In an effort to get information to our Indivisible members for the upcoming August 4th Primary Election we have reached out to each candidate appearing on the St. Charles County Ballot. We asked candidates to share their views on the upcoming Missouri Amendments.
Here are the responses:
Amendment 1
Constitutional Amendment 1 (Parks & Conservation Sales Tax Renewal)
- Context: This measure renews the existing 0.1% (one-tenth of one percent) state sales and use tax for an additional 10 years to fund Missouri state parks, historic sites, and soil and water conservation programs. It generates approximately $140 million annually without increasing or decreasing current tax rates.
| Office | Candidate | Position | Comments |
| State Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Gerald Wistrand, Jr (R) | No | I believe we need to simply our taxing and spending processes to be readily accountable and transparent to the citizens of Missouri. I believe this taxation and spending should be directly included and accounted for in the general revenues and expense budget and statement. |
| State Auditor | Quentin Wilson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Gregory Upchurch (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Dustin Coffell (L) | No | While I encourage all Missourians to get out and enjoy their state parks andhistoric sites, as well as acting as conservationists in whatever way they can personally, I cannot endorse the government simply skimming money for funding these endeavors. Persons wishing to visit these sites should be willing to foot the cost themselves, leaving alone those who do not wish to do so. Ultimately, no one will really notice a 0.1% increase or decrease in the sales tax, but on principle, I must oppose it. |
| US House Rep District 3 | Bob Onder (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | John Fraser (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Bethany Mann (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Paul Wilson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Tommy Holstein (D) | Yes | Now is not the time to defund our Parks and Conservation efforts in Missouri. |
| US House Rep District 3 | Jim Higgins (L) | No email or website form found | |
| State Senate District 2 | Nick Schroer (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 2 | Susan Shumway (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 2 | Michael Sinclair (D) | Yes | No additional comment |
| State Senate District 10 | Tricia Byrnes (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 10 | Mike Deering (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 10 | Pablo John Los (D) | No email or website form found | |
| State Senate District 10 | John Wells (D) | Yes | The soil tax has worked well for years and we should keep it. |
| State House District 63 | Tony Lovasco (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 63 | Donald Looney, Jr (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 64 | Jason Iannantuoni (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 64 | Deanna Self (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 64 | Amber Teson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 65 | Wendy Hausman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 65 | Dale Conoyer (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 69 | Scott Miller (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 69 | Chris Chapman (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 102 | Richard West (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 102 | David Rogers (D) | Yes | This measure will not raise new taxes, but it will enable Missouri to continue to provide for our community shared spaces the make this one of the most beautiful and enjoyable places to live. |
| State House District 103 | David Hinman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 103 | Don Crozier (D) | Yes | One of the best things that Missouri has done |
| State House District 104 | Terri Violet (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 104 | Tara Murray (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 105 | Collin Wellenkamp (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 105 | Cat Clayton (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Travis Wilson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Chris Sander (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 106 | Jewel Kelly (D) | Yes | Yes. I support renewing the existing parks, historic sites, soil, and water conservation sales tax. It does not raise the current tax rate; it keeps a proven investment working for Missouri. Parks, clean water, healthy soil, and outdoor spaces belong to all of us—not just people with money or private land. This meets my standard: Legal. Safe. Fair. It is legal because voters decide. It is safe because conservation protects our water, land, and future. It is fair because every community benefits when Missouri protects its natural resources. |
| State House District 107 | Mark Matthiesen (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 107 | Gary Wester (D) | Yes | The Missouri Parks and Conservation Sales Tax is a dedicated tax of 0.1% that funds state parks and soil and water conservation efforts. This tax was first approved by voters in 1984 and has been renewed multiple times, providing significant financial support for conservation and park operations in the state. |
| State House District 108 | Mike Costlow (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 108 | Max Calfo (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 108 | Stephen Scott (D) | Yes | I support public services and I support taxes that go to parks and conservation. |
| Circuit Judge Circuit 11 Division 1 | Brittany Smith (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Jason Law (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Arnie C AC Dienhoff (R) | No email or website form found | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Bill Eigel (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Steve Ehlmann (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | David Veneziano (D) | Yes | The funds from this tax do more than just protect our parks. They protect our environment, our water, our air, and our wildlife. Keeping this tax in place is a must. |
