Randall W. Pike (September 30, 1953 – September 20, 2014) was an American politician. Born in

Butler, Missouri Butler is a city and the county seat of Bates County, Missouri, United States and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 4,220 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The city is named for William Orlando Butler ...

, Pike graduated from Butler High School in 1972 and then went to

Central Missouri State University The University of Central Missouri (UCM) is a public university in Warrensburg, Missouri, United States. In 2024, enrollment was 13,734 students from 48 states and 52 countries on its 1,561-acre campus. UCM offers 150 programs of study, inclu ...

. Pike was a

taxidermist Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal's body by mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state. The word ''taxidermy'' describes the process ...

and woodcarver. He was elected Bates County Northern Commissioner and served from 2002 to 2012. Pike then served in 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 ...

, as a Republican, from Adrian, Missouri, from 2013 until his death in 2014 in Butler, ten days before his 61st birthday.Mo State Rep. Randy Pike dies
stlouis.cbslocal.com, September 20, 2014.

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1953 births 2014 deaths People from Butler, Missouri University of Central Missouri alumni County commissioners in Missouri Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives People from Adrian, Missouri 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly {{Missouri-MORepresentative-stub