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Daniel Romine
Daniel Romine (Republican Party) ran for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 134. He lost in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.
Romine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Romine was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for the same seat.
Biography
Daniel Romine was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 2002. Romine obtained an associate degree from Ozark Technical College and from the Community College of the Air Force in 2010. He also obtained a bachelor's degree from Missouri State University in 2010. Romine's professional experience includes working as an NCOIC U.S. Air Force reserve civil engineer; as a BNSF train conductor; in management for airfield maintenance, heavy construction, restaurant catering, and property; in juvenile detention and treatment facilities, in residential construction, in factory maintenance and as a line worker, and in men's clothing retail. He is a member of the American Legion Hall 639.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 134
Alex Riley defeated Derrick Nowlin in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 134 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Riley (R) | 55.8 | 10,469 | |
| Derrick Nowlin (D) | 44.2 | 8,291 | ||
| Total votes: 18,760 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134
Derrick Nowlin advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Derrick Nowlin | 100.0 | 2,918 | |
| Total votes: 2,918 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134
Alex Riley defeated Daniel Romine in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Riley | 70.7 | 2,404 | |
Daniel Romine ![]() | 29.3 | 994 | ||
| Total votes: 3,398 | ||||
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2018
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 134
Incumbent Elijah Haahr defeated Derrick Nowlin in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 134 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elijah Haahr (R) | 57.0 | 8,703 | |
| Derrick Nowlin (D) | 43.0 | 6,575 | ||
| Total votes: 15,278 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134
Derrick Nowlin advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Derrick Nowlin | 100.0 | 2,626 | |
| Total votes: 2,626 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134
Incumbent Elijah Haahr defeated Daniel Romine in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 134 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elijah Haahr | 74.4 | 3,031 | |
| Daniel Romine | 25.6 | 1,041 | ||
| Total votes: 4,072 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.
Incumbent Elijah Haahr defeated Angela Pryor and Daniel Romine in the Missouri House of Representatives District 134 general election.[2]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 134 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | 58.40% | 9,901 | ||
| Democratic | Angela Pryor | 37.23% | 6,313 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Romine | 4.37% | 741 | |
| Total Votes | 16,955 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
Angela Pryor ran unopposed in the Missouri House of Representatives District 134 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 134 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | ||
Incumbent Elijah Haahr ran unopposed in the Missouri House of Representatives District 134 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 134 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel Romine completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Romine's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My wife and I have been together for almost 15 years having met in Springfield by a friend I met through my mother. We work together building a life focused on God and family. Shauna worked as a Labor and Delivery Nurse for 15 years before finishing her Masters of Nursing Education and teaching for her Alma Mater Cox College. Our children attend Cherokee, Academy of Fine and Performing Arts, and Wanda Gray. We like the Cardinals, boating, hiking, fishing, gardening, and cultural arts. We surround our family in a culture bonded in Christian beliefs. We are members of Southgate Baptist Church, where my wife and kids were baptized and most of our closest friends are in our Sunday School Class. Our youngest attends preschool at Kids of Creation part of the Wesley United Methodist ministry. We are also active in Upward basketball and cheerleading at South Haven Baptist Church.
After 9/11 I joined the Air Force Civil Engineers serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar and other locations around the world.- Our representative should be from our community and have the experience and education to serve with authority from day one.
- I will represent our district with our values at heart and work to build our community with local people, local business, and local infrastructure as a priority.
- Saying that we are conservative isn't enough; only time and credibility demonstrate service before self, excellence in effort, and integrity at all times. These are core values I swore to 18 years ago in the Air Force Civil Engineers and lived a life trying to uphold.
I think experience matters when making complex decisions and vision guides the principles of those decisions. We have to get back to a focus on small and large local business. Foreign investors didn't come, and the ones that did took more than they invested.
I have a business degree in industrial management along with the experience of building a business for myself and for others. We have a strategic location to be a leader in manufacturing, distribution, and profit minded service industries, but business doesn't run on bureaucracy like the politicians operate on. I will challenge our leadership from day one to develop the infrastructure and cut the political tape to do the business we are supposed to do in Jefferson City.
My grandfather is a master craftsman heavy equipment operator. He spent almost 50 years building bridges, highways, skyscrapers, mining operations, levees, Tom Sauk power plant, and so many other projects that I still get to hear new stories of infrastructure we use. He was my first Royal Rangers leader and taught me so much more than wilderness scouting and survival skills. He has volunteered to help the church and so many people of the community he is like his own outreach program. I was lucky to join him many times in my youth because every project turned into lessons of character, philosophy, engineering, and history. He is 84 and still has more projects than most men of any age.
Most of us that were kids in this district moved back as adults to this district. We also have a lot of people that moved to our district because they identified with our culture and values.
I believe when someone is running for office it is like applying for a job. The candidate should be one that has experience and credibility leading organizations to success using the values that represent the district they come from.
I not only studied the disciplines that build a community, I worked or supervised in local businesses that are the core of Springfield's entrepreneurial spirit.
I also understand the sacrifice that comes with public service. From working with at risk youth to Air Force missions foreign and domestic the work is hard and emotionally tasking. Not only have I demonstrated I will serve with merit, my family has also answered the call to do their best in a way I am very proud of. (I am very in love with my wife)
Also during college I worked two and three jobs such Greene Co Juvenile Services, house framing, Engineering assistant, restaurant catering manager, mail courier, and multiple positions within two factories.
At times when I have stood my ground for the right thing I look at that plaque and pray to God for the same strength as the original Daniel and also the man who changed oil to care for his family. No struggle is too hard when you walk with God.
I have seen first hand how politics were the method of Airmen trying to gain rank. In reality, the easier path was to take on easy projects and play the politics of what was accomplished while skilled leaders wanting real progress for the mission were busy working. This can have a negative impact on a mission when critical skills are needed for complex situations.
This also effects our biggest industry of agriculture in Missouri. The cost of getting our products to market is diminishing profit for our farmers and the rippling effects of our rural counties.
We have an opportunity with so much work that needs to be done. We can create a more comprehensive plan that refocuses our infrastructure to a locally based economy. By connecting Missouri resources to Missouri manufacturers or Missouri processors and on to Missouri markets we are building a stronger economy and building stronger communities.
Segregation is a difficult effort and every method will carry some flaw. The diversity needed to do the best job possible would require a large panel of regional representatives.
It is important to me to uphold my father's legacy as the Chairman of the education committee. He was a champion fighting to bring back tech programs to our schools that had been cut by an earlier Assembly. He protected our schools from political moves that would have increased waste and depleted needed funding for our education system. He brought back a focus on the teacher and the importance of professional educators.
As a Freshman legislator I would be taking on that same approach with any opportunities that would serve the people. I would be able to lead with the experience of what works and the reliability to show I can do it with success. I have talked with legislators on the infrastructure committees and not only am I confident I would be a knowledgeable member, I would be able to step in with credible input.
Post Script: I am pretty good at challenging the leadership at higher levels as well.
As she is one of the last farms in our now suburban district, I discussed this in a meeting with our Missouri Agribusiness rep who brought up the rapid rise in suicide rate in Missouri farmers and the toll opioid addiction has taken on rural and suburban residents.
I have a direct concern for the suicide rate in Missouri Veterans and my wife created a simulation lab for college students to learn how to treat opiate addicted patients in labor & delivery.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 22, 2020
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
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