| St. Charles County Executive | Carl Herman Freese (L) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Assessor | Travis Welge (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Collector of Revenue | Michelle D. McBride (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Collector of Revenue | Erica Bridges (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Director of Elections | Jen Olson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Director of Elections | Kurt Bahr (R) | Unable to answer | I do not feel is appropriate to publicly endorse or oppose ballot measures since I will certify the election results including those ballot measures. Therefore I am unable to answer this survey. |
| St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney | Joseph G. McCulloch (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Recorder of Deeds | Mary Dempsey (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Sheriff | Scott A. Lewis (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 1 | Matt Swanson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 3 | Annette Sieve (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 3 | Mike Elam (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 5 | Terry Hollander (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 5 | Judi Gambino (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 7 | Tim Baker (R) | Yes | The more open/park spaces the better! |
| County Council District 7 | James Ploudre (R) | Declined to Respond | |
| County Council District 7 | Monica Balestreri (D) | Yes | No additional comment |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 6 | Trisha Elizabeth McCulloch (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 8 | Peter A Lassiter (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 9 | Jeff Sandcork (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 10 | Dennis Chassaniol (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 11 | Denise L. Childress (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 11 | Tanya Muhm (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 12 | William Byrnes (R) | No email or website form found |
Amendment 2
Constitutional Amendment 2 (Mandatory Elected County Assessors)
- Context: This measure requires all Missouri charter counties (including Jackson County, which currently uses an appointed system) to establish an elected county assessor position, and mandates that all charter county assessors comply with state-established training requirements.
| Office | Candidate | Position | Comments |
| State Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Gerald Wistrand, Jr (R) | Yes | The elected assessor requirements for elected assessor only affects Jackson County which is the sole hold from assessors being elected. We have seen the affects of the assessor being appointed by the county executive, which is a big reason why I am running to support and defend the rights of all citizens. The training requirement is not a bad idea. The county assessors should have a certain level of training once they attain the office. They would not be required to fully follow such specifics introduced; however, it would provide a base level of knowledge to make educated decisions for their citizens. |
| State Auditor | Quentin Wilson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Gregory Upchurch (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Dustin Coffell (L) | No | Charter counties have a foundational document that may be amended by their citizens. While I feel that county assessors should be directly elected and answerable to the citizens they are serving, the state does not need to mandate this. |
| US House Rep District 3 | Bob Onder (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | John Fraser (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Bethany Mann (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Paul Wilson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Tommy Holstein (D) | Yes | All counties should be able to elect their assessors should they choose to do so, and Jackson County insists it would like to. |
| US House Rep District 3 | Jim Higgins (L) | No email or website form found | |
| State Senate District 2 | Nick Schroer (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 2 | Susan Shumway (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 2 | Michael Sinclair (D) | Not Applicable | No Additional Comment |
| State Senate District 10 | Tricia Byrnes (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 10 | Mike Deering(R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 10 | Pablo John Los (D) | No email or website form found | |
| State Senate District 10 | John Wells (D) | No | Because it only affects Jackson County. Let them work it out. |
| State House District 63 | Tony Lovasco (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 63 | Donald Looney, Jr (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 64 | Jason Iannantuoni (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 64 | Deanna Self (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 64 | Amber Teson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 65 | Wendy Hausman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 65 | Dale Conoyer (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 69 | Scott Miller (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 69 | Chris Chapman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 102 | Richard West (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 102 | David Rogers | No | While I support those in Jackson County being able to elect their leadership,as a matter of principle, I cannot support the use of state constitutional changes that target how a county functions. |
| State House District 103 | David Hinman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 103 | Don Crozier (D) | Yes | No Additional Comment |
| State House District 104 | Terri Violet (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 104 | Tara Murray (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 105 | Collin Wellenkamp (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 105 | Cat Clayton (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Travis Wilson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Chris Sander (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Jewel Kelly (D) | Undecided | Undecided. I believe property assessments must be clear, honest, trained, and accountable to the public. Families should not be surprised by unfair assessments or confusing government decisions. |
