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

Senate

1. Show MO Act

Good Vote: No

HB675 Show MO Act (Passed 20 to 12 on 2/27/2023). Reauthorizes a tax credit for specific expenses associated with the production of qualified motion media production projects in Missouri.

2. SAFE Act

Good Vote: Yes

SB49 SAFE Act (Passed 24 to 8 on 3/23/2023). Provides that no healthcare provider shall perform gender transition surgeries on any minor.

3. Constitutional Amendments

Good Vote: Yes

HJR43 Constitutional Amendments (Passed 24 to 10 on 4/27/2023). Proposes raising the threshold for approving future constitutional amendments from a simple majority to a supermajority on a ballot.

4. Sound Money

Good Vote: Yes

SB100 Sound Money (Passed 21 to 12 on 2/9/2023). Requires the State Treasurer to keep in the custody of the state treasury an amount of gold and silver greater than or equal to 1% of all state funds.

5. COVID & Military

Good Vote: Yes

SB542 COVID & Military (Passed 24 to 9 on 4/17/2023). Stipulates that no member of the Missouri National Guard can be compelled by the Governor or the Adjutant General to receive a COVID-19 vaccination as a prerequisite for state service.

6. Grocery Store Tax Credit

Good Vote: No

SB143 Grocery Store Tax Credit (Passed 28 to 6 on 4/6/2023). Raises the maximum amount of annual authorizations from $1.75 to $2.75 million in tax credits.

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Lauren Arthur	D	SD-017	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Bean	R	SD-025	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Doug Beck	D	SD-001	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Bernskoetter	R	SD-006	67%	+	+	+	-	+	-
Rusty Black	R	SD-012	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Rick Brattin	R	SD-031	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Justin Brown	R	SD-016	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Ben Brown	R	SD-026	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Jill Carter	R	SD-032	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Mike Cierpiot	R	SD-008	50%	-	+	+	-	+	-
Mary Coleman	R	SD-022	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Sandy Crawford	R	SD-028	80%	.	+	+	+	+	-
Bill Eigel	R	SD-023	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Karla Eslinger	R	SD-033	60%	-	+	+	.	+	-
Travis Fitzwater	R	SD-010	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Elaine Gannon	R	SD-003	50%	-	+	+	-	+	-
Denny Hoskins	R	SD-021	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Lincoln Hough	R	SD-030	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Andrew Koenig	R	SD-015	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Tony Luetkemeyer	R	SD-034	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Karla May	D	SD-004	17%	-	-	-	+	-	-
Tracy McCreery	D	SD-024	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Moon	R	SD-029	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Angela Mosley	D	SD-013	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Cindy O'Laughlin	R	SD-018	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Greg Razer	D	SD-007	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Rizzo	D	SD-011	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steven Roberts	D	SD-005	0%	-	.	-	-	.	-
Caleb Rowden	R	SD-019	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Nick Schroer	R	SD-002	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Holly Thompson Rehder	R	SD-027	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Curtis Trent	R	SD-020	80%	.	+	+	+	+	-
Barbara Washington	D	SD-009	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brian Williams	D	SD-014	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	1.7%
Republican	77.3%

Freedom Index

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