Randy Railsback is an American politician serving as a member of the

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 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

from the 8th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 5, 2021.

Early life and education

Railsback was born in

St. Joseph, Missouri St. Joseph is a city in and the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri. Small parts of St. Joseph extend into Andrew County. Located on the Missouri River, it is the principal city of the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includ ...

and was raised in Hamilton Missouri on the family farm. After graduating from

Penney High School Penney High School is the public high school in Hamilton, Missouri. The school is named after James Cash "J. C." Penney. Academics In 2016, the school was recognized for the third consecutive year by '' U.S. News & World Report'' as a bronze me ...

, he earned a certificate in economic development from the

University of Oklahoma , mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State" , type = Public research university , established = , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.7billion (2021) , pr ...

. Railsback spent his career in economic development and many other areas of rural development.

Career

Railsback began his career in civil service and agriculture, serving as director of the Northwest Regional Council of Governments and Green Hills Regional Planning Commission. Railsback was elected to the

in 2020, placing first in the Republican primary and running unopposed in the general election. He assumed office on January 5, 2021.

Electoral history

State Representative

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Railsback, Randy Living people Politicians from St. Joseph, Missouri University of Oklahoma alumni Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people)