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David Pearce

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David Pearce
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri State Senate District 21

Education

Bachelor's

University of Missouri, 1984

David Pearce (b. March 30, 1960) is a former Republican member of the Missouri State Senate, representing District 21 from 2009 to 2017.

Pearce did not seek re-election to the Missouri State Senate in 2016 because he was term-limited.

Pearce served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009.

Biography

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Pearce earned his B.S. in Agri-Journalism from the University of Missouri in 1984. His professional experience includes working as Director of the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce from 1988 to 1994, and as a banker at First Community Bank.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pearce served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Pearce served on the following committees:

Missouri committee assignments, 2013
• Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources
• Appropriations
• Education, Chair
• Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections
• Joint Committee on Capital Improvements and Leases Oversight
• Joint Committee on Education
• Joint Committee on Missouri's Promise

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pearce served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Pearce served on the following committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

David Pearce endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Missouri State Senate 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 David Pearce (R) did not seek re-election.

Denny Hoskins defeated ElGene Ver Dught and Bill Wayne in the Missouri State Senate District 21 general election.[2]

Missouri State Senate, District 21 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Denny Hoskins 67.63% 50,288
     Democratic ElGene Ver Dught 26.88% 19,988
     Libertarian Bill Wayne 5.48% 4,077
Total Votes 74,353
Source: Missouri Secretary of State


ElGene Ver Dught ran unopposed in the Missouri State Senate District 21 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Missouri State Senate, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png ElGene Ver Dught  (unopposed)


Denny Hoskins defeated Mike McGhee in the Missouri State Senate District 21 Republican primary.[5][6]

Missouri State Senate, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Denny Hoskins 58.51% 11,219
     Republican Mike McGhee 41.49% 7,954
Total Votes 19,173

2012

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2012

Pearce won re-election in the 2012 election for Missouri State Senate, District 21. Pearce defeated Mike McGhee in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated ElGene Ver Dught (D) and Steven Hedrick (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Missouri State Senate, District 21, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Pearce Incumbent 65.1% 47,490
     Democratic ElGene Ver Dught 30.3% 22,073
     Libertarian Steven Hedrick 4.6% 3,351
Total Votes 72,914
Missouri State Senate, District 21 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Pearce Incumbent 65.2% 12,452
Mike McGhee 34.8% 6,653
Total Votes 19,105

2008

On November 4, 2008, Pearce won election to the 31st District Seat in the Missouri State Senate, defeating Chris Benjamin (D).[9]

Missouri State Senate, District 31 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png David Pearce (R) 49,059 57.2%
Chris Benjamin (D) 36,658 42.8%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Pearce won re-election to the 121st District Seat in the Missouri House of Representatives, defeating opponents Jeffrey Alvarado (D) and Bill Wayne (L).[10]

Missouri House of Representatives, District 121 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png David Pearce (R) 6,405 67.0%
Jeffrey Alvarado (D) 2,708 28.3%
Bill Wayne (L) 448 4.7%

2004

On November 2, 2004, Pearce won re-election to the 121st District Seat in the Missouri House of Representatives, defeating Bryce Holthourse (L).[11]

Missouri House of Representatives, District 121 (2004)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png David Pearce (R) 10,112 85.7%
Bryce Holthouse (L) 1,685 14.3%

2002

On November 5, 2002, Pearce won election to the 121st District Seat in the Missouri House of Representatives, defeating Jim Jackson (D).[12]

Missouri House of Representatives, District 121 (2002)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png David Pearce (R) 4,984 60.2%
Jim Jackson (D) 3,301 39.8%

Campaign finance summary

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David Pearce campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Missouri State Senate, District 21Won $475,315 N/A**
2008Missouri State Senate, District 31Won $493,329 N/A**
2006Missouri State House, District 121Won $36,983 N/A**
2004Missouri State House, District 121Won $29,929 N/A**
2002Missouri State House, District 121Won $43,041 N/A**
Grand total$1,078,597 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 4 through May 12. The legislature held its first special session from May 22 to May 26. The legislature held its second special session from June 12 to July 25. The legislature held a special session on September 13.

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2016


2015


2014


2013

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mitt Romney, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Missouri Leaders," January 12, 2012
  2. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
  3. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
  4. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
  5. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
  6. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
  7. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 7, 2012," accessed October 22, 2014
  8. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed October 22, 2014
  9. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State - 2008 General Election Results
  10. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State - 2006 General Election Results
  11. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State - 2004 General Election Results
  12. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State - 2002 General Election Results
Political offices
Preceded by
Bill Stouffer (R) 		Missouri State Senate District 21
2013–2017 		Succeeded by
Denny Hoskins (R)
Preceded by
- 		Missouri State Senate District 31
2009–2013 		Succeeded by
Ed Emery (R)


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