Voter Info for Missouri Candidates

 David Rice of Hick Christian has provided a guide for voters. Check it out:

2026 August Primary Candidates for Christian County Ballot and Senate District 20

Before you vote on August 4th, it's important to strip away the party labels and look at a Libery Index. Has the Incumbent brought you more liberty or less? If less, then vote for someone new.

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Source List — Verify Everything Yourself

Every link below was used to support a specific claim in the Libery Index. I have organized them by Candidate so you can jump straight to what you want to check.

Jamie Ray Gragg (State Rep, HD-140)

• Missouri Independent, SNAP/Medicaid restriction bill (2026)

• Missouri Independent, SNAP candy/soda ban debate (2025)

• Newsweek, HB2885 teacher-criminalization bill

• Missouri House official bill text, HJR3 (2025)

• Missouri House official bill text, HB199 (2025)

• Americans for Prosperity–Missouri endorsement release

Eric Burlison (U.S. Rep, MO-7)

• The Hill, reconciliation bill deficit coverage

• KCUR, Medicaid funding cuts

• Yahoo News, 2021 Medicaid expansion Senate vote

• KY3, 2021 Medicaid expansion funding vote

• Sen./Rep. Burlison official bio link here and here.

• Springfield Citizen, “Shame on Burlison” letter (opposing view, published for context)

• Fox News, Freedom Caucus deficit concerns pre-vote

• OpenSecrets, campaign finance summary

Scott Fitzpatrick (State Auditor)

• The Missouri Times, career timeline

• Missouri Treasurer’s Office archived bio

• KTTN/Missourinet, 2020 Medicaid expansion opposition

• Missouri Independent, 2022 auditor election win

• St. Louis Public Radio, Fitzpatrick coverage archive

• Missouri Independent, Sinquefield $250K contribution

• Yahoo News, Ashcroft audit dispute

Curtis Trent (State Senator, SD-20)

• St. Louis Public Radio, capital gains tax cut

• Gov. Kehoe press release, tax cut signing

• KCUR, Prop A / sick leave repeal

• Missouri Independent, Prop A repeal clears committee

• Gov. Kehoe press release, SB4 signing

• Consumers Council of Missouri, SB4 opposition rally

• Missouri NEA, 2024 legislative session summary

• The Missouri Times, Sinquefield $184,900 donation

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A note on verification: A few of these are advocacy/opposition sