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 2024

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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 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Constitutional Money Act

Good Vote: Yes

SB735 Constitutional Money Act (passed 21 to 10 on 4/29/2024). Creates the “Constitutional Money Act,” declaring gold and silver coins as “legal tender” while exempting them from capital-gains taxes and preventing their seizure by government entities.

2. Enforcing Federal Drug Pricing Mandates

Good Vote: No

SB751 Enforcing Federal Drug Pricing Mandates (passed 28 to 3 on 4/29/2024). Ensures pharmaceutical manufacturers comply with the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.

3. Prohibiting Taxpayer-Funded Abortion

Good Vote: Yes

HB2634 Prohibiting Taxpayer-Funded Abortion (emergency clause passed 23 to 10 on 4/9/2024). Specifies that no public funds will be expended to any abortion facility, or affiliate thereof, including Medicaid providers.

4. Free, Fair, and Secure Elections

Good Vote: Yes

SJR78 Free, Fair, and Secure Elections (passed 24 to 9 on 4/9/2024). Proposes to amend the Missouri Constitution to provide a U.S. citizenship voting requirement; specifies that all elections shall be by “paper ballot” or “mechanical methods prescribed by law;” and restricts ranked-choice voting (RCV) to only nonpartisan municipal elections in cities that had a previous ordinance in effect.

5. Expanding Government-Run Education

Good Vote: No

SB727 Expanding Government-Run Education (passed 19 to 10 on 3/14/2024). Raises the minimum salary for public school teachers by 60 percent, and increases the annual refundable tax credits allocated to Missouri's ESA program from $50 million to $75 million.

6. 'Rule of Law' for the Missouri Constitution

Good Vote: Yes

SJR74 'Rule of Law' for the Missouri Constitution (passed 22 to 9 on 2/22/2024). Would, if approved by the voters, require that any amendments to the Missouri Constitution receive a majority of votes cast both statewide and in a majority of congressional districts.

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	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Jason Bean	R	SD-025	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Doug Beck	D	SD-001	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Mike Bernskoetter	R	SD-006	50%	-	-	+	+	-	+
Rusty Black	R	SD-012	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Rick Brattin	R	SD-031	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Justin Brown	R	SD-016	67%	+	-	.	+	.	.
Ben Brown	R	SD-026	60%	+	-	+	+	-	.
Jill Carter	R	SD-032	80%	+	-	+	+	.	+
Mike Cierpiot	R	SD-008	50%	-	-	+	+	-	+
Mary Coleman	R	SD-022	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Sandy Crawford	R	SD-028	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Bill Eigel	R	SD-023	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Karla Eslinger	R	SD-033	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Travis Fitzwater	R	SD-010	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Elaine Gannon	R	SD-003	60%	-	-	+	+	.	+
Denny Hoskins	R	SD-021	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Lincoln Hough	R	SD-030	80%	+	-	+	+	.	+
Andrew Koenig	R	SD-015	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Tony Luetkemeyer	R	SD-034	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Karla May	D	SD-004	0%	.	.	-	-	.	-
Tracy McCreery	D	SD-024	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Mike Moon	R	SD-029	83%	+	-	+	+	+	+
Angela Mosley	D	SD-013	33%	+	-	-	-	+	-
Cindy O'Laughlin	R	SD-018	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Greg Razer	D	SD-007	25%	.	.	-	-	+	-
John Rizzo	D	SD-011	20%	-	-	-	-	+	.
Steven Roberts	D	SD-005	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Caleb Rowden	R	SD-019	75%	.	.	+	+	-	+
Nick Schroer	R	SD-002	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Holly Thompson Rehder	R	SD-027	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Curtis Trent	R	SD-020	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Barbara Washington	D	SD-009	20%	-	-	-	.	+	-
Brian Williams	D	SD-014	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	18.3%
Republican	69.1%

Freedom Index

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