Gayle Kingery (born July 7, 1939) is an American former teacher, and former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives.[1] He represented the 154th district, which includes part of Butler County, from 2003 to 2011.[1] He was also a candidate for the Republican nomination for Missouri's 25th district in the state senate until he dropped out of the race in June 2011.[2][3]
Gayle Kingery was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002.[1] He won the Republican nomination against Robert L. Myers and the general election against Democrat Bill Stanberry and Libertarian Chip Taylor.[4][5] In 2004, Kingery won reelection unopposed.[6] In 2006, he won reelection against Democrat Nancy Lou Norman.[7] In 2008, he won reelection against Libertarian Larry S. Busby.[8] In 2010, Kingery was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. In 2011, Gayle Kingery decided to run for the 25th district in the Missouri Senate.[2] It was an open seat because Rob Mayer is unable to run for reelection due to term limits.[2] He dropped out of the race in June 2011, citing a need to spend more time with his family.[3]
Electoral history
2008 General Election for Missouri’s 154th District House of Representatives
