Ryan Silvey (born April 17, 1976) is a former Republican member of the

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and currently serves on the

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. He represented the 17th district in the

, which includes part of

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, from 2013 until his resignation January 4, 2018.

Early life and career

Ryan Silvey was born in

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, where he attended Oak Park High School. He later attended

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and majored in interpretive speech. He is a member of the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce. He has a daughter.

Political career

Silvey was a legislative aide to

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. He represented the 38th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013. He was elected in a special election in 2005 and then reelected in 2006, 2008, and 2010. In 2011, he was made the chairman of the powerful budget committee.Profile
house.mo.gov; accessed November 25, 2014. In 2011, Silvey decided to run for the 17th district in the

.Profile
midwestdemocracyproject.org; accessed November 25, 2014. It was an open seat because LuAnn Ridgeway was unable to run for re-election due to term limits. Silvey received endorsements from LuAnn Ridgeway, Rob Schaaf, five other current and former Republican representatives, and two Clay County officials. He won the election with 52.8% over Democrat Sandra Reeves.2012 election results
enr.sos.mo.gov; accessed November 25, 2014. Silvey resigned from the Missouri Senate on January 4, 2018, and was unanimously confirmed by the Missouri Senate to a position on the

.Missouri Public Service Commission Bio
https://psc.mo.gov; accessed February 3, 2018. The

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gave him an 89% evaluation in 2013 and a 71% evaluation in 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Silvey, Ryan Republican Party Missouri state senators Republican Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Living people Bob Jones University alumni 1976 births 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly