Patricia Washburn Gunby is an American politician from the
state of
Missouri. A
Democrat
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, she represented the 99th district in the
Missouri House of Representatives from 2020 to 2023.
Biography
Gunby earned a
bachelor's degree in political science from the
University of Tulsa
The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to ...
. She won a
special election to the Missouri House on November 5, 2019.
Gunby is a resident of
Ballwin, Missouri
Ballwin is a southwestern suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 31,103 as of the 2020 census.
History
Ballwin was established in 1837. The community was named for John Ball, who settled a ...
. On August 2, 2021, Gunby announced her plans to run for the
congressional seat currently held by
Ann Wagner
Ann Louise Wagner (née Trousdale, September 13, 1962) is an American politician and diplomat serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, she was the United States ambassador to ...
. She won the primary on August 2, 2022. Wagner defeated Gunby in the general election on November 8.
Electoral history
State representative
References
External links
Representative Trish Gunbyofficial legislative website
Trish Gunby for Congresscampaign website
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives
People from Ballwin, Missouri
University of Tulsa alumni
Women state legislators in Missouri
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century American legislators
21st-century Missouri politicians
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