Gayle Kingery | |
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Member of the MissouriHouseofRepresentatives from the 154th district | |
In office 2003–2011 | |
Succeeded by | Todd Richardson |
Personal details | |
Born | July 7,1939 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Bette |
Children | 5 |
Residence | Poplar Bluff,Missouri |
Education | Southeast Missouri State University (BS) |
Occupation | Teacher |
Gayle Kingery (born July 7,1939) is an American former teacher,and former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. [1] He represented the 154th district,which includes part of Butler County,from 2003 to 2011. [1] He was also a candidate for the Republican nomination for Missouri's 25th district in the state senate until he dropped out of the race in June 2011. [2] [3]
Gayle Kingery was born in Harviell in 1939. [1] He graduated from Poplar Bluff Senior High School in 1957. [1] He was in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965. [1] He then received a B.S. in education from Southeast Missouri State University. [1] He was then a teacher and coach in Jackson,Missouri for three years and then a teacher,coach,and administrator in Poplar Bluff,Missouri for thirty years. [1] Kingery is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff. [1] He is married with five kids. [1]
Gayle Kingery was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002. [1] He won the Republican nomination against Robert L. Myers and the general election against Democrat Bill Stanberry and Libertarian Chip Taylor. [4] [5] In 2004,Kingery won reelection unopposed. [6] In 2006,he won reelection against Democrat Nancy Lou Norman. [7] In 2008,he won reelection against Libertarian Larry S. Busby. [8] In 2010,Kingery was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. In 2011,Gayle Kingery decided to run for the 25th district in the Missouri Senate. [2] It was an open seat because Rob Mayer is unable to run for reelection due to term limits. [2] He dropped out of the race in June 2011,citing a need to spend more time with his family. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gayle Kingery | 10,277 | 73.8 | ||
Libertarian | Larry S. Busby | 3,640 | 26.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gayle Kingery | 7,781 | 73.5 | ||
Democratic | Nancy Lou Norman | 2,802 | 26.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gayle Kingery | 11,292 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gayle Kingery | 5,998 | 68.1 | ||
Democratic | Bill Stanberry | 2,267 | 25.8 | ||
Libertarian | Chip Taylor | 538 | 6.1 |
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