Rick Brattin
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 31st district
Assumed office
January 6, 2021
Preceded byEd Emery
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 55th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 9, 2019
Preceded bySheila Solon (redistricting)
Succeeded byMike Haffner
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 124th district
In office
January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2013
Preceded byLuke Scavuzzo
Succeeded byRocky Miller (redistricting)
Personal details
Born
Richard Ray Brattin Jr.

(1980-07-22) July 22, 1980
Greenwood, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
WebsiteCampaign website

Richard Ray Brattin Jr. (born July 22, 1980) is an American politician serving as a Republican state senator from the U.S. state of Missouri, representing the 31st district taking up Cass, Bates, Barton, Henry, and Vernon Counties.[1] He is a former state representative, having served three terms in the Missouri House of Representatives. He represented Missouri's 55th Legislative District, which encompasses several suburbs of Kansas City in Cass County, including Raymore, Peculiar, and Lake Winnebago. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Corrections and Consumer Affairs committees.

Early life and military career

Brattin was born on July 22, 1980. He was raised in Greenwood, Missouri, and is a graduate of Lee's Summit High School.[2]

After the September 11 attacks, he joined the United States Marine Corps. He rose through the ranks and became a sergeant after six years. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2010.

Issues

Education

In 2013, Brattin sponsored legislation that would afford equal treatment in textbooks for intelligent design and evolution.[3]

In January 2017, Brattin proposed a bill to end tenure in public universities in Missouri.[4] The bill would also "require public colleges to publish estimated costs of degrees, employment opportunities expected for graduates, average salaries of previous graduates, and a summary of the job market, among other things."[4]

Social issues

In December 2014, Brattin proposed legislation that would require women seeking abortions in Missouri to obtain written consent from the father of the fetus, except in cases of "legitimate rape."[5][6] Brattin cited his own recent vasectomy as his inspiration for the legislation.[5]

Welfare

In February 2015, Brattin introduced Missouri House Bill 813,[7] reading "A recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits shall not use such benefits to purchase cookies, chips, energy drinks, soft drinks, seafood, or steak."[8]

Free speech

In 2015, in response to a protest by the University of Missouri football team related to campus discrimination, Brattin proposed a bill that would strip a college athlete of their scholarship if the athlete "calls, incites, supports or participates in any strike or concerted refusal to play a scheduled game."[9]

In 2021, the state senator proposed a bill that would target unlawful assemblies, including the use of deadly force against protesters on private property.[10]

Homosexuality

In 2017, Brattin made a statement on the Missouri House floor that "When you look at the tenets of religion, of the Bible, of the Qur’an, of other religions, there is a distinction between homosexuality and just being a human being."[11] The Kansas City Star called his position intolerant and said in an editorial, "The statement, made on the Missouri House floor, was deplorable. It betrayed a stunning lack of understanding of theology and self-government: The Constitution protects all Americans from the tyranny of any single faith-based approach to secular law."[12]

Electoral history

State representative

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 124[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Brattin 8,100 51.29% +9.74
Democratic Luke Scavuzzo 7,335 46.44% -12.01
Constitution Kent Cogan 359 2.27% +2.27
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 55[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Brattin 11,747 65.50% +14.21
Democratic Jim White 6,465 34.50% -11.94
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 55[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Brattin 8,362 100% +34.50
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 55[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Brattin 12,350 63.37% -36.63
Democratic Ashley Beard-Fosnow 7,139 36.63% +36.63

State Senate

Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 4, 2020, District 31[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Brattin 14,012 49.59 N/A
Republican Jack Bondon 12,467 44.13 N/A
Republican Bill Yarberry 1,774 6.28 N/A
Missouri Senate General Election, November 3, 2020, District 31[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Brattin 63,929 71.42 -1.01
Democratic Raymond Kinney 25,584 +28.58

U.S. Representative

Missouri Congressional Primary Election, August 2, 2022, Missouri's 4th congressional district[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mark Alford 36,981 35.18%
Republican Rick Brattin 22,509 21.42%
Republican Kalena Bruce 16,677 15.87%
Republican Taylor Burks 10,624 10.11%
Republican William (Bill) Irwin 9,648 9.18%
Republican Jim (Soupy) Campbell 4,642 4.42%
Republican Kyle Stonner LaBrue 4,026 3.83%
Total votes 105,107 100.00%

Personal life

Brattin is married and has five children.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Missouri State Senate - District 31 Election Results | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel".
  2. ↑ Williams, Mará Rose (February 1, 2017). "Legislator wants to hand a pink slip to guaranteed job security at Missouri colleges". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Liebelson, Dana (8 February 2013). "Anti-Evolution Missouri Bill Requires College Students to Learn About Destiny". Mother Jones. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 Zamudio-Suaréz, Fernanda (January 13, 2017). "Lawmakers in 2 States Propose Bills to Cut Tenure". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved January 13, 2017. Missouri House Bill 266 isn't exclusively about cutting tenure. The bill would also require public colleges to publish estimated costs of degrees, employment opportunities expected for graduates, average salaries of previous graduates, and a summary of the job market, among other things.
  5. 1 2 Redden, Molly (17 December 2014). "This GOP Lawmaker Wants a Woman to Get Permission From the Father Before Having an Abortion". Mother Jones. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Father's OK needed for abortions in Missouri bill". KMOV-TV. Associated Press. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  7. ↑ "Missouri House of Representatives". Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  8. ↑ http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills151/billpdf/intro/HB0813I.PDF
  9. ↑ Helling, Dave (16 December 2015). "Area lawmaker withdraws bill to yank scholarships from protesting athletes". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Ballentine, Summer. "Missouri bill would allow deadly force against demonstrators". APNews.com.
  11. ↑ Hancock, Jason (8 May 2017). "Missouri bill making it harder for workers to win discrimination cases goes to Greitens". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Kansas City Star Editorial Board (9 May 2017). "Editorial: Intolerance in Missouri — lawmaker says there's a 'distinction between homosexuality and just being a human being'". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  14. ↑ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  15. ↑ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  16. ↑ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  17. ↑ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  18. ↑ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Election Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  20. ↑ Cheryl Chumley, Missouri politico pushes law to make women get men’s OK for abortion, Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/18/rick-brattin-pushes-law-to-force-men-OK-abort/
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