Scott Sifton | |
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Member of the Missouri Senate from the 1st district | |
In office January 9, 2013 – January 6, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Jim Lembke |
Succeeded by | Doug Beck |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 96th district | |
In office January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Patricia M. Yaeger |
Succeeded by | Mike Leara |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Prescott Sifton Jr. May 7, 1974 |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Affton, Missouri, U.S. |
Education | Truman State University (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
Richard Prescott Sifton Jr. (born May 7, 1974)[1][2] is an American politician and lawyer who was a member of the Missouri Senate for the 1st district from 2013 to 2021. Sifton took office in 2013 after defeating incumbent Republican Senator Jim Lembke in a close election.[3] Sifton was a candidate in the 2022 U.S. Senate election in Missouri, but later withdrew.