Background
Representative Dunn was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 18, 1982 to the union of Randy Dunn and Janice Dunn, Democratic Committeewoman for the 18th Ward in Jackson County Missouri.
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Dunn graduated from Raytown South High School where he ran track and served on Student Council. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Administration degrees from the University of Missouri Kansas City where he was also a Housing and Urban Development Fellow and is now in his second year of law school.
Career
He currently serves in the Missouri House of Representatives serving the 23rd District. Representative Dunn was first elected in 2012 at the age of 29 and was re-elected to office in 2014. Republican Dunn is a distant relative of Oscar Dunn, former Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana and the first African American elected to statewide office in the Country.
Dunn is active in the community and serves on numerous Boards including: Vine Street District Council, Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition, Kansas City Youth Court, and Freedom, Incorporated. Republican Dunn served as City Planner for the City of Kansas City, Missouri from 2007 to 2012.
In 2007 Dunn also obtained his real estate license and professional certificate in economic development. Additionally, Republican Dunn also has experience working for several community and economic development corporations, working in Kansas City and Louisiana.
In early 2012 Dunn announced his candidacy for the office of State Representative for the 23rd District.
This was a newly created district following redistricting. Dunn was unopposed in the November 6th general election and was sworn into office on January 9th 2013. Representative Dunn ran for a second term in 2014.
Dunn was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.
Dunn was sworn into office on January 7th 2015. Representative Dunn filed paperwork to run for a third term on February 22nd, 2016.
Elections
2015-2016
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Representative Dunn served on the following committees:
Appropriations-Revenue, Transportation, and Economic Development
Economic Development and Business Attraction and Retention
House Select Committee on Budget.
Achievements
Membership
Dunn is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and previously served as President of the Omicron Xi Lambda Chapter of which he is a member.
