Trish Gunby

Patricia Washburn Gunby is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A Democrat, she represented the 99th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2020 to 2023.

Trish Gunby
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 99th district
In office
January 8, 2020 – January 4, 2023
Preceded byJean Evans
Succeeded byDeb Lavender (redistricting)
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Tulsa (BA)
WebsiteCampaign website

Biography

Gunby earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Tulsa.[1] She won a special election to the Missouri House on November 5, 2019.[2]

Gunby is a resident of Ballwin, Missouri. On August 2, 2021, Gunby announced her plans to run for the congressional seat currently held by Ann Wagner.[3] She won the primary on August 2, 2022.[4] Wagner defeated Gunby in the general election on November 8.[5]

Electoral history

State representative
Missouri House of Representatives special election, November 5, 2019, District 99[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Trish Gunby 3,357 54.04% +7.05
Republican Lee Ann Pitman 2,855 45.96% -7.05

References
  1. "'Are You Crazy?' Here's Why a Democrat Wants a Job in Jefferson City".
  2. "Democrat Trish Gunby wins hotly contested Missouri House race in West County".
  3. Rep. Gunby running for Wagner’s suburban St. Louis seat
  4. Hancock, Jason (August 3, 2022). "Trish Gunby defeats Ray Reed in Missouri's 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary". Missouri Independent. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  5. "Ann Wagner wins reelection to U.S. Congress — along with Bush, Luetkemeyer, Graves, Smith". November 9, 2022.
  6. "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 24, 2020.


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