| State House District 107 | Mark Matthiesen (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 107 | Gary Wester (D) | Undecided | The only holdout for electing a county assessor was Jackson County. The county charter was amended on November 4, 2025 with more than 88% of the voters passing the amendment. The amendment therefore will only apply to any new charter county that comes into existence after this date. |
| State House District 108 | Mike Costlow (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 108 | Max Calfo (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 108 | Stephen Scott (D) | Undecided | I need more time to research this topic. |
| Circuit Judge Circuit 11 Division 1 | Brittany Smith (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Jason Law (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Arnie C AC Dienhoff (R) | No email or website form found | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Bill Eigel (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Steve Ehlmann (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | David Veneziano (D) | Undecided | A Yes vote makes the constitution two lines shorter but changes nothing. A No vote keeps the constitution the same but changes nothing. |
| St. Charles County Executive | Carl Herman Freese (L) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Assessor | Travis Welge (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Collector of Revenue | Michelle D. McBride (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Collector of Revenue | Erica Bridges (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Director of Elections | Jen Olson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Director of Elections | Kurt Bahr (R) | Unable to answer | I do not feel is appropriate to publicly endorse or oppose ballot measures since I will certify the election results including those ballot measures. Therefore I am unable to answer this survey. |
| St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney | Joseph G. McCulloch (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Recorder of Deeds | Mary Dempsey (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Sheriff | Scott A. Lewis (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 1 | Matt Swanson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 3 | Annette Sieve (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 3 | Mike Elam (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 5 | Terry Hollander (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 5 | Judi Gambino (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 7 | Tim Baker (R) | Yes | I dont have much of an opinion on this issue but will probably vote YES because it lets the citizens decide |
| County Council District 7 | James Ploudre (R) | Declined to Respond | |
| County Council District 7 | Monica Balestreri (D) | Yes | No additional comment |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 6 | Trisha Elizabeth McCulloch (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 8 | Peter A Lassiter (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 9 | Jeff Sandcork (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 10 | Dennis Chassaniol (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 11 | Denise L. Childress (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 11 | Tanya Muhm (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 12 | William Byrnes (R) | No email or website form found |
Amendment 3 (appears on Nov ballot)
Constitutional Amendment 3 (Reproductive Rights & Minor Care Reversal)
- Context: This measure would repeal the 2024 voter-approved reproductive rights amendment, allow the state to regulate abortion with exceptions up to 12 weeks for rape/incest, and constitutionally prohibit gender transition procedures for minors under 18.
| Office | Candidate | Position | Comments |
| State Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick (R) | Did Not respond | |
| State Auditor | Gerald Wistrand, Jr (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Quentin Wilson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Gregory Upchurch (D) | Yes | This is such a serious and contentious issue, that in order to be an amendment to the state constitution, not just a statute, it should have a higher level of statewide approval. The Amendment 4 citizen initiative level of statewide majority and majority from each congressional district is going overboard; however, it should be a higher level of ratification (like amendments to our U.S. Constitution). So once a more viable and acceptable increased level is agreed to, then the amendment could be proposed again. However, in the meantime, the state legislature could propose a statute for voter approval which may have a lower level of ratification. |
| State Auditor | Dustin Coffell (L) | No | The government should have zero involvement in the actual performance and provision of medical care, outside of making it available and safe. Period, full stop, end of story. |
| US House Rep District 3 | Bob Onder (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | John Fraser (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Bethany Mann (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Paul Wilson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Tommy Holstein (D) | No | People in Missouri have already voted on this. People should be able to do what they wish with their bodies without the infringement of lawmakers. |
| US House Rep District 3 | Jim Higgins (L) | No email or website form found | |
| State Senate District 2 | Nick Schroer (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 2 | Susan Shumway (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 2 | Michael Sinclair (D) | No | No additional comment |
| State Senate District 10 | Tricia Byrnes (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 10 | Mike Deering (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 10 | Pablo John Los | No email or website form found | |
| State Senate District 10 | John Wells (D) | No | The people have spoken. |
