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Jeanie Riddle
Member of the Missouri State Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 7, 2015 – January 4, 2023
Preceded byJolie Justus
Succeeded byTravis Fitzwater
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
January 7, 2009 – January 7, 2015
Preceded byDanielle Moore
Succeeded byTravis Fitzwater
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceMokane, Missouri
Alma materDrury University
ProfessionTeacher, coach

Jeanie Riddle (born c. 1954) is an American politician from Missouri. A Republican, she served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 49th District in Callaway County and as a member of the Missouri Senate from the 10th District which includes the counties of Audrain, Callaway, Lincoln, Monroe, Montgomery and Warren.

Personal history

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Riddle is a 1972 graduate of McCluer High School in Florissant, Missouri. She received her higher education at Drury College in Springfield, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Education in 1976. Following college, she worked briefly in St. Louis in the accounting department of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. In 1977, Riddle moved to Callaway County where she took a job as teacher and coach for the South Callaway R-II school district for 28 years. Riddle has two grown children — a son and a daughter and four grandchildren.

Political career

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Riddle was first elected to the Missouri House in 2008. She ran unopposed and was reelected in 2010, and was once again reelected to the newly drawn 49th district in 2012.[1] She was then elected to the Missouri Senate in 2014 representing the 10th district.[2] In her last term in the House, she served as Chair of the Rules Committee and was also a member of the Utilities committee and the Emerging Issues in Health Care committee.[3] In 2010, she was elected by her fellow caucus members to serve as the Assistant Majority Floor Leader through 2012.[4] In her first term, Riddle served as vice-chair of the Public Safety committee as well as a member of the Tax Reform, Energy and Environment committees, also the Appropriations-Public Safety and Corrections subcommittee.[5]

Currently, Riddle serves as Chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Capitol Security, Chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect,[6] Chairwoman of the Professional Registration Committee, and Vice-Chairwoman of the Seniors, Families and Children Committee.[7]

Electoral history

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State representative

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Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 5, 2008, District 20[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeanie Riddle 2,029 65.16%
Republican Tom Scheppers 1,085 34.84%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2008, District 20[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeanie Riddle 10,228 63.00% +2.20
Democratic David Moen 6,008 37.00% −2.20
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 20[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeanie Riddle 9,838 100.00% +37.00
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 49[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeanie Riddle 10,314 70.20% −29.80
Democratic Pamela (Pam) Murray 4,378 29.80% +29.80

State Senate

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Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 5, 2014, District 10[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeanie Riddle 17,503 100.00%
Missouri Senate Election, November 4, 2014, District 10[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeanie Riddle 28,871 67.57% +67.57
Democratic Ed Schieffer 13,856 32.43% −43.95
Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2018, District 10[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeanie Riddle 48,322 70.30% +2.73
Democratic Ayanna Shivers 20,412 29.70% −2.73

References

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  1. ^ http://www.sos.mo.gov/enrweb/raceresults.asp?eid=300&oid=67569&arc= [bare URL]
  2. ^ IT, Missouri Secretary of State -. "State of Missouri - Election Night Results". enrarchives.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  3. ^ "Missouri House of Representative - Members".
  4. ^ "Missouri House of Representative - Members".
  5. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  6. ^ "Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect | Missouri Senate". www.senate.mo.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  7. ^ "Senate Interim Commmittee [sic] on Long-Term Care Facilities | Missouri Senate". www.senate.mo.gov. Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  8. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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