Ron Staggs
Ron Staggs (Republican Party) ran for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 40. He lost in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.
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Staggs was elected as a Monroe County Commissioner in 2016.
Biography
Staggs was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He earned a bachelor's degree from Culver-Stockton College in 1988 and a master's degree from Maryville University (St. Louis) in 1993. His career experience includes owning and operating a cow-calf operation. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1967 to 1970.[1]
Staggs has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Missouri Extension council
- Quail Forever
- Missouri Republican Assembly
Elections
2020
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 40
Chad Perkins won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 40 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chad Perkins (R) | 100.0 | 14,559 |
| Total votes: 14,559 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 40
Chad Perkins defeated Ron Staggs, Heather Dodd, Thomas Schultz, and Woodrow Polston in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 40 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Perkins | 50.6 | 3,853 |
 | Ron Staggs | 20.7 | 1,575 | |
| Heather Dodd | 19.6 | 1,488 | ||
| Thomas Schultz | 5.3 | 400 | ||
 | Woodrow Polston | 3.9 | 294 | |
| Total votes: 7,610 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
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Ron Staggs completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Staggs' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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(twins) with 7 grandchildren. A Marine Corps Veteran 1967-1970. Retired from AT&T 1970-2000 holding union jobs for 15 years and managerial positions the last 15 years . I earned a Bachelors of Science and Masters in Business Administration while working full time. From 2001 to the present I built my home on 88 acres in Monroe County, operate a small cow calf operation and run a small RV Park. Currently, I am a County Commissioner.
- I believe in small efficient government, family values, the Constitution as written by the founders and not the courts interpretation.
- Pro Life, Pro Guns and private property rights these are the basics of a free people and civil society and will uphold these values.
- I will stand firm to protect the America I chose to preserve and protect as a Marine, and ensure equality for all and promote equal opportunity .
Private Property rights the essential element for a free and independent people.
Pro 2nd Amendment is the means to secure our liberties against tyrants foreign and domestic.
Education reform by getting back to basics instead of social indoctrination.
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See also
2020 Elections
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