Lauren Arthur | |
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Member of the Missouri Senate from the 17th district | |
In office September 12, 2018 –July 21, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ryan Silvey |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Member of the MissouriHouseofRepresentatives from the 18th district | |
In office January 7,2015 –September 12,2018 | |
Preceded by | Jay Swearingen |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Smith College (BA) University of Missouri–St. Louis (M.Ed.) |
Lauren Arthur is an American politician and former schoolteacher from the state of Missouri. She is a former member Missouri State Senate for District 17 and a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,she won a special election to succeed Ryan Silvey on June 5,2018. [1]
Arthur is from Kansas City. [2] She graduated from the International Baccalaureate program at North Kansas City High School. [3] Arthur earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in 2010 and her Master of Education from the University of Missouri–St. Louis. She taught through Teach For America. [4]
Arthur was first elected to the Missouri House in 2014 and took office in 2015. [3] In the 2018 special election for Missouri State Senate District 17,which covers most of Kansas City suburb Clay County, [5] Arthur defeated her Republican opponent,fellow Missouri state representative Kevin Corlew,by a 20-point margin. She replaced Republican Ryan Silvey,who won re-election to the seat in 2016 by 20 points,before he stepped down to join Missouri's public service commission. Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Donald Trump had each won the district by four points. [6]
Arthur resigned from the Missouri Senate in July 2024 after being appointed to the Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. [7] [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Lauren Arthur | 1,936 | 73.47% | ||
Democratic | Kevin Garner | 699 | 26.53% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Lauren Arthur | 4,284 | 56.20% | −43.80 | |
Republican | Robert (Bob) Rowland | 3,339 | 43.80% | +43.80 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Lauren Arthur | 12,734 | 100.00% | +43.80 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Lauren Arthur | 14,675 | 59.66 | +20.92 | |
Republican | Kevin Corlew | 9,923 | 40.34 | −20.92 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Lauren Arthur | 51,690 | 53.38 | −6.28 | |
Republican | Mickey Younghanz | 45,141 | 46.62 | +6.28 |
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