Randy D. Dunn

Randy Darnale Dunn
Randy Darnale Dunn
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives; from the 23rd district
	In office; 2012–2017
Succeeded by	Barbara Anne Washington
Personal details
Born	November 18, 1982; Kansas City, Missouri, US
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Missouri-Kansas City
Occupation	Politician, Planner, Business Owner

Randy D. Dunn is an American city planner and politician. He is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 23rd District. Dunn was first elected in 2012 at the age of 29 and was re-elected to office in 2014 and 2016.

Early life and career

Dunn was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 18, 1982, to Randy Dunn and Janice Dunn, former Democratic Committeewoman for the 18th Ward in Jackson County, Missouri. Dunn has two older brothers and three nephews. He is a distant relative of Oscar Dunn, former Lt. Governor of Louisiana and the first African American elected to statewide office in the Country.

Dunn graduated from Raytown South High School where he ran track and served on student council. He received his bachelor of arts and master of public administration degrees from the University of Missouri Kansas City where he was also a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Fellow and is now in his second year of law school.

Dunn has always been active in the community and has served on numerous boards including: Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition, and Freedom, Inc. Dunn is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and previously served as President of the Omicron Xi Lambda chapter.[1]

Career

Dunn served as city planner for the city of Kansas City, Missouri from 2007 to 2012. In 2007 Dunn also obtained his real estate license and professional certificate in economic development. Additionally, Dunn is an owner and managing partner of Dean & Dunn LLC, a consulting firm based out of Kansas City. Dunn also has experience working for several community and economic development corporations, working in Kansas City and Louisiana. Dunn was also elected as Vice Chair of the Democratic Cause and Democratic Committeeman for the 2nd Ward of Jackson County, Missouri. In 2017 Dunn resigned from the Missouri Legislature to take a position in Omaha, Nebraska as founding executive director of a nonprofit community development intermediary.

Election history

In early 2012, Dunn announced his candidacy for the office of state representative for the 23rd District, a newly created district following redistricting. Dunn received strong community support and won the 2012 election defeating Derron Black and Erik Stafford in the August 7 primary. Dunn was unopposed in the November 6 general election and was sworn into office on January 9, 2013. Upon his election, Dunn become the first openly gay person of color elected to any office in Missouri's history.[2]

Dunn ran for a second term in 2014. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general election.[3] Dunn was sworn into office on January 7, 2015.

Dunn was once again successful, and reelected for a third term after defeating Derron Black once more in the primary and was unopposed in the general election in November. Dunn was sworn into office on January 4, 2017.

Elections

Missouri 23rd District State Representative Democratic Primary Election: 2012
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	Randy D. Dunn	1,502	64.5	Winner
Democratic	Erik K. Stafford	505	21.7
Democratic	Derron L. Black	322	13.8	[4]

Missouri 23rd District State Representative Elections: 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Randy D. Dunn	10,667	100	Winner[5]

Missouri 23rd District State Representative Democratic Primary Elections: 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Randy D. Dunn	1,758	100	Winner

Missouri 23rd District State Representative Elections: 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Randy D. Dunn	3,254	100	Winner[6]

Missouri 23rd District State Representative Democratic Primary Elections: 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Randy D. Dunn	1,758	77.99	Winner
	Democratic	Derron L. Black	496	22.01

Missouri 23rd District State Representative Elections: 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Randy D. Dunn	8,673	100	Winner[7]

Committee assignments

2017–2018

Representative Dunn served on the following committees:

Elections and Elected Officials
Budget
Consent and House Procedure – (Ranking Member)
Subcommittee on Appropriations – Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, and Economic Development- (Ranking Member)
Urban Economic Development – (Chair)

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References

"Representative Randy Dunn". Missouri House of Representatives. house.mo.gov. Retrieved 12/30/2013.
http://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Dunn
http://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Dunn
http://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/EnrNet/
http://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/EnrNet/
http://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_House_of_Representatives_District_23
http://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/EnrNet/
"99th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session – 2017. Representative Randy Dunn District 023 (Democrat)". Missouri House of Representatives. house.mo.gov. Retrieved 01/12/2017.

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[1] "Representative Randy Dunn". Missouri House of Representatives. house.mo.gov. Retrieved 12/30/2013.

[2] ttp://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Dunn

[3] ttp://ballotpedia.org/Randy_Dunn

[4] ttp://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/EnrNet/

[5] ttp://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/EnrNet/

[6] ttp://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_House_of_Representatives_District_23

[7] ttp://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/EnrNet/

[8] "99th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session – 2017. Representative Randy Dunn District 023 (Democrat)". Missouri House of Representatives. house.mo.gov. Retrieved 01/12/2017.