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Tommie Pierson Sr.
Tommie Pierson Sr. (b. January 29, 1946) is a former Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 66 from 2011 to 2017.
Pierson did not seek re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2016. Instead, Pierson was a 2016 candidate for lieutenant governor of Missouri. He was defeated in the August 2, 2016, primary election.[1]
Biography
Born in 1946 to a sharecropping family, Pierson grew up in Ripley, Tennessee, and moved to St. Louis with his sister at 17 years old. Pierson worked for 32 years on the assembly line at General Motors and served as a union representative. He founded and is the senior pastor at Great St. Mark Family Church 1977, and with the church, lobbied against the 1978 Right to Work legislation. In 1999, he was arrested along with 300 others who were protesting the lack of diverse hiring practices in the Missouri Department of Transportation. He cites the experience as the impetus for his career in public service.[2]
Awards
2003: Interfaith Award, Muhammad Mosque No. 28
2006 North County Builders Award
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pierson served on the following committees:
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Pierson served on the following committees:
| Missouri committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations - Education |
| • Elementary and Secondary Education |
| • Government Oversight and Accountability |
| • Higher Education |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pierson served on the following committees:
| Missouri committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations - Education |
| • Higher Education |
| • Retirement |
| • Tax Reform |
| • Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement |
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
2024
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 66
Incumbent Marlene Terry won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 66 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marlene Terry (D) | 100.0 | 9,747 |
| Total votes: 9,747 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 66
Incumbent Marlene Terry defeated Tommie Pierson in the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 66 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marlene Terry | 64.4 | 2,816 |
 | Tommie Pierson | 35.6 | 1,555 | |
| Total votes: 4,371 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pierson in this election.
2016
Pierson ran for lieutenant governor of Missouri in 2016. He competed with musician Winston Apple and former state Representative Russ Carnahan in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2016.[1]
Russ Carnahan defeated Tommie Pierson and Winston Apple in the Missouri Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.
| Missouri Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Russ Carnahan |
75.93% | 243,157 |
| Tommie Pierson | 12.09% | 38,700 |
| Winston Apple | 11.98% | 38,372 |
| Total Votes (3214 of 3214 precincts reporting) | 320,229 | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||
| Tommie Pierson Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| 1/8/2016 | 10/1/2015-12/31/2015 | $10,628.33 | $19,621.00 | $(21,072.81) | $9,176.52 | ||||
| 6/1/2016 | 1/1/2016-3/31/2016 | $9,176.52 | $1,918.02 | $(2,070.00) | $9,024.54 | ||||
| Second quarter | 4/1/2016-6/30/2016 | $9,024.54 | $196.05 | $(4,314.00) | $4,906.59 | ||||
| Pre primary | 7/1/2016-7/21/2016 | $4,906.59 | $1,514.04 | $(5,747.00) | $673.63 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $23,249.11 | $(33,203.81) | ||||||||
2014
Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Incumbent Tommie Pierson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. John Saxton was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pierson defeated Saxton in the general election.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tommie Pierson Incumbent |
86.1% | 6,322 | |
| Republican | John Saxton | 13.9% | 1,023 | |
| Total Votes | 7,345 | |||
2012
Pierson won re-election in the 2012 election for Missouri House of Representatives, District 66. Pierson defeated Terry L. Wilson Sr. in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated Julie Stone (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tommie Pierson Incumbent |
92.2% | 14,427 | |
| Libertarian | Julie Stone | 7.8% | 1,218 | |
| Total Votes | 15,645 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Tommie Pierson Incumbent |
57% | 2,343 |
| Terry L. Wilson, Sr. | 43% | 1,769 |
| Total Votes | 4,112 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Pierson won election to the Missouri House of Representatives. Pierson's opponent in the August 3 primary was Ann Terry Johnson.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tommie Pierson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Pierson's campaign website included the following statement:[7]
| “ | As we embark on the road to the Lieutenant Governor's office, we understand how important it is to keep you informed and involved. It is my goal to help get Missouri moving in the right direction, by bridging the gap between people and encouraging an atmosphere where people began to work together to get issues solved. My time in the legislature has taught me that now more than ever that we need elected officials to put the needs of people first and to understand who they work for. I'm ready to work for you![8] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Pierson and his wife, JoAnn, have three children.
Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 6 through May 13.
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2015
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In 2015, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 15.
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2014
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In 2014, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 8 through May 19.
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2013
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In 2013, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 St. Louis Public Radio, "Pierson will jump into scramble for Missouri lieutenant governor," June 30, 2015
- ↑ Tommie Pierson for Lieutenant Governor, "About," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results - State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 5, 2014," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List - Primary Election," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Nov 6, 2012 General Election - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Aug 7, 2012 Primary - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Tommie Pierson for Lt. Governor, accessed August 1, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Missouri House of Representatives District 66 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Tommie Pierson Jr. (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Missouri House of Representatives District 69 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Margo McNeil (D) |
