Ryan Silvey 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...

. He has represented the 38th district, which includes part of Clay County, since 2005. He is also a candidate for the Republican nomination for Missouri's 17th district in the state senate.

Early life and career

Ryan Silvey was born in Kansas City. He went to Oak Park High School

Oak Park High School

Oak Park High School is the main secondary school in the Oak Park Unified School District, taking ninth through twelfth grade students. It is a National Blue Ribbon School, with 2010-2011 enrollment of 1360 students.-History:...

 in Kansas City. He then went to Bob Jones University

Bob Jones University

Bob Jones University is a private, for-profit, non-denominational Protestant university in Greenville, South Carolina.The university was founded in 1927 by Bob Jones, Sr. , an evangelist and contemporary of Billy Sunday...

 and majored

Academic major

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 in interpretive speech. He is a member of the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce. He has a daughter.

Political career

Ryan Silvey was a legislative aid to US Senator Kit Bond

Kit Bond

Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond is a former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett Woods by a margin of 53%-47%. He was re-elected in 1992, 1998, and 2004...

. He has represented the 38th district in the Missouri House of Representatives since 2005. He was elected in a special election in 2005 and then reelected in 2006, 2008, and 2010. In 2011, he was made the chairman of the powerful budget committee. In 2011, Silvey decided to run for the 17th district in the Missouri Senate

Missouri Senate

The Missouri State Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 160,000...

. It is an open seat because LuAnn Ridgeway

LuAnn Ridgeway

Luann Ridgeway is an American attorney and politician, currently a Republican member of the Missouri State Senate.-Biography:Ridgeway was born and raised in Moberly, Missouri. She attended William Woods University and Westminster College, Missouri where she received a BA degree with Magna Cum Laude...

 is unable to run for re-election due to term limits. Silvey has received endorsments from LuAnn Ridgeway, Rob Schaaf, five other current and former Republican representatives, and two Clay County officials.

Committee assignments

• Budget (Chairman)
• Joint Committee on Capital Improvements and Leases Oversight
• Joint Committee on Government Accountability
• Joint Committee on Legislative Research

Electoral history

External links

• VoteSilvey.com
• Official Missouri House of Representatives profile
• Interest Group Ratings
• Campaign Finance Information