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Randy Railsback
Randy Railsback (Republican Party) was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 6, 2021. He left office on January 4, 2023.
Railsback (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 2. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Biography
Randy Railsback was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, and lives in Hamilton, Missouri. Railsback graduated from Penney High School. He earned a degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1990. Railsback's career experience includes owning and operating Railsback Farms.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Railsback was assigned to the following committees:
- Financial Institutions Committee
- Local Government Committee
- Workforce Development Committee
- Consent and House Procedure Committee
- Downsizing State Government Committee
Sponsored legislation
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
2022
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 2
Mazzie Christensen defeated Lois Pontius in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mazzie Christensen (R) | 82.7 | 10,606 |
| Lois Pontius (D) | 17.3 | 2,219 | ||
| Total votes: 12,825 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 2
Lois Pontius advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lois Pontius | 100.0 | 639 | |
| Total votes: 639 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 2
Mazzie Christensen defeated incumbent Randy Railsback in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mazzie Christensen | 61.8 | 4,661 |
 | Randy Railsback | 38.2 | 2,879 | |
| Total votes: 7,540 | |||
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2020
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 8
Randy Railsback won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randy Railsback (R) | 100.0 | 16,561 |
| Total votes: 16,561 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 8
Randy Railsback defeated David Woody, Darlene Breckenridge, and Gary Stroud in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 8 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randy Railsback | 44.6 | 2,959 |
 | David Woody | 33.4 | 2,214 | |
| Darlene Breckenridge | 16.5 | 1,096 | ||
| Gary Stroud | 5.6 | 369 | ||
| Total votes: 6,638 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Billy Babcock (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 13.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
2021
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In 2021, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 6 to May 14.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by James Neely (R) |
Missouri House of Representatives District 8 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Josh Hurlbert (R) |
