Lincoln Hough

Lincoln Hough
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byBob Dixon
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 135th district
In office
January 5, 2011 – January 4, 2017
Preceded byBob Dixon
Succeeded bySteve Helms
Personal details
Born (1982-06-17) June 17, 1982 (age 42)
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSarah (2009–2020)
Children2
EducationMissouri State University (BA)

Lincoln Hough (/ˈlɪŋkən hʌf/; born June 17, 1982) is an American politician. He was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2010, where he served three terms. He served as Greene County Commissioner from 2016 to 2018. In November 2018, he was elected to represent the 30th District, including the city of Springfield, in the Missouri Senate.

Hough is a candidate in the 2024 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election.

Early life and education

Hough is a first generation rancher. In 7th grade, he began raising cattle on his family's 40 acres after buying three heifers with a loan from his parents. He went on to work for a neighbor's dairy farm and learned skills to expand his own operations.[1]

Hough graduated from Missouri State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. He has volunteered for the Greene County and Missouri Cattlemen's Association and currently serves on the Greene County Farm Bureau Board of Directors.[2]

Political career

In the Missouri Senate, Hough sponsored the 2022 tax cut and pushed to expand infrastructure spending in Parson's plan to expand I-64. He has opposed hardline conservative members, the "Freedom Caucus," in senate proceedings. In 2021, Hough voted to fund voter-approved Medicaid expansion. As appropriations committee chair, Hough set reimbursements for Planned Parenthood to $0 in the 2024 state budget, a move the state supreme court ruled unconstitutional.[3]

Hough's campaign for lieutenant governor received a total of $120,000 in a single day from PACs managed by former Missouri politician Steven Tilley.[4]

Personal life

Hough has two sons.[2]

Electoral history

State representative

Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 3, 2010, District 140[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lincoln Hough 2,734 50.74%
Republican Bob Cirtin 2,654 49.26%
Total votes 5,388 100
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 140[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lincoln Hough 9,030 70.68% −29.32
Democratic Dan Boyts 3,313 25.93% +25.93
Libertarian Teddy Fleck 433 3.39% +3.39
Total votes 12,776 100
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 135[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lincoln Hough 8,932 54.99% −15.69
Democratic Casey Clark 7,310 45.01% +19.08
Total votes 16,242 100
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 135[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lincoln Hough 4,698 57.92% +2.93
Democratic Angie Filbeck 3,413 42.08% −2.93
Total votes 8,111 100

Greene County Commission

Greene County Commission District 2, November 8, 2016[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lincoln Hough 47,657 77.67%
Libertarian Cecil Ince 13,261 21.61%
Write-In 443 0.72%
Total votes 61,361 100

State Senate

Missouri Senate Election, November 6, 2018, District 30[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lincoln Hough 34,987 53.27% −46.73
Democratic Charlie Norr 30,690 46.73% +46.73
Total votes 65,677 100.00%
Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 2, 2022, District 30[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lincoln Hough 8,771 56.62%
Republican Angela Romine 6,721 43.38%
Total votes 15,492 100.00%
Missouri Senate Election, November 8, 2022, District 30[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lincoln Hough 30,483 57.57% +4.30
Democratic Raymond Lampert 22,464 42.43% −4.30
Total votes 52,947 100.00%

References

  1. ^ Buckallew, Adam (2017-07-10). "Building a Herd". MFA Oil. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ a b "Lincoln Hough - Missouri Senate". senate.mo.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  3. ^ Keller, Rudi (2024-02-22). "Springfield Sen. Lincoln Hough joins race for Missouri lieutenant governor". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  4. ^ Hancock, Jason (2024-06-24). "PACs connected to Missouri lobbyist take in $530K from pair of companies". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  5. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Mis8souri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Summary Report for November 8, 2016". Greene County Clerk. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "Election Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.


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