Randy Asbury is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Missouri House of Representatives

The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...

. Asbury represents the 22nd District, encompassing all or parts of Chariton

Chariton County, Missouri

Chariton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 8,438. Its county seat is Keytesville. The county was organized in 1820 from part of Howard County and was named from the Chariton River.-History:...

, Macon

Macon County, Missouri

Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 15,566. Its county seat is Macon. The county was organized in 1837 and named for Nathaniel Macon, a North Carolina politician...

, and Radolph counties. He was first elected to the Missouri House in 2010.

Personal history

Randy Asbury was born and raised in Fayette, Missouri

Fayette, Missouri

Fayette is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Howard County. It is in the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

. After graduation from Fayette High School in 1976, he attended the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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, earning a Bachelor of Science-Agriculture degree in 1980. Among his jobs prior to becoming State Representative were co-owner and President of the farm supply business Soil Technologies of Missouri. He has also worked for the Missouri Pork Producers Association and Soaring Eagles Ministries, a ministry for homeless persons. Randy Asbury is a former Deputy Director for the Missouri Department of Agriculture as well. Asbury is the current executive director for the Coalition to Protect the Missouri River (CPR). He and wife Connie are the parents of four children.

Political history

In 2000 Randy Asbury was a candidate for the 19th District seat in the Missouri Senate, defeating fellow Republicans Frank A. Martin and G.W. Parker Jr. in the August primary, but losing to Democrat Ken Jacob by a wide margin in the November general election. Missouri Governor Matt Blunt

Matt Blunt

Matthew Roy Blunt served as the 54th Governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. Before his election as governor, Blunt served ten years in the United States Navy, was elected to serve in the Missouri General Assembly in 1998 and as Missouri's Secretary of State in 2000.A Republican, Blunt was elected...

 appointed Randy Asbury to finish an unexpired term on the Randolph County Commission. Asbury ran for the 22nd District Missouri State Representative seat in 2010 beating Tim Remole and Doug Farnen in the Republican primary, then defeating Doug Galaske in the November general election to succeed the term-limited Therese Sander

Therese Sander

Therese Sander is a Missouri farmer and a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives.She was born in Columbia, Missouri, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is married and has four adult daughters: Tamara Copple, Kathleen Basi,...

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Legislative assignments

Rep. Asbury will serve on the following commissions during the 96th General Assembly:

• Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural Resources subcomittee
• Budget
• Vice-Chairman, Emerging Issues in Animal Agriculture
• Local Government