{{Short description|American politician and physician}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Jim Neely | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | state_house = Missouri | district = 8th | term_start = January 9, 2013 | term_end = January 5, 2021 | predecessor = Tom Shively<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=761788|title = Our Campaigns - MO State House 008 Race - Nov 06, 2012}}</ref> | successor = Randy Railsback | education = University of Missouri (BBA)<br/> Kansas City University (DO) | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|67|2018|10|18}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | profession = | party = Republican | branch = {{flag|United States Army}} }}

'''James W. Neely''' (born 1951) is an American politician and physician who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. He is also the long-term care medical director of the Cameron Regional Medical Center.

== Early life and education == After graduating from Grandview High School in 1969, Neely enrolled in the Army ROTC program at the University of Missouri where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in business administration.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shurr|first=Alisha|date=2019-08-28|title=Neely announces 2020 gubernatorial bid|url=https://themissouritimes.com/neely-announces-2020-gubernatorial-bid/|access-date=2020-07-14|website=The Missouri Times|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717080340/https://themissouritimes.com/neely-announces-2020-gubernatorial-bid/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jim Neely for Missouri Governor 2020|url=https://www.electneely.com/|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Jim Neely|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714224635/https://www.electneely.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> After served as an officer in the United States Army, Neely graduated with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of Health Sciences College of Medicine in Kansas City.<ref>{{cite web|title=James Neely, DO|url=http://www.cameronregional.org/all-doctors-list/dr-james-neely/|website=Cameron Regional Medical Center|access-date=2016-12-08|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075317/http://www.cameronregional.org/all-doctors-list/dr-james-neely/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career == Neely previously served on the Cameron School Board from 1995 to 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2018&district=008|title=Representative Randy Railsback|access-date=2019-10-06|archive-date=2019-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006204620/https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2018&district=008|url-status=live}}</ref> A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Neely|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/39118/jim-neely|access-date=April 27, 2015|publisher=Project Vote Smart|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142143/http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/39118/jim-neely|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pointer|first1=Kathleen|date=October 18, 2014|title=Missouri House, 8th District: Doctors take different view on Medicaid expansion, abortion waiting period|publisher=Kansas City Star|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/816-north/article3005526.html|access-date=April 27, 2015|archive-date=December 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207170126/http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/816-north/article3005526.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2020 Missouri gubernatorial election === {{Main|2020 Missouri gubernatorial election}} He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of Missouri in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Erickson|first=Kurt|title=State lawmaker announces plan to challenge Parson for GOP nomination for Missouri governor|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-lawmaker-announces-plan-to-challenge-parson-for-gop-nomination/article_a0c8c596-c4f8-543c-beed-486832f563bd.html|access-date=2019-08-30|website=stltoday.com|language=en|archive-date=2019-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830144235/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-lawmaker-announces-plan-to-challenge-parson-for-gop-nomination/article_a0c8c596-c4f8-543c-beed-486832f563bd.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Among his primary reasons behind running for governor were a discontent with how state government is being run, and a desire to help resolve issues in education, healthcare, and criminal reform.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Erickson|first=Kurt|title=State lawmaker announces plan to challenge Parson for GOP nomination for Missouri governor|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-lawmaker-announces-plan-to-challenge-parson-for-gop-nomination-for-missouri-governor/article_a0c8c596-c4f8-543c-beed-486832f563bd.html|access-date=2020-07-14|website=STLtoday.com|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714214759/https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-lawmaker-announces-plan-to-challenge-parson-for-gop-nomination-for-missouri-governor/article_a0c8c596-c4f8-543c-beed-486832f563bd.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Neely placed third in the Republican primary in a field of four candidates.

==Electoral history== ===State representative=== {{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 8<ref name=MOSoS>{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/?eid=750004333|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|access-date=April 19, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807002349/https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/?eid=750004333|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = James W. (Jim) Neely |votes = 10,486 |percentage = 62.75% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = James T. (Jim) Crenshaw |votes = 6,224 |percentage = 37.25% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 8<ref name=MOSoS />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = James W. (Jim) Neely |votes = 6,726 |percentage = 70.63% |change = +7.88 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Ted Rights |votes = 2,797 |percentage = 29.37% |change = -7.88 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 8<ref name=MOSoS />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = James W. (Jim) Neely |votes = 15,399 |percentage = 100.00% |change = +29.37 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=Missouri House of Representatives Election November 6, 2018, District 8<ref name=MOSoS />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = James W. (Jim) Neely |votes = 10,906 |percentage = 71.77% |change = -28.23 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Caleb McKnight |votes = 4,289 |percentage = 28.23% |change = +28.23 }} {{Election box end}}

===Governor=== {{Election box begin|title=Missouri Gubernatorial Primary Election, August 4, 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/All_Results_2020_Primary_8_4_2020.pdf|title=Election Results|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=May 15, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126215828/https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/All_Results_2020_Primary_8_4_2020.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Mike Parson |votes = 511,566 |percentage = 74.93 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Saundra McDowell |votes = 84,412 |percentage = 12.36 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Jim Neely |votes = 59,514 |percentage = 8.72 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Raleigh Ritter |votes = 27,264 |percentage = 3.99 |change = }} {{Election box end}}

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