| State House District 63 | Tony Lovasco (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 63 | Donald Looney, Jr (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 64 | Jason Iannantuoni (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 64 | Deanna Self (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 64 | Amber Teson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 65 | Wendy Hausman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 65 | Dale Conoyer (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 69 | Scott Miller (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 69 | Chris Chapman (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 102 | Richard West (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 102 | David Rogers (D) | No | Bodily autonomy is a basic human right, period. A person’s control of their body belongs to them alone, under the advice of medical professionals. Furthermore, when laws seek to limit the options available to minors, they use state authority to strip away parent rights. The people of Missouri decided they support access to abortion and this measure is aimed at controlling people and using culture wars to rally votes instead of doing the work of the people. |
| State House District 103 | David Hinman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 103 | Don Crozier (D) | No | I support reproductive rights for all and transgender rights for all |
| State House District 104 | Terri Violet (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 104 | Tara Murray (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 105 | Collin Wellenkamp (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 105 | Cat Clayton (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Travis Wilson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Chris Sander (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 106 | Jewel Kelly (D) | No | No. I could not be more against Amendment 3. Missourians already voted to restore reproductive freedom. This amendment would take that right back, put politicians between patients and doctors, and target young people’s private medical decisions. That fails my Legal. Safe. Fair. test. It ignores the voters and makes medical care less safe. That is not justice, safety, or fairness. I will vote No and urge others to vote No. |
| State House District 107 | Mark Matthiesen (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 107 | Gary Wester (D) | No | The only issue in this campaign when it comes to abortion is that my opponent voted to overturn the will of the people to make abortion illegal putting the health and lives of Missouri women at risk. I find this profoundly disturbing. I will closely review every bill that comes before me, but I will never vote for any legislation that puts the health and lives of Missouri women at risk. |
| State House District 108 | Mike Costlow (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 108 | Max Calfo (R) | Did Not Resond | |
| State House District 108 | Stephen Scott (D) | No | The people spoke in 2024 and politicians are trying to go against the will of the people |
| Circuit Judge Circuit 11 Division 1 | Brittany Smith (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Jason Law (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Arnie C AC Dienhoff (R) | No email or website form found | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Bill Eigel (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Steve Ehlmann (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | David Veneziano(D) | No | Missouri voted on this before and defended the right to reproductive healthcare, including abortion. Now it is back with language meant to confuse. Don’t be confused. Vote No. |
| St. Charles County Executive | Carl Herman Freese (L) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Assessor | Travis Welge (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Collector of Revenue | Michelle D. McBride (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Collector of Revenue | Erica Bridges (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Director of Elections | Jen Olson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Director of Elections | Kurt Bahr (R) | Unable to answer | I do not feel is appropriate to publicly endorse or oppose ballot measures since I will certify the election results including those ballot measures. Therefore I am unable to answer this survey. |
| St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney | Joseph G. McCulloch (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Recorder of Deeds | Mary Dempsey (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Sheriff | Scott A. Lewis (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 1 | Matt Swanson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 3 | Annette Sieve (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 3 | Mike Elam (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 5 | Terry Hollander (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 5 | Judi Gambino (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 7 | Tim Baker (R) | Yes | Personally I think abortion is horrible but I dont like that the citizens voted for this and voted for choice. If women want to get abortions, then fine but I dont want my taxes to pay for what democrats call “a medical procedure because it’s a clump of cells”. I dont get my hernia (a medical procedure) paid for by the taxpayers so why should I pay for their medical procedure. This should be done by a doctor and not paid by me. I will vote yes strictly due to the fact that I dont think any person younger than 18 should get gender transition surgeries. |
| County Council District 7 | James Ploudre (R) | Declined to answer | |
| County Council District 7 | Monica Balestreri (D) | No | No additional comment |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 6 | Trisha Elizabeth McCulloch (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 8 | Peter A Lassiter (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 9 | Jeff Sandcork (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 10 | Dennis Chassaniol (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 11 | Denise L. Childress (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 11 | Tanya Muhm | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 12 | William Byrnes | No email or website form found |
Amendment 4
Constitutional Amendment 4 (Initiative Process Reform / Concurrent Majority Requirement)
- Context: This measure modifies the current simple statewide majority rule for citizen initiative petitions only, requiring a majority vote in each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts for a constitutional amendment to pass
| Office | Candidate | Position | Comments |
