Patricia Washburn Gunby is an American politician from the

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. A

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, she represented the 99th district in the

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from 2020 to 2023.

Biography

Gunby earned a

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in political science from the

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. She won a

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to the Missouri House on November 5, 2019. On August 2, 2021, Gunby announced her plans to run for the congressional seat held by

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. Gunby won the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022, but was defeated by Wagner in the general election on November 8. Gunby is a resident of

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Electoral history

State representative

United States House of Representatives

References

External links

Representative Trish Gunby
official legislative website
Trish Gunby for Congress
campaign website Living people Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives People from Ballwin, Missouri University of Tulsa alumni Women state legislators in Missouri Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century members of the Missouri General Assembly {{Missouri-MORepresentative-stub