Betsy Fogle

Betsy Fogle

Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 135th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2021
Preceded by	Steve Helms

Personal details
Born	Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Missouri State University (BA) University of Arkansas (MA)

Betsy Fogle is an American politician serving as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 135th district. Flipping her house seat in November 2020, and being sworn into office in January 2021.^[1]

Early life and education

Fogle was born in Springfield and attended Parkview High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Missouri State University and a Master of Arts in sociology from the University of Arkansas.^[2]

Career

Fogle worked at Jordan Valley Community Health Center until she was urged by House Minority Leader Crystal Quade to run for office.^[3] Fogle was narrowly elected in November 2020 over incumbent representative Steve Helms and Green Party candidate Vicke Kepling. Fogle's victory resulted in the only seat flipping between either party in the state during the 2020 election cycle.^[4]

Electoral history

Missouri House of Representatives — District 135 — Greene County (2020)
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Betsy Fogle	8,555	48.20%	+1.17
Republican	Steve Helms	8,476	47.75%	-4.91
Green	Vicke Kepling	696	3.92%	+3.92

Missouri House of Representatives — District 135 — Greene County (2022)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Betsy Fogle	6,040	56.20%	+8.0
	Republican	AJ Exner	4,700	43.80	-3.95

References

↑ Gerber, Cameron (2020-12-04). "Meet Betsy Fogle, the Springfield Democrat who flipped a House seat". Missouri Times. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
↑ "Betsy Fogle". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
↑ "2021 12 People: Betsy Fogle". Springfield Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
↑ Huguelet, Austin. "Democrat narrowly flips east Springfield Missouri House seat after recount". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives
101st General Assembly (2021–2022) Speaker of the House Dean Plocher (R) Speaker pro tempore Mike Henderson (R) Majority Leader Jonathan Patterson (R) Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D)
▌Allen Andrews (R) ▌J. Eggleston (R) ▌Danny Busick (R) ▌Greg Sharpe (R) ▌Louis Riggs (R) ▌Tim Remole (R) ▌Rusty Black (R) ▌Jim Neely (R) ▌Sheila Solon (R) ▌Bill Falkner (R) ▌Brenda Shields (R) ▌Josh Hurlbert (R) ▌Sean Pouche (R) ▌Ashley Aune (D) ▌Jon Carpenter (D) ▌Chris Brown (R) ▌Mark Ellebracht (D) ▌Wes Rogers (D) ▌Ingrid Burnett (D) ▌Bill Kidd (R) ▌Robert Sauls (D) ▌Yolanda Young (D) ▌Michael Johnson (D) ▌Emily Weber (D) ▌Patty Lewis (D) ▌Ashley Bland Manlove (D) ▌Richard Brown (D) ▌Jerome Barnes (D) ▌Rory Rowland (D) ▌Jonathan Patterson (R) ▌Dan Stacy (R) ▌Jeff Coleman (R) ▌Chris Sander (R) ▌vacant ▌Keri Ingle (D) ▌Mark Sharp (D) ▌Annette Turnbaugh (D) ▌Doug Richey (R) ▌Peggy McGaugh (R) ▌Chad Perkins (R) ▌Randy Pietzman (R) ▌Jeff Porter (R) ▌Kent Haden (R) ▌Cheri Toalson Reisch (R) ▌David Tyson Smith (D) ▌Martha Stevens (D) ▌Chuck Basye (R) ▌Tim Taylor (R) ▌Travis Fitzwater (R) ▌Sara Walsh (R) ▌Kurtis Gregory (R) ▌Brad Pollitt (R) ▌Terry Thompson (R) ▌Dan Houx (R) ▌Mike Haffner (R) ▌Michael Davis (R) ▌Rodger Reedy (R) ▌Willard Haley (R) ▌Rudy Veit (R) ▌Dave Griffith (R) ▌vacant ▌Bruce Sassmann (R) ▌Richard West (R) ▌Tony Lovasco (R) ▌vacant ▌Marlene Terry (D) ▌Neil Smith (D) ▌Jay Mosley (D) ▌Gretchen Bangert (D) ▌Paula Brown (D) ▌LaDonna Appelbaum (D) ▌Doug Clemens (D) ▌Raychel Proudie (D) ▌Michael Person (D) ▌Alan Gray (D) ▌Marlon Anderson (D) ▌Kimberly-Ann Collins (D) ▌Rasheen Aldridge (D) ▌LaKeySha Bosley (D) ▌Peter Merideth (D) ▌Steve Butz (D) ▌Donna Baringer (D) ▌Jo Doll (D) ▌Wiley Price IV (D) ▌Kevin Windham (D) ▌Joe Adams (D) ▌Ian Mackey (D) ▌Tracy McCreery (D) ▌Dean Plocher (R) ▌Barbara Phifer (D) ▌Sarah Unsicker (D) ▌Michael Burton (D) ▌Bridget Walsh Moore (D) ▌Jim Murphy (R) ▌Michael O'Donnell (R) ▌David Gregory (R) ▌Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R) ▌Shamed Dogan (R) ▌Trish Gunby (D) ▌Derek Grier (R) ▌Bruce DeGroot (R) ▌Ron Hicks (R) ▌John Wiemann (R) ▌Adam Schnelting (R) ▌Phil Christofanelli (R) ▌Adam Schwadron (R) ▌Mark Matthiesen (R) ▌Justin Hicks (R) ▌John Simmons (R) ▌Dottie Bailey (R) ▌Shane Roden (R) ▌Rob Vescovo (R) ▌Dan Shaul (R) ▌Becky Ruth (R) ▌Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway (R) ▌Dale Wright (R) ▌Mike Henderson (R) ▌Mike McGirl (R) ▌Nate Tate (R) ▌Jason Chipman (R) ▌Don Mayhew (R) ▌Bill Hardwick (R) ▌Suzie Pollock (R) ▌Lisa Thomas (R) ▌Jim Kalberloh (R) ▌Patricia Pike (R) ▌Ann Kelley (R) ▌Mike Stephens (R) ▌Jeff Knight (R) ▌Bishop Davidson (R) ▌Bill Owen (R) ▌Crystal Quade (D) ▌Curtis Trent (R) ▌Alex Riley (R) ▌Betsy Fogle (D) ▌Stephanie Hein (D) ▌John Black (R) ▌Brad Hudson (R) ▌Jered Taylor (R) ▌Tricia Derges (R) ▌Hannah Kelly (R) ▌Bennie Cook (R) ▌Ron Copeland (R) ▌Chris Dinkins (R) ▌Rick Francis (R) ▌Barry Hovis (R) ▌Wayne Wallingford (R) ▌Jamie Burger (R) ▌Don Rone (R) ▌Andrew McDaniel (R) ▌Herman Morse (R) ▌Hardy Billington (R) ▌Darrell Atchison (R) ▌David Evans (R) ▌Travis Smith (R) ▌Brian Seitz (R) ▌Mitch Boggs (R) ▌Scott Cupps (R) ▌Dirk Deaton (R) ▌Ben Baker (R) ▌Lane Roberts (R) ▌Bob Bromley (R) ▌Cody Smith (R)
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