Denny Hoskins

Denny Hoskins
Secretary of State-elect of Missouri
Assuming office
January 2025
GovernorMike Kehoe (elect)
SucceedingJay Ashcroft
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 21st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 4, 2017
Preceded byDavid Pearce
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 54th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 4, 2017
Preceded byJeanie Lauer
Succeeded byDan Houx
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 121st district
In office
January 3, 2009 – January 9, 2013
Preceded byDavid Pearce
Succeeded byKeith Frederick
Personal details
Born (1974-10-10) October 10, 1974 (age 50)
Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMichelle Colvin
Children5
EducationUniversity of Central Missouri (BBA)
University of Missouri, Columbia (MPA)

Denny L. Hoskins is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri Senate for the 21st District. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to the Senate in 2016. He previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017.[1][2] He is the Republican nominee for the 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election.

Missouri House of Representatives

Hoskins was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2008 to represent the 121st District.[3][4] Hoskins was reelected in the 2010, 2012, and 2014 elections. Hoskins was term limited and ran for the Missouri Senate in the 2016 election.[5][6]

Missouri Senate

Hoskins was elected to the Missouri Senate in the 2016 election to represent the 21st District. In the midst of Missouri facing a budget shortfall, one of Hoskins' first votes as a state senator was to vote for a pay increase for state legislators. Hoskins was one of only two senators to vote for the pay increase.[7]

In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hoskins called for a special session of the Missouri legislature to implement legislation to prevent private-sector companies from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for staff and customers.[8]

Hoskins has filibustered sports betting legislation in Missouri that doesn't include language on video lottery terminals (VLTs). Adding his own sportsbook regulation bills, Hoskins sees VLTs in the same area that needs to become regulated and taxed.[9][10]

Defamation lawsuit

In April 2024, Hoskins was sued for defamation by Denton Loudermill of Olathe, Kansas, after Hoskins shared an image on social media of Loudermill in handcuffs, falsely identifying him as an undocumented immigrant and as a shooter at the 2024 Kansas City parade shooting.[11]

Electoral history

State representative

Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 5, 2008, District 121[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Denny L. Hoskins 1,246 72.32%
Republican Steven R. Hedrick 477 27.68%
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2008, District 121[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Denny L. Hoskins 7,008 50.44% −16.59
Democratic Jim Jackson 6,886 49.56% +21.24
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 2, 2010, District 121[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Denny L. Hoskins 5,292 57.85% +7.41
Democratic Courtney Cole 3,480 38.04% −11.52
Libertarian Bill Wayne 376 4.11% +4.11
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2012, District 54[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Denny Hoskins 9,342 62.01% +4.16
Democratic Nancy Maxwell 4,511 29.95% −8.09
Independent Eddie Osborne 1,211 8.04% +8.04
Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 54[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Denny Hoskins 6,421 79.54% +17.53
Constitution Daniel Piemons 1,652 20.46% +20.46

State Senate

Missouri Senate Primary Election, August 2, 2016, District 21[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Denny Hoskins 11,219 58.51%
Republican Mike McGhee 7,954 41.49%
Missouri Senate Election, November 8, 2016, District 21[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Denny Hoskins 50,288 67.63 +2.50
Democratic ElGene Ver Dught 19,988 26.88 −3.39
Libertarian William Truman (Bill) Wayne 4,077 5.48 +0.88
Missouri Senate Election, November 3, 2020, District 21[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Denny Hoskins 61,698 79.82 +12.19
Libertarian Mark Bliss 15,595 20.18 +14.70

References

  1. ^ "New senators sworn in for 2017-2018 - The Missouri Times". January 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MO State Senate 21 Race - Nov 08, 2016".
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MO State House 121 Race - Nov 04, 2008".
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - MO State House 121 Race - Nov 02, 2010".
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - MO State House 054 Race - Nov 06, 2012".
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - MO State House 054 Race - Nov 04, 2014".
  7. ^ "Missouri Senate turns down pay raise, but some say Greitens' tactics were insulting".
  8. ^ "Missouri GOP Senators Want Special Session To Combat Private-Sector Vaccine Mandates". St. Louis Public Radio. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Kelley, Zachary (April 26, 2023). "VLT Responsible for Repeated Missouri Sports Betting Failure". LegalSportsBetting.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Hancock, Jason (February 24, 2023). "Missouri Senate dysfunction reappears after committee votes down gambling bill • Missouri Independent". Missouri Independent. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Keller, Rudi (April 4, 2024). "Three Missouri state senators sued for defamation over posts about Chiefs parade shooting". Missouri Independent. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  12. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  14. ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  15. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Archived from the original on June 15, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  19. ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
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Preceded by Republican nominee for Secretary of State of Missouri
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