Chrissy Sommer

American politician
Chrissy Sommer
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 106th district
In office
January 2012 – January 2021
Preceded bySally A. Faith
Succeeded byAdam Schwadron
Personal details
Born (1965-10-15) October 15, 1965 (age 58)
Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMike Sommer
Residence(s)St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
EducationSt. Louis Community College–Meramec (AA)
University of Missouri–St. Louis (BA)

Chrissy Sommer (born October 15, 1965) was an American politician who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 106th district from 2012 to 2021. She was first elected to the Missouri House in a special election on November 8, 2011 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Sally Faith.[1][2]

Early life and education

Chrissy Sommer was born in Kirkwood, Missouri. After graduation from Lindbergh High School in 1984 Sommer earned an associate degree in business administration from St. Louis Community College–Meramec.[3] She then furthered her education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and business marketing in 1989.[2]

Career

Prior to entering politics, Sommer worked for her family business, Sunset Maintenance Company. She now helps run her husband's CPA firm, Sommer & Associates CPAs LLC and manage a commercial multi-tenant building. She and husband Michael Sommer are the parents of two children.

In April 2011, Sally Faith, the incumbent state representative, won election as mayor of St. Charles, Missouri and resigned from her House seat. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon then called for a special election to fill the remainder of Faiths' term.[4] Chrissy Sommer had been previously involved in local Republican politics, serving in the St. Charles County Republican Central Committee. She was selected by Committee members of the 15th District from three potential Republican candidates to face Democrat Paul Woody and Libertarian Bill Slantz.[5]

In a very close election held on November 8, 2011, Sommer defeated Woody by only 38 votes.[6] Due to the small margin, Woody asked for a recount and Sommer was declared the winner in a recount conducted on Decemberc 14, 2011. The Missouri Secretary of State's office certified that the recount gave Sommer an additional two votes over Democrat Paul Woody for a total of forty votes difference. After the 2010 U.S. Census, all of Missouri's House and Senate districts were redrawn. Effective January 2013 Sommer's home of record will be in the 106th district, which she again ran for and won in the 2014 midterm.[7]

Elections

Missouri House of Representatives, District 106, St. Charles County (2018)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chrissy Sommer 8,785 57.62% -1.31
Democratic Jackie Sclair 6,462 42.38% +1.31
Missouri House of Representatives — District 106 — St. Charles County (2016)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chrissy Sommer 10,447 58.93% -4.77
Democratic Michael J. Dorwart 7,281 41.07% +4.77
Missouri House of Representatives — District 106 — St. Charles County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chrissy Sommer 5,452 63.70% +3.46
Democratic Ken Tucker 3,107 36.30% -3.46
Missouri House of Representatives — District 106 — St. Charles County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chrissy Sommer 9,683 60.24% +10.95
Democratic Morton Todd 6,391 39.76% -8.48
Missouri House of Representatives, District 15, St. Charles County (2011)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chrissy Sommer 1,875 49.29%
Democratic Paul Woody 1,835 48.24%
Libertarian Bill Slantz 94 2.47%

References

  1. ^ "District 15 Special Election Results". St. Charles Patch website. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  2. ^ a b "House Member biography". Missouri House of Representatives website. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  3. ^ "Meet The Candidate-Chrissy Sommer". St. Charles Patch via website. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  4. ^ "Woody versus Sommer in 15th District". St. Louis Post-Dispatch via website. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  5. ^ "District 15 Special Election results". St. Charles Patch. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  6. ^ "Special Election Results District 15". Missouri Secretary of State website. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  7. ^ "Vote Recount Affirms Win". St. Charles Patch newspaper website. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  8. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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