# Rusty Black > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rusty_Black > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rusty_Black.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Black > Source revision: 1350287127 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{infobox officeholder | name = Rusty Black | state_senate = Missouri | district = [12th](/source/Missouri's_12th_Senate_district) | term_start = 2023 | state_house1 = Missouri | predecessor = [Dan Hegeman](/source/Dan_Hegeman) | district1 = 7th | term_start1 = 2017 | term_end1 = 2023 | predecessor1 = [Mike Lair](/source/Mike_Lair) | successor1 = [Peggy McGaugh](/source/Peggy_McGaugh) (redistricting) | party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) | birth_place = [Saint Joseph, Missouri](/source/Saint_Joseph%2C_Missouri), U.S.{{cite web |title=Rusty Black's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/169725/rusty-black |website=Vote Smart |access-date=28 June 2020}} | alma_mater = [University of Missouri](/source/University_of_Missouri) }} '''Rusty Black''' is an American politician. He is a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) representing the 12th district in the [Missouri Senate](/source/Missouri_Senate). He previously represented the 7th district in the [Missouri House of Representatives](/source/Missouri_House_of_Representatives) from 2017 to 2023, elected in 2016, 2018, and 2020. == Personal life == Black was born in [Saint Joseph, Missouri](/source/Saint_Joseph%2C_Missouri) and graduated from high school in [King City, Missouri](/source/King_City%2C_Missouri).{{cite web |title=Representative Rusty Black |url=https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2018&code=R&district=007 |website=Missouri House of Representatives |access-date=28 June 2020}} He holds a [Bachelor of Science](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) and a [Master of Science](/source/Master_of_Science), both in Agriculture Education, from the [University of Missouri](/source/University_of_Missouri), and worked as an agriculture educator for 32 years before retiring in 2016. He and his wife live in [Chillicothe, Missouri](/source/Chillicothe%2C_Missouri) and have four children. == Political career == In 2016, Black ran for election to the District 7 seat in the Missouri House of Representatives,{{cite web |title=Rusty Black |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Rusty_Black |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=28 June 2020}} which was open due to the former representative, [Mike Lair](/source/Mike_Lair), reaching the term limit.{{cite news |last1=Ripley |first1=Catherine Stortz |title=Mike Lair, former legislator, teacher passes away |url=https://www.chillicothenews.com/news/20170906/mike-lair-former-legislator-teacher-passes-away |access-date=28 June 2020 |work=Chillicothe News |date=6 September 2017}} Black defeated John Myers in the Republican primary with 86.42% of the vote, and was unopposed in the general election. In 2018, he defeated [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) Dennis VanDyke with 79.6% of the vote, and ran unopposed in 2020. He won the Republican Primary in August 2022 for Senate district 12, defeating two opponents, and then won the general election by a landslide. ==Electoral history== ===State representative=== {{Election box begin no change|title=2016 Republican primary: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=4,104|percentage=86.42%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=John Myers|votes=645|percentage=13.58%}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change|title=2016 Republican Election: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|url= https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2016GeneralElection.pdf|date=December 7, 2016|publisher=[Missouri Secretary of State](/source/Missouri_Secretary_of_State)|accessdate=January 7, 2023}}}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party = Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=13,580|percentage=100.00%}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change|title=2018 general election: Missouri House of Representatives, District 7}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=9,763|percentage=79.6%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Dennis VanDyke|votes=2,501|percentage=20.4%}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change|title=2020 general election: Missouri House of Representative, District 7{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results| url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750005307|publisher=[Missouri House of Representatives](/source/Missouri_House_of_Representatives)|accessdate=June 24, 2021}}}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=14,134|percentage=100.00%}} {{Election box end}} ===State Senate=== {{Election box begin no change|title=Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 2, 2022, District 12{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date=August 26, 2022|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/PrimaryElectionAugust2_2022.pdf|publisher=[Missouri Secretary of State](/source/Missouri_Secretary_of_State)|accessdate=January 7, 2023}}}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party = Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=20,385|percentage=64.82%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party = Republican Party (US)|candidate=[J. Eggleston](/source/J._Eggleston)|votes=8,153|percentage=25.92%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party = Republican Party (US)|candidate=[Delus Johnson](/source/Delus_Johnson)|votes=2,912|percentage=9.26%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=31,450|percentage=100.00%}} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change|title=Missouri Senate Election, November 8, 2022, District 12{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date=December 9, 2022| url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2022GeneralElection.pdf|publisher=[Missouri Secretary of State](/source/Missouri_Secretary_of_State)|accessdate=January 7, 2023}}}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party = Republican Party (US)|candidate=Rusty Black|votes=51,470|percentage=80.77%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change|party = Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Michael J. Baumli|votes=12,254|percentage=19.23%}} {{Election box total no change|votes=63,724|percentage=100.00%}} {{Election box end}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{Missouri State Senators}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Black, Rusty}} Category:Living people Category:Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Category:University of Missouri alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Republican Party Missouri state senators Category:21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly {{Missouri-MORepresentative-Republican-stub}} {{Missouri-MOSenate-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rusty Black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Black) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Black?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.