| State Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Gerald Wistrand, Jr (R) | No | Other aspects of this amendment, i.e., eliminating foreign money into state campaigns is good, but may be proposed as a state law or a stature ballot proposal. However, requiring majority vote in the state overall, and in each congressional district is unacceptable. It would make citizen-proposed ballot initiatives next to impossible to pass. Many agree a state constitutional amendment should require a higher level for ratification amendments to the U.S. Constitution require 3/4 of the states to approve. Requiring all congressional districts to agree makes this proposal unfeasible.Additionally, the hypocrisy that legislatively-proposed amendments would not have to meet the higher ratification level as well is absurd. Why should the citizens of Missouri have to give away their constitutional right to reverse legislative actions or the ability to propose changes the legislature fails to propose in order to have greater control of influence over amendments. |
| State Auditor | Quentin Wilson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Gregory Upchurch (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Dustin Coffell (L) | No | I’ll illustrate with some simple math: MO congressional districts have a populationof roughly 770K, with around 78% of the MO population being of voting age. This gives us 600K voting-age Missourians per district. Voter turnout in the past two midterm cycles was roughly 50%, leaving us 300K voters. A majority is half plus one, so call this threshold 150K. Missouri’s 2020 Census voting-age population was roughly 4.8M. Taking the 50% turnout number, we’re left with 2.4M. 150K of 2.4M is 6.25% of likely voters effectively vetoing a proposed amendment. This is bad governance. |
| US House Rep District 3 | Bob Onder (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | John Fraser (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Bethany Mann (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Paul Wilson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Tommy Holstein (D) | No | Majority rule should be how amendments in this state are decided. This amendment basically nullifies the existence of the initiative petition. |
| US House Rep District 3 | Jim Higgins (L) | No email or website form found | |
| State Senate District 2 | Nick Schroer (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 2 | Susan Shumway (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 2 | Michael Sinclair (D) | No | No additional comment |
| State Senate District 10 | Tricia Byrnes (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 10 | Mike Deering (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 10 | Pablo John Los (D) | No email or website form found | |
| State Senate District 10 | John Wells (D) | No | This takes power away from the people – it’s a bad idea |
| State House District 63 | Tony Lovasco (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 63 | Donald Looney, Jr (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 64 | Jason Iannantuoni (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 64 | Deanna Self (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 64 | Amber Teson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 65 | Wendy Hausman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 65 | Dale Conoyer (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 69 | Scott Miller (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 69 | Chris Chapman (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 102 | Richard West (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 102 | David Rogers (D) | No | This is an attempt to limit the power of the majority of the people of Missouri to correct overreach. Our state has had and often used the ballot initiative process to stop the state assembly from encroaching on the rights of the people. If this measure passes, the state assembly will have no worry of people overturning their oversteps and the further gerrymandering of our state will further entrench the majority. |
| State House District 103 | David Hinman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 103 | Don Crozier (D) | No | Our current system works quite well, this will go against the will of the people |
| State House District 104 | Terri Violet (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 104 | Tara Murray (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 105 | Collin Wellenkamp (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 105 | Cat Clayton (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Travis Wilson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Chris Sander (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 106 | Jewel Kelly (D) | No | No. I could not be more against Amendment 4. One person, one vote should mean the statewide majority decides statewide amendments. This measure would let one congressional district block what most Missourians vote for. That is not fair—especially when district lines are drawn by politicians. It makes it harder for regular people to use the ballot when Jefferson City refuses to listen. My campaign stands for fair maps and your voice. Amendment 4 fails the Legal. Safe. Fair. test because it protects power, not voters. I will vote No and urge others to vote No. |
| State House District 107 | Mark Matthiesen (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 107 | Gary Wester (D) | No | Amendment 4 is the latest attack in a decades-long effort by Jefferson City politicians to weaken Missouri’s citizen initiative petition process and make it harder for voters to have the final say. Under Amendment 4, a citizen-led initiative petition would need to win a majority in each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts to pass while the amendments proposed by the legislature will only require a simple majority. Amendment 4 will allow a minority of Missouri’s voters to have the ability to veto any citizen-led initiative petition undermining the majority rule. |
| State House District 108 | Mike Costlow (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 108 | Max Calfo (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 108 | Stephen Scott(D) | No | The goal of this is to make it harder for the initiative petition process to succeed. I believe in the IP process especially when there is a super majority in office. |
