gary Romine | 35,384 | 53.84% | ||
Democratic | Joseph Fallert, Jr. | 30,335 | 46.16% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gary Romine | 8,258 | 66.92% | ||
Republican | Terry Varner | 4,083 | 33.08% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Steven Tilley | 2,600 | 57.7 | ||
Republican | Gary Romine | 1,904 | 42.3 |
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