Allen Andrews (politician)
# Allen Andrews (politician)

Allen Andrews (born February 5, 1967) is an American Republican politician and business owner. Before entering politics Andrews operated the Wool Shop, a company specializing in wool cleaning products. Andrews represented the 1st district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023, and served as Majority Whip from 2021-2023. In 2022 Missouri Governor Mike Parson appointed Andrews as the Director of the Division of Employment Security (the state's unemployment insurance agency) within the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

## Electoral history

Missouri House of Representatives Primary Election, August 5, 2014, District 1 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Republican | Allen Andrews | 4,024 | 63.86% |
| Republican | Robert Parshall | 1,167 | 18.52% |
| Republican | Kathy DeVault | 642 | 10.19% |
| Republican | Stan Sportsman | 468 | 7.43% |

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 4, 2014, District 1 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Allen Andrews | 7,479 | 79.50% | -20.50 |
| | Democratic | Robert Ritterbusch | 1,929 | 20.50% | +20.50 |

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2016, District 1 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Allen Andrews | 14,022 | 100.00% | +20.50 |

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 6, 2018, District 1 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Allen Andrews | 10,023 | 78.95% | -21.05 |
| | Democratic | Paul Taylor | 2,672 | 21.05% | +21.05 |

Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 3, 2020, District 1 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Allen Andrews | 14,724 | 100.00% | -21.05 |