| Circuit Judge Circuit 11 Division 1 | Brittany Smith (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Jason Law (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Arnie C AC Dienhoff (R) | No email or website form found | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Bill Eigel (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Steve Ehlmann (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | David Veneziano (D) | No | If we give up our initiative petition process in Missouri, we may never get it back. This process is how we keep Jefferson City in check. Don’t allow it to be taken away. |
| St. Charles County Executive | Carl Herman Freese (L) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Assessor | Travis Welge (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Collector of Revenue | Michelle D. McBride (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Collector of Revenue | Erica Bridges (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Director of Elections | Jen Olson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Director of Elections | Kurt Bahr (R) | Unable to answer | I do not feel is appropriate to publicly endorse or oppose ballot measures since I will certify the election results including those ballot measures. Therefore I am unable to answer this survey. |
| St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney | Joseph G. McCulloch (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Recorder of Deeds | Mary Dempsey (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Sheriff | Scott A. Lewis (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 1 | Matt Swanson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 3 | Annette Sieve (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 3 | Mike Elam (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 5 | Terry Hollander (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 5 | Judi Gambino (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 7 | Tim Baker (R) | Undecided | Really undecided on this issue. Not clear to me. Probably a no because I believe in majority rule. |
| County Council District 7 | James Ploudre (R) | Declined to respond | |
| County Council District 7 | Monica Balestreri (D) | No | No additional comment |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 6 | Trisha Elizabeth McCulloch (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 8 | Peter A Lassiter (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 9 | Jeff Sandcork (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 10 | Dennis Chassaniol (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 11 | Denise L. Childress (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 11 | Tanya Muhm (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 12 | William Byrnes (R) | No email or website form found |
Amendment 5
Constitutional Amendment 5 (Income Tax Phase-Out)
- Context: This measure requires the systematic phase-out and eventual elimination of the state individual income tax based on revenue growth metrics, while authorizing the expansion of certain sales and use taxes.
| Office | Candidate | Position | Comments |
| State Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Gerald Wistrand, Jr (R) | No | This proposal has a lot of commentary not in the amendment’s text. No guardrails protect the citizens of Missouri. There is no guarantee citizens would not pay more taxes than currently. The middle class and people on fixed incomes would have a greater percentage of their income taken in sales tax while the more affluent would not be paying the same level of taxes they currently pay.The Hancock amendment, of citizen approval, is suspended for five years. The legislators have proven they do not always have the interests of the citizens as their top priority. These are the same legislators that passed the Stadium Billionaire Bailout and the utility Construction Work in Progress Billing bills in 2024. Without citizen oversight, implementation as a constitutional amendment is too dangerous. The legislators have the direct ability to eliminate the income tax through their own legislation. |
| State Auditor | Quentin Wilson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Gregory Upchurch (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Auditor | Dustin Coffell (L) | No | This amendment would effectively gut the Hancock Amendment for five years, giving the General Assembly carte blanche to impose new sales and use taxes, and increase existing sales and use taxes without going to the voters for what is currently constitutionally- mandated approval. I don’t trust the General Assembly to do this right, do it well, or do it without significantly harming the lower- and middle-class in Missouri. I’m no fan of the income tax, but this is absolutely the wrong way to go about changing how we fund state government. |
| US House Rep District 3 | Bob Onder (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | John Fraser (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Bethany Mann (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Paul Wilson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| US House Rep District 3 | Tommy Holstein (D) | No | This is an everything tax that will put an even greater tax burden on poor and working class families while the 1% of this state have tens of thousands of dollars to hoard for themselves. |
| US House Rep District 3 | Jim Higgins (L) | No email or website form found | |
| State Senate District 2 | Nick Schroer (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 2 | Susan Shumway (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 2 | Michael Sinclair (D) | No | No additional comment |
| State Senate District 10 | Tricia Byrnes (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 10 | Mike Deering (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State Senate District 10 | Pablo John Los (D) | No email or website form found | |
| State Senate District 10 | John Wells (D) | No | There have been enough tax cuts for the rich, and shifting the tax burden to the rest of us is a bad deal for Missourians. |
| State House District 63 | Tony Lovasco (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 63 | Donald Looney, Jr (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 64 | Jason Iannantuoni (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 64 | Deanna Self (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 64 | Amber Teson (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 65 | Wendy Hausman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 65 | Dale Conoyer (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 69 | Scott Miller (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 69 | Chris Chapman (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 102 | Richard West (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 102 | David Rogers (D) | No | This is a truly terrible plan backed by those who do NOT have the best interest of the working people of Missouri. School districts will lose funding, people’s daily bills will go up, and businesses WILL close. Taxes definitely can be altered to lower the burden on working families, however this is NOT the change we need. |
| State House District 103 | David Hinman (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 103 | Don Crozier (D) | No | Our current system works quite well, this will hurt the poor and benefit the rich, the exact opposite of what we should be doing |
| State House District 104 | Terri Violet (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 104 | Tara Murray (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 105 | Collin Wellenkamp (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 105 | Cat Clayton (D) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Travis Wilson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 106 | Chris Sander (R) | No email or website form found | |
| State House District 106 | Jewel Kelly | No | No. I could not be more against Amendment 5. I am for lower costs, but this is the wrong way. Eliminating the income tax and expanding sales taxes risks shifting costs onto working families, seniors, and small businesses at the register and on basic services. It also puts pressure on schools, roads, public safety, health care, and mental-health services. That is not safe for communities and not fair to families living paycheck to paycheck. Lower costs should mean real savings and not a tax shell game. Amendment 5 fails Legal. Safe. Fair. I will vote No and urge others to vote No. |
| State House District 107 | Mark Matthiesen (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 107 | Gary Wester (D) | No | Amendment 5 would give Jefferson City politicians permission to ignore constitutional taxpayer protections and hand them a blank check to raise taxes without a vote of the people. This amendment allows the expansion of sales tax to all services for the first time in Missouri history and allows lawmakers to potentially triple the average combined sales tax rate to 16% or higher on everything you buy. This is a regressive tax that will disproportionately affect lower wage earners. |
| State House District 108 | Mike Costlow (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 108 | Max Calfo (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| State House District 108 | Stephen Scott (D) | No | This shifts the tax burden to the working class rather than spread out to all property owners. It also causes some issues with taxing services that are not clearly defined. |
| Circuit Judge Circuit 11 Division 1 | Brittany Smith (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Jason Law (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Arnie C AC Dienhoff (R) | No email or website form found | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Bill Eigel (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | Steve Ehlmann (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Executive | David Veneziano (D) | No | This is all about removing progressive taxation and replacing it with regressive taxation. The people who proposed this bill did so with the intent of further enriching the rich. The cost of doing so will be felt by 80% of Missourians. Vote No and tell your friends and family to do the same. |
| St. Charles County Executive | Carl Herman Freese (L) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Assessor | Travis Welge (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Collector of Revenue | Michelle D. McBride (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Collector of Revenue | Erica Bridges (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Director of Elections | Jen Olson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Director of Elections | Kurt Bahr (R) | Unable to answer | I do not feel is appropriate to publicly endorse or oppose ballot measures since I will certify the election results including those ballot measures. Therefore I am unable to answer this survey. |
| St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney | Joseph G. McCulloch (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Recorder of Deeds | Mary Dempsey (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| St. Charles County Sheriff | Scott A. Lewis (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 1 | Matt Swanson (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 3 | Annette Sieve (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 3 | Mike Elam (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 5 | Terry Hollander (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 5 | Judi Gambino (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| County Council District 7 | Tim Baker (R) | No | Probably a No on this but we do need to cut spending. To me this looks like moving money around while not cutting spending. |
| County Council District 7 | James Ploudre (R) | Declined to answer | |
| County Council District 7 | Monica Balestreri (D) | No | No additional comment |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 6 | Trisha Elizabeth McCulloch (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 8 | Peter A Lassiter (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 9 | Jeff Sandcork (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 10 | Dennis Chassaniol (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 11 | Denise L. Childress (R) | Did Not Respond | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 11 | Tanya Muhm (R) | No email or website form found | |
| Associate Circuit Judge Division 12 | William Byrnes (R) | No email or website form found |
Please remember, Missouri is an Open Primary State. When you go to vote for the August Primary you will have a choice to make upfront. “Open Primary” means you do not have to be “registered” as a member of a specific party. You simply pick the party of the candidates you want to choose from in this primary election. If you just want to vote on the amendments you may choose the Non-Partisan Ballot option.
- Republican Ballot
- Democrat Ballot
- Libertarian Ballot
- Non-Partisan Ballot (will only contain amendments)
To see the actual sample ballots go to St. Charles County Elections Website: Ballot Look Up Tool