Anthony Ealy
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Missouri State Representative Anthony Todd Ealy Jr. (Democrat) District 36
Tenure 2023- Present
Term Ends 2025
Predecessor Annette Turnbaugh
Democrat State Representative Anthony Ealy, Jr., represents a portion of Jackson County (District 36) in the Missouri House of Representatives. November 2022 marked his election for his inaugural two-year tenure in office. Ealy is the youngest representative to represent the entire district, as well as the first African American representative to represent the city of Grandview. In addition to his legislative work, Ealy is a licensed attorney and managing partner of Ealy Law, Notary & Consulting, LLC. He worked at one of the top labor law firms in the country. Additionally, Ealy has held the positions of Judicial Intern at the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, Emerging Leaders Fellow at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and Legislative Fellow at the Office of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver. Ealy, a native of Grandview High School, earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Northwest Missouri State University, where he also graduated. Ealy graduated from the University of Missouri–Columbia School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. Ealy has served on the boards of several civic organizations, including the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Young Lawyers Board of Directors, the Genesis School Board, 100 Black Men of Greater Kansas City, South Kansas City Alliance, and the Grandview Youth Court Board of Directors. He is an active member of his community. Ealy, who was born in Philadelphia, spent his childhood and current residence in Grandview. He is a deacon-in-training at Second Missionary Baptist Church, where he resides. Harry Carson, a former linebacker for the New York Giants, is related to Ealy. Carson captained the team that won Super Bowl XXI in 1987 and is an inductee of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Committees
• Budget
• Subcommittee on Appropriations-Public Safety Correction. Transportation and Revenue • Judiciary
• Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Bills Sponsored by: Anthony Ealy
• HB 2363
• HB 2364
• HB 2459
• HB 2472
• HB 2474
• HB 2481
• HB 2490
• HB 2591
• HB 2677
• HB 2681
• HB 2708
• HB 2742
• HCR 46
• HJR 170
Co-sponsored Bills
• HB 1447 - Lewis, Ed
• HB 1477 - Sharp, Mark
• HB 1751 - Haffner, Mike
• HB 1769 - Perkins, Chad
• HB 2036 - Weber, Emily
• HB 2552 - Schulte, Jim
• HCR 43 - Bland Manlove, Ashley
References
https://house.mo.gov/memberdetails.aspx?district=036&year=2024&code=R https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2022GeneralElection.pdf https://www.missouridemocrats.org/state-representative-candidates/26 https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article264122441.html https://news.yahoo.com/newcomer-ousts-incumbent-state-representative-052150477.html