The dark blue area shows where there is a confirmed Democratic choice on the ballot for the Missouri State House in 2024 (in SE MO).
The other areas don't have a Democratic candidate filed to run yet.
What are you waiting for?
#NoSeatUncontested
#moleg
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In Jefferson County, we need a Democratic choice on the ballot for State House Districts:
HD111 - NW Jefferson Co
HD113 - NE Edge, inc: Arnold, Kimmswick, Imperial, Barnhart
HD115 - South Jefferson Co
There are Democratic candidates for 97, 112, and 114 💙
#JeffCoMO 2/
St Francois County has two State House Districts and both of them need a Democratic choice on the ballot!
HD116 - South St Francois County and North Madison County
HD117 - North St Francois County
Ste Genevieve, HD145, also needs a Dem to run💙
#moleg 4/
Cape Girardeau County contains 3 House Districts, and we need a Democratic choice on the ballot for two of them!
HD146 - Has a 💙
HD147 - Cape Girardeau City(ish)
HD151 - SW Cape Girardeau County
#Missouri 5/
Missouri's Bootheel needs Democrats to sign up and run for each of the State House Districts 💙
HD148 - Scott
HD149 - Mississippi, New Madrid, & NE Pemiscot
HD150 - South & West Pemiscot, Dunklin, & S Butler
HD151 - Stoddard, S Bollinger, & SE Cape G
HD152 - Butler
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I have it on good authority that someone is considering a run in HD 153... if that person is you, PLEASE DO IT! 🙏🥳
It's 100% worth it.
Reach out and let's make plans to make plans😎
#RipleyMO #CarterMO #OregonMO #WayneMO
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Every Missouri State House District in this image needs a Democratic candidate -
HD138, 139 & 140 - Christian County
HD154 - Howell County
HD155 - Ozark, Taney (minus NW), Douglas (minus North)
156 - NW Taney County
There's no freedom without a choice.
#RunForOffice
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And lastly tonight, we will end this thread with the NW corner of the 8th Congressional District (the land I call home).
HD141 - Wright & Laclede Counties need a Dem candidate in 2024
And so does:
HD129 - Webster County
HD142 - Dallas County
(HD121 has a💙)
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YOU are PERFECT to run for State House!
Here in Missouri, A Democrat running for their House District receives support from the @MO_HouseDems
- Training & Resources
- Website Platform & Flyer Templates
- Voter Contact Tools
- Weekly Group Networking
And more!
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There is also funding for folks who need it the most when running for State House in MO.
The group Blue Missouri, directed by the phenomenal @piper4missouri, is fundraising now to be able to provide funds in a "bottom up, bathtub method".
Notice anything about Missouri in relation to surrounding states?
Our minimum wage is higher than 7 states we touch.
Why?
➡️CITIZEN'S INITIATIVE PETITIONS⬅️
In 2018, MO voters overwhelmingly said 'YES' on a citizen's initiative to raise the minimum wage over 4 years.
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🚨Missouri State Legislature wants to make it harder for citizens to put initiatives on the ballot 🚨
Many legislators want to raise the threshold of signatures needed for a proposition to qualify for the ballot.
THIS IS NOT OK.
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Citizen's initiatives have allowed Missourians to get-the-work-done in spite of our over-controlling State Government.
✅Contact your State Reps in Missouri and tell them to vote "NO" on any legislation that makes it harder for citizens to put initiatives on the ballot.
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My Congressman was appointed Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee...
Allow me to show you what 10 years with @repjasonsmith has done to us.
First, Smith's constituents live under the worst conditions of poverty in the state of Missouri 👇 #WeDeserveBetter
In Smith's district, the second largest farming district in the state, we suffer from extreme food insecurity... and @RepJasonSmith refers to himself as a farmer 🫤
Smith also voted against lower costs of food and fuel. #WeDeserveBetter
We have very few food banks in our very large, very food-insecure, farming district.
Even though 1 in 5 kids in the 8th district faces food insecurity.
I will share donation links for rural committees in my rural district, but feel free to share links for other rural county committees as well!
This is my Democratic Committee and we could *really* use some financial support so we can join more local events this year and to save funds for 2024 (events, candidate support, and running a county-wide coordinated campaign) #PhelpsCounty #Missouri
I'm running for Vice Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party! 🤩🥳
My vision is a party that uplifts and builds upon the momentum of our amazing candidates, committees, volunteers, campaign staff, union organizers, activists, and small business owners who have been working toward a stronger democracy across the State for many many years.
I believe we need leadership that sticks it's neck out for those doing the work on the ground; prioritizes getting democratic values and messages onto local radio, newspapers, and digital media; and expands fundraising sources.
Allow me to take you on a tour of the district that I am running to represent; Missouri's 8th Congressional.
Unfortunately it is a depressing tour, but I believe we need to talk about a problem when we want to make it better. #Missouri#MO8
Missouri's 8th Congressional District covers 28 counties of Southeast Missouri.
2022 redistricting removed Crawford and Washington Counties from the north of the district (added to the 3rd) - noteworthy because their health outcomes are like the 8th, not the 3rd
Poverty rates are higher in the 8th than in any other congressional district; and it's not due to being rural, because the 6th (north MO) doesn't suffer like the 8th does.
Systemic poverty like this is a failure of leadership.