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Bev Randles
Bev Randles was a 2016 Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Missouri.[1]
Biography
One of 12 children, Randles grew up on a farm in Sikeston, Missouri, and attended Scott County Central High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Murray State University then a juris doctor from the University of Missouri. After law school, Randles entered private practice in Kansas City. She and her husband, Bill, then founded the law firm of Randles and Splittgerber, LLP, where they are both partners. From 2010 to 2015, Randles was a member of the board of the Missouri Club for Growth, serving as chairman from 2013 to 2015. She formerly served on the Missouri Advisory Council for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and serves on her church's youth ministry staff.
Randles lives in Kansas City with her husband, Bill, and their son, Alex.[2]
Elections
2016
Randles ran for lieutenant governor of Missouri in 2016. She competed with state Senator Mike Parson and AC Dienoff in the Republican primary on August 2, 2016.[1]
Mike Parson defeated Bev Randles and AC Dienoff in the Missouri Republican primary for lieutenant governor.
| Missouri Republican primary for lieutenant governor, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike Parson |
51.50% | 331,367 |
| Bev Randles | 43.85% | 282,134 |
| AC Dienoff | 4.64% | 29,872 |
| Total Votes (3214 of 3214 precincts reporting) | 643,373 | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||
| Bev Randles Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| 1/15/2016 | 10/1/2015-12/31/2015 | $784,704.38 | $5,861.07 | $(144,687.27) | $645,878.18 | ||||
| 4/15/2016 | 1/1/2016-3/31/2016 | $645,878.18 | $64,079.75 | $(93,945.37) | $616,012.56 | ||||
| Second quarter | 4/1/2016-6/30/2016 | $616,012.56 | $966,080.68 | $(854,207.05) | $536,036.19 | ||||
| Pre primary | 7/1/2016-7/21/2016 | $536,036.19 | $587,905.06 | $(1,012,955.68) | $80,485.57 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,623,926.56 | $(2,105,795.37) | ||||||||
Campaign themes
2016
Randall's campaign website included the following positions:
- Support for "loser-pays" tort reform legislation to reduce frequency of frivolent lawsuits
- Support for decreased taxes for Missourians
- Opposition to Common Core
- Support for right-to-work legislation
- Support for legislation restricting abortion[3]
Recent news
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See also
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