Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

MO Scorecard 2023

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Missouri General Assembly in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles. This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

House of Representatives

1. Constitutional Amendments

Good Vote: Yes

HJR43 Constitutional Amendments (Passed 108 to 40 on 2/2/2023). Proposes raising the threshold for approving future constitutional amendments from a simple majority to a supermajority on a ballot.

2. SAFE Act

Good Vote: Yes

SB49 SAFE Act (Passed 108 to 50 on 5/10/2023). Provides that no healthcare provider shall perform gender transition surgeries on any minor.

3. Show MO Act

Good Vote: No

HB675 Show MO Act (Passed 104 to 50 on 4/3/2023). Reauthorizes a tax credit for specific expenses associated with the production of qualified motion media production projects in Missouri.

4. Concealed Carry Expansion

Good Vote: Yes

HB282 Concealed Carry Expansion (Passed 105 to 41 on 4/17/2023). Permits concealed carry permit holders to lawfully carry firearms on public transportation and in churches and reduces the minimum age requirement for concealed carry permits from 19 to 18 years old.

5. Voting Rights

Good Vote: Yes

HJR66 Voting Rights (Passed 102 to 44 on 5/5/2023). This proposed constitutional amendment clarifies that only citizens of the United States are recognized as legal voters and prohibits ranked choice voting.

6. Cybersecurity Grant

Good Vote: No

HB668 Cybersecurity Grant (Passed 111 to 40 on 3/20/2023). Enables the Department of Economic Development to allocate one-time grants to employers with the objective of enhancing cybersecurity.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Joe Adams	D	HD-086	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Rasheen Aldridge	D	HD-078	NA	-	.	.	.	.	.
Bill Allen	R	HD-017	80%	+	+	-	+	.	+
Phil Amato	R	HD-113	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Marlon Anderson	D	HD-076	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ladonna Appelbaum	D	HD-071	0%	-	-	-	-	.	-
Darrell Atchison	R	HD-153	80%	+	+	.	+	+	-
Ashley Aune	D	HD-014	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ben Baker	R	HD-160	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Brad Banderman	R	HD-119	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gretchen Bangert	D	HD-070	0%	-	-	-	.	-	.
Donna Baringer	D	HD-082	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jerome Barnes	D	HD-028	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hardy Billington	R	HD-152	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
John Black	R	HD-129	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ashley Bland Manlove	D	HD-026	NA	-	.	-	.	.	.
Mitch Boggs	R	HD-157	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gary Bonacker	R	HD-111	50%	+	-	-	+	+	-
Lakeysha Bosley	D	HD-079	25%	-	-	-	.	.	+
Mazzie Christensen	R	HD-002	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Robert Bromley	R	HD-162	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Richard Brown	D	HD-027	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paula Brown	D	HD-087	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Brown	R	HD-016	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Donnie Brown	R	HD-149	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway	R	HD-115	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Cameron Parker	R	HD-150	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Jamie Burger	R	HD-148	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Ingrid Burnett	D	HD-019	0%	-	-	.	-	-	.
Michael Burton	D	HD-092	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Danny Busick	R	HD-003	83%	+	+	-	+	+	+
Steve Butz	D	HD-081	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tricia Byrnes	R	HD-063	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
David Casteel	R	HD-097	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Darin Chappell	R	HD-137	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Brad Christ	R	HD-096	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Phil Christofanelli	R	HD-104	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Doug Clemens	D	HD-072	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Jeff Coleman	R	HD-032	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Kimberly-Ann Collins	D	HD-077	40%	-	-	+	+	-	.
Bennie Cook	R	HD-143	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Ron Copeland	R	HD-120	60%	+	+	-	.	+	-
Aaron Crossley	D	HD-029	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Scott Cupps	R	HD-158	80%	+	+	.	+	+	-
Bishop Davidson	R	HD-130	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Michael Davis	R	HD-056	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dirk Deaton	R	HD-159	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dane Diehl	R	HD-125	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Chris Dinkins	R	HD-144	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Jo Doll	D	HD-091	25%	-	-	-	.	.	+
Anthony Ealy	D	HD-036	0%	-	-	.	.	-	-
David Evans	R	HD-154	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Bill Falkner	R	HD-010	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Jeff Farnan	R	HD-001	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Betsy Fogle	D	HD-135	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yolonda Fountain Henderson	D	HD-085	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rick Francis	R	HD-145	60%	+	+	-	.	+	-
Sherri Gallick	R	HD-062	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Jamie Gragg	R	HD-140	100%	+	+	+	+	.	+
Alan Gray	D	HD-075	0%	-	-	-	.	.	-
Kurtis Gregory	R	HD-051	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Dave Griffith	R	HD-060	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Kent Haden	R	HD-043	60%	+	+	-	.	+	-
Mike Haffner	R	HD-055	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Willard Haley	R	HD-058	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Bill Hardwick	R	HD-121	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Wendy Hausman	R	HD-065	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Stephanie Hein	D	HD-136	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Henderson	R	HD-117	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Justin Hicks	R	HD-108	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Dave Hinman	R	HD-103	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Dan Houx	R	HD-054	60%	+	+	-	+	.	-
Barry Hovis	R	HD-146	60%	.	+	-	+	+	-
Brad Hudson	R	HD-138	83%	+	+	-	+	+	+
Josh Hurlbert	R	HD-008	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Keri Ingle	D	HD-035	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michael Johnson	D	HD-023	0%	-	-	-	.	-	-
Jamie Johnson	D	HD-012	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holly Jones	R	HD-088	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Doyle Justus	R	HD-041	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Jim Kalberloh	R	HD-126	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Ben Keathley	R	HD-101	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ann Kelley	R	HD-127	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Hannah Kelly	R	HD-141	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Jeff Knight	R	HD-142	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Deb Lavender	D	HD-098	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Ed Lewis	R	HD-006	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Patty Lewis	D	HD-025	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Chris Lonsdale	R	HD-038	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tony Lovasco	R	HD-064	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ian Mackey	D	HD-099	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Doug Mann	D	HD-050	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Marquart	R	HD-109	75%	+	+	.	+	.	-
Mark Matthiesen	R	HD-107	100%	+	+	+	+	.	+
Don Mayhew	R	HD-124	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Peggy McGaugh	R	HD-007	60%	.	+	-	+	+	-
Mike McGirl	R	HD-118	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Aaron McMullen	R	HD-020	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Peter Merideth	D	HD-080	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Herman Morse	R	HD-151	33%	.	+	-	.	.	-
Jay Mosley	D	HD-068	0%	-	.	-	-	-	.
Jim Murphy	R	HD-094	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jeff Myers	R	HD-042	80%	+	+	+	+	.	-
Chantelle Nickson-Clark	D	HD-067	0%	.	-	.	-	-	.
Maggie Nurrenbern	D	HD-015	0%	-	-	-	.	-	-
Michael O'Donnell	R	HD-095	80%	+	+	+	+	.	-
Philip Oehlerking	R	HD-100	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Bill Owen	R	HD-131	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Jonathan Patterson	R	HD-030	50%	+	-	-	+	+	-
Chad Perkins	R	HD-040	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Tara Peters	R	HD-122	83%	+	+	-	+	+	+
Barbara Phifer	D	HD-090	0%	-	-	.	-	.	-
Adrian Plank	D	HD-047	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bradley Pollitt	R	HD-052	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Sean Pouche	R	HD-013	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Raychel Proudie	D	HD-073	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Crystal Quade	D	HD-132	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rodger Reedy	R	HD-057	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Renee Reuter	R	HD-112	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Doug Richey	R	HD-039	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Louis Riggs	R	HD-005	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Alex Riley	R	HD-134	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Lane Roberts	R	HD-161	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Chris Sander	R	HD-033	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Bruce Sassmann	R	HD-061	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Robert Sauls	D	HD-021	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Adam Schnelting	R	HD-069	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jim Schulte	R	HD-049	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Adam Schwadron	R	HD-105	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Brian Seitz	R	HD-156	83%	+	+	-	+	+	+
Mark Sharp	D	HD-037	0%	-	.	-	.	.	-
Gregory Sharpe	R	HD-004	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Brenda Shields	R	HD-011	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Cody Smith	R	HD-163	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
David Smith	D	HD-046	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Travis Smith	R	HD-155	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Justin Sparks	R	HD-110	100%	+	+	+	+	.	+
Dan Stacy	R	HD-031	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Kathy Steinhoff	D	HD-045	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Stephens	R	HD-128	80%	+	+	+	.	+	-
Melanie Stinnett	R	HD-133	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Kemp Strickler	D	HD-034	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Taylor	R	HD-048	80%	+	+	.	+	+	-
Del Taylor	D	HD-084	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Marlene Terry	D	HD-066	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lisa Thomas	R	HD-123	83%	+	+	-	+	+	+
Terry Thompson	R	HD-053	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Bob Titus	R	HD-139	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cheri Toalson Reisch	R	HD-044	100%	+	+	+	.	+	+
Sarah Unsicker	D	HD-083	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dean VanSchoiack	R	HD-009	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Rudy Veit	R	HD-059	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Rob Vescovo	R	HD-112	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
John Voss	R	HD-147	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Ken Waller	R	HD-114	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Bridget Walsh Moore	D	HD-093	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Emily Weber	D	HD-024	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richard West	R	HD-102	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Travis Wilson	R	HD-106	67%	+	+	-	+	+	-
Kevin Windham	D	HD-074	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Eric Woods	D	HD-018	0%	-	-	-	-	-	.
Dale Wright	R	HD-116	60%	+	+	-	.	+	-
Yolanda Young	D	HD-022	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	3.5%
Republican	78.3%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution