Ron Hicks

Ron Hicks
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 102nd district
In office
January 2019 – January 2023
Preceded byKurt Bahr
Succeeded byRichard West (redistricting)
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 107th district
In office
January 2013 – August 2016
Preceded byLinda Black Fischer
Succeeded byNick Schroer
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Children2[1]
Residence(s)Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, U.S.

Ron Hicks is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A Republican, he represented district 102 in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. He previously represented district 107 from 2013 to 2016.

Missouri House of Representatives

107th district

Hicks was first elected to the Missouri House from the 107th district in November 2012, and re-elected in 2014.[2] He chose not to run for re-election in 2016, and instead ran unsuccessfully for mayor of St. Peters.[1][3] After moving outside his district in June, Hicks resigned from the House in August 2016.[3][4]

102nd district

Hicks ran in 2018 to represent the 102nd district in the Missouri House. After winning his party's primary election by only four votes, he went on to win the 2018 general election with about a 20 percent margin. Days before the primary, Hicks' campaign distributed flyers that falsely claimed he was the "only candidate endorsed" by the Missouri Right to Life PAC.[5] Members of the Hicks campaign report the false claim was actually an error on the part of the printing company and Hicks was never approached by local media to apologize or tell his side of the story.[citation needed]

Hicks represented a portion of Saint Charles County in the Weldon Spring area, straddling U.S. Route 40/61 on both sides of the Weldon Spring Conservation Area. He succeeded Kurt Bahr who was term limited and instead ran for and won as Director of Elections.[6][7][8]

Election results

Missouri House of Representatives — District 102 — St. Charles County (2020)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ron Hicks 14,080 62.4%
Democratic Tracy Grundy 8,492 37.6%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 102 — St. Charles County (2018)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ron Hicks 8,596 60.5%
Democratic John Foster 5,608 39.5%
Missouri House of Representatives Primary — District 102 — St. Charles County (2018)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ron Hicks 2,282 50.04%
Republican Bryan Cooper 2,278 49.96%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 107 — St. Charles County (2014)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ron Hicks 6,861 99.82%
Write-in 12 0.18%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 107 — St. Charles County (2012)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ron Hicks 9,628 55.58%
Democratic Rod Hoffman 7,695 44.42%

References

  1. ^ a b Dunn, Rachael Herndon (December 17, 2015). "Hicks to run for mayor of St. Peters". The Missouri Times. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ron Hicks". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Zimpfer, Travis (August 11, 2016). "Hicks resigns from House". The Missouri Times. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Erickson, Kurt (July 8, 2016). "St. Charles County lawmaker hangs on to office, paycheck after move from district". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  5. ^ Suntrup, Jack (August 3, 2018). "Ad Check: St. Charles County candidate falsely claims he is only one backed by anti-abortion group". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  6. ^ Suntrup, Jack (September 12, 2018). "After recount, no change in primary results for St. Charles County Missouri House district". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "Rep. Kurt Bahr: Running for Director of Elections in District 102". 971talk.radio.com. Entercom St. Louis. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Election Results: St. Charles County Director of Elections". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  9. ^ "State of Missouri Election Night Results". Missouri Secretary of State. December 8, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "State of Missouri Election Night Results". Missouri Secretary of State. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c "State of Missouri Election Night Results Archive". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved December 12, 2018.