Scott Sifton

Scott Sifton
Sifton in 2012
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 6, 2021
Preceded byJim Lembke
Succeeded byDoug Beck
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 96th district
In office
January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2013
Preceded byPatricia M. Yaeger
Succeeded byMike Leara
Personal details
Born
Richard Prescott Sifton Jr.

(1974-05-07) May 7, 1974 (age 50)
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Affton, Missouri, U.S.
EducationTruman 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.

  1. ^ 2011-2012 Official Manual - Blue Book (PDF). p. 130. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Richard "Scott" Prescott Sifton, Jr. - Access Missouri".
  3. ^ Corrigan, Don (November 9, 2012). "Mo. Senate Seats Goes To Scott Sifton". Webster-Kirkwood Times. Retrieved November 1, 2013.