Missouri leaders on data centers
8 races on the November 3 ballot · 24 candidates · 1 on the ballot with a statement · 2 sitting officials on the record
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U.S. House 8 districts
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Every district and its candidates
- 1st District: Wesley Bell, Paul Berry III, Tom Schmitz
- 2nd District: Ann Wagner, Fred Wellman, Brandon Coulter Daugherty
- 3rd District: Robert F. Onder, Jr., Bethany E Mann, Jim Higgins
- 4th District: Mark Alford, Jordan Herrera, Thomas Holbrook
- 5th District: Emanuel Cleaver, Rick Brattin, Randall (Randy) Langkraehr
- 6th District: Josh Smead, Chris Stigall, Andy Maidment
- 7th District: Eric Burlison, Missi Hesketh, Kevin Craig
- 8th District: Jason Smith, Chris Reichard, Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
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U.S. House, District 1 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Wesley Bell
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Paul Berry III
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Tom Schmitz
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 2 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Ann Wagner
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: United States Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Fred Wellman
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Brandon Coulter Daugherty
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 3 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Robert F. Onder, Jr.
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 23, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Bethany E Mann
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Jim Higgins
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 4 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Mark Alford
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: United States Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Jordan Herrera
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Thomas Holbrook
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 5 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: U.S. Congress, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Rick Brattin
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Randall (Randy) Langkraehr
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 6 3 candidates · 1 with a statement
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Josh Smead
Democratic
Drawing on his architectural experience, Smead said existing building codes do not adequately address the demands of large data center facilities.
Their newest statement on the record, October 17, 2026, yahoo.com (opens in a new tab).
2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Josh Smead's page.
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Chris Stigall
Republican
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Andy Maidment
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 7 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Eric Burlison
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 26, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: official portrait, public domain, source (opens in a new tab).
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Missi Hesketh
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Kevin Craig
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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U.S. House, District 8 3 candidates · No statement on the record yet
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Jason Smith
Republican · In office
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 1 vote on the record
Photo: US Government, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.
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Chris Reichard
Democratic
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
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Rebecca Sharpe Lombard
Libertarian
No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.
0 statements · 0 votes on the record
In office now 11 officials
Each name opens the person's page. An official who is also on the November ballot is listed here and again in their race, marked In office.
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2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Mike Kehoe's page.
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2 statements · 0 votes on the record
Each statement, newest first, with its source, is on Josh Hawley's page.
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
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0 statements · 1 vote on the record
State lawmakers 0 on the record
State legislators appear here as sponsors and final passage voters on the data center bills already on the record, once that level ships. Missouri's bills and laws on the record.
