Billy Pat Wright

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Billy Pat Wright
Member of the
Rob Mayer
Succeeded byBill Lant
Personal details
Born (1937-03-17) March 17, 1937 (age 87)
rancher
WebsiteCampaign Website

Billy Pat Wright (born March 17, 1937) is an

rancher, and a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives.[1] He represented the 159th district, which includes parts of Stoddard County, Cape Girardeau County, and Wayne County, from 2005 to 2013.[1] He announced his intention to run for state senate in the 25th district in 2012 in February 2011 only to drop out of the race in May 2012.[2][3]

Early life and career

Billy Pat Wright was born in

Masonic Lodge, and the Missouri Cattlemen's Association.[1][2] He is married with three children and nine grand children.[1]

Political career

Billy Pat Wright first ran for the Missouri House of Representatives in 2004.

U.S. Representative.[7][8] In February 2011, Billy Pat Wright 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 re-election due to term limits.[2] He decided in May 2012 to retire instead of running for the seat.[3]
On November 6, Dennis Fowler was elected to the position.

Electoral history

2010 General Election for Missouri’s 159th District House of Representatives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Billy Pat Wright 8,847 70.3
Democratic Bill Burlison 3,741 29.7
2008 General Election for Missouri’s 159th District House of Representatives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Billy Pat Wright 10,179 61.8
Democratic Bill Burlison 6,283 38.2
2006 General Election for Missouri’s 159th District House of Representatives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Billy Pat Wright 7,230 56.7
Democratic Boyce Wooley 5,512 43.3
2004 General Election for Missouri’s 159th District House of Representatives
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Billy Pat Wright 8,518 55.0
Democratic Boyce Wooley 6,978 45.0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Representative Directory". House.mo.gov. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Local News: State Rep. Wright to run for Missouri Senate in 2012 (02/25/11)". seMissourian.com. 2011-02-25. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  3. ^ a b McCoy, Mike (2012-05-23). "Local News: State representative drops out of state Senate race (05/23/12)". seMissourian.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  4. ^ [1] Archived July 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ [2] Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ [3] Archived July 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ [4] Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "State of Missouri | All Races". Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2011.

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