Rich Gold

Rich Gold is the Democratic candidate for Missouri House of Representatives District 43 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Republican Brendan Webber; no incumbent is on the ballot.[1][2] Ballotpedia lists him as a business owner and a U.S. Navy veteran who served from 1993 to 2013.[1]

Gold said in a 2024 Ballotpedia survey that he graduated from Marionville High School in 1993 and joined the U.S. Navy, serving aboard several submarines and at shore commands in Naples, Yokohama and San Diego, and that he reached the rank of Culinary Specialist Chief.[3] He said he retired in 2013, moved to Columbia, and earned an Associate of Arts degree at Moberly Area Community College, and Ballotpedia lists that degree as completed in 2016.[1][3] In 2017, he said, he and his wife moved to Mexico, Missouri, where they bought an owner-operated motel; he said he held a position on the Mexico tourism board and ran for city council in 2021.[3]

Gold ran in the August 6, 2024 Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 6, receiving 27.9 percent of the vote to Pam May's 72.1 percent.[1] He advanced from the 2026 Democratic primary for District 43 with 1,321 votes, unopposed.[1] In his 2024 survey he said that he supports government help in getting farm products to overseas markets and pointed to Missouri counties without a hospital as a concern.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.