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Tricia Derges
Tricia Derges (Republican Party) was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 140. She assumed office on January 6, 2021. She left office on July 1, 2022.
Derges (Republican Party) ran for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 140. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Derges completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Derges resigned from the state House on July 1, 2022.[1] Click here to learn more.
Biography
Tricia Derges was born in Gidding, Texas, and lives in Nixa, Missouri. Derges graduated from Kirkwood High School. Her career experience includes owning a chain of primary-urgent care medical clinics. Derges founded Lift Up Someone Today.[2]
Elections
2022
Tricia Derges did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 140
Tricia Derges won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 140 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tricia Derges (R)  | 100.0 | 18,577 |
| Total votes: 18,577 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 140
Tricia Derges defeated Jeff Parnell, Jason Shaffer, and Jamie Ray Gragg in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 140 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tricia Derges | 30.3 | 2,018 |
| Jeff Parnell | 28.2 | 1,879 | ||
| Jason Shaffer | 24.4 | 1,626 | ||
 | Jamie Ray Gragg | 17.1 | 1,143 | |
| Total votes: 6,666 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tricia Derges completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Derges' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I have a proven track record of meeting and exceeding the needs of the working person, the underserved and those with special needs that spans over 30 years.
- In order to really create workable solutions that both parties can agree on: it is critical that we bring more individuals into our law making processes that have strong, diversified "real-life" experience so that more synergism can occur with our existing lawmakers that have strong political and legal "real-life" experience. My background is a very strong combination of business and medical.
- Solving problems is something I have done successfully all my life. My 2 favorite quotes: "Only He Who Attempts the Ridiculous Can Achieve the Impossible" and 'Don't Interrupt the Person Who is Doing What They Say Can't Be Done". If we approach our problems with this type of thinking, be willing to work together and work HARD, there is nothing we can't solve!
1) Experiencing the medical field late in life opened my eyes to so much that is wrong! The list is long - it is criminal. I have solutions, many needing only weeks to implement: saving our g'ment billions of dollars a year.
2) Having had a large company -understanding P&L, Cost of Goods: the horrific waste I witnessed daily in my medical training (supplies and unnecessary procedures) was beyond what most Americans, or politicians are remotely aware of.
3) The pay, support and respect our teachers and schools receive is inexcusable! More special needs and vocational programs.
4) Hungry, at need children.
5) My mission clinic has provided care to over 25,000: none able to qualify for ANY aid! They go without treatment, stay in pain and die! Inexcusable!
6) Quality and timely care for Veterans! I see homeless Vets everyday! I have solutions for this as well.
7) Long lasting medication options (> 1 year: implantable) for mental health issues in connection with gun ownership coordinated through psychiatrist.
8) Opioid and alcohol treatments which would decrease our epidemic by 90%, This can be done in 2 weeks.
9) Decrease of taxes on the elderly so they can keep their homes.
10) Expediting adoptions into good families.
11) Increasing options for inexpensive healthcare thru independent clinics.
12) Accountability for medical frivolous law suits.
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Noteworthy events
On February 1, 2021, an unsealed indictment revealed Tricia Derges was charged with 20 counts of wire fraud, illegal distribution of controlled substances, and making false statements to investigators.[3] Derges, who's also a licensed assistant physician, allegedly offered an acellular treatment to patients, which she marketed as a stem cell shot. She also claimed it had the potential to treat COVID-19.[4][5]
Additional charges were later added on March 23. According to federal prosecutors, Derges received $296,574 in funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to cover COVID-19 testing costs for low-income and uninsured patients without providing the service.[6]
As a result of the indictment, Missouri House Speaker Rob Vescovo (R) removed Derges from her committee assignments and asked her to resign.[7] She was also removed from the House Republican Caucus.[8]
In a Facebook statement, Derges maintained her innocence. “I am here, holding my head up because that’s what you do when you have done NOTHING,” she wrote.[3][9] Derges pleaded not guilty to the February 1 charges.[3]
Derges went to trial in early June 2022.[10] On June 28, Derges was convicted by a federal jury of 10 counts of wire fraud, 10 counts of distributing drugs over the internet without a valid prescription, and two counts of making false statements to a federal law enforcement agent.[11] She resigned from the state House on July 1, 2022.[1]
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2022
In 2022, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 13.
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2021
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Hill, "Missouri state rep resigns after federal conviction for COVID-19 fraud scheme," July 4, 2022
- ↑ Missouri House of Representatives, "Representative Tricia Derges," accessed January 22, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Springfield News-Leader, "State Rep. Tricia Derges indicted by grand jury, accused of faking stem cell treatments," February 1, 2021
- ↑ Newsweek, "Missouri State Rep. Tricia Derges Indicted for Selling Fake 'Stem Cell Shot'," February 2, 2021
- ↑ Springfield News-Leader, "Despite Derges indictment, no changes at Lift Up Springfield, board members say," February 6, 2021
- ↑ Department of Justice, "More Charges Against State Lawmaker for $900,000 COVID-19 Fraud Scheme at Springfield Health Care Charity," March 26, 2021
- ↑ KRCG TV, "Missouri House Speaker calls for Representative Tricia Derges to resign," February 3, 2021
- ↑ The Kansas City Star, "Missouri House GOP removes indicted lawmaker from caucus, calls again for resignation," February 8, 2021
- ↑ The Center Square, "Federal indictment alleges Missouri lawmaker illegally prescribed narcotics, marketed stem cell scheme," February 2, 2021
- ↑ KY3, "Missouri GOP rejects filing fee from indicted State Rep. Tricia Derges," accessed May 10, 2022
- ↑ The United States Attorney's Office Western District of Missouri, "Jury Convicts State Lawmaker of COVID-19 Fraud Scheme at Springfield Health Care Charity," June 28, 2022
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lynn Morris (R) |
Missouri House of Representatives District 140 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by Jamie Ray Gragg (R) |
