Gayle Kingery

Gayle Kingery (born July 7, 1939) is an American former teacher, and former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He represented the 154th district, which includes part of Butler County, from 2003 to 2011. He was also a candidate for the Republican nomination for Missouri's 25th district in the state senate until he dropped out of the race in June 2011.

Early life and career
Gayle Kingery was born in Harviell in 1939. He graduated from Poplar Bluff Senior High School in 1957. He was in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965. He then received a B.S. in education from Southeast Missouri State University. He was then a teacher and coach in Jackson, Missouri for three years and then a teacher, coach, and administrator in Poplar Bluff, Missouri for thirty years. Kingery is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Poplar Bluff. He is married with five kids.

Political career
Gayle Kingery was first elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2002. He won the Republican nomination against Robert L. Myers and the general election against Democrat Bill Stanberry and Libertarian Chip Taylor. In 2004, Kingery won reelection unopposed. In 2006, he won reelection against Democrat Nancy Lou Norman. In 2008, he won reelection against Libertarian Larry S. Busby. In 2010, Kingery was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. In 2011, Gayle Kingery decided to run for the 25th district in the Missouri Senate. It was an open seat because Rob Mayer is unable to run for reelection due to term limits. He dropped out of the race in June 2011, citing a need to spend more time with his family.