Rick Brattin
| Rick Brattin | ||
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| Missouri House of Representatives, District 55 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 5, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 3 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Leadership | ||
| Majority Floor Whip | ||
| 2011-2012 | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $35,915 | |
| Per diem | $104/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | 2010 | |
| First elected | 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) | |
| Military service | ||
| Service/branch | U.S. Marine Corps (6) | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | July 22, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Harrisonville, Missouri | |
| Profession | Construction | |
| Religion | Baptist | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Biography
Rick graduated from Lee's Summit High School. His professional experience includes working as the owner and operator of a family construction company. Brattin served as a non-commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Brattin served on the following committees:
| Missouri Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities | ||||
| • Corrections, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Small Business | ||||
2011-2012
For the 2011-2012 legislative sessions, Brattin served on to these committees:
| Missouri Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Children and Families | ||||
| • International Trade and Job Creation | ||||
| • Small Business | ||||
| • Joint Committee on Corrections | ||||
| • Joint Committee on Terrorism, Bioterrorism and Homeland Security | ||||
Election history
2012
Brattin won re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives in the General Election 2012 for Missouri House of Representatives, District 55. Brattin ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Jim White (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 55, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rick Brattin Incumbent |
64.5% | 11,747 | |
| Democratic | Jim White | 35.5% | 6,465 | |
| Total Votes | 18,212 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010 Brattin won election to the Missouri House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Luke Scavuzzo (D) and Kent Cogan (C) in the General Election 2010 for Missouri House of Representatives, District 124.
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 124 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Rick Brattin (R)
|
8,100 (51.3%) | |||
| Luke Scavuzzo (D) | 7,335 | |||
| Kent Cogan (C) | 359 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Brattin was first elected, he collected $73,001 in donations having these four largest contributors:[3]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| House Republican Campaign Cmte of Missouri | $20,510 |
| Cook, Bill | $3,787 |
| Cook, Bill | $3,700 |
| Cass County Republicans | $3,500 |
Personal
Brattin is married with three children.
External links
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
- Twitter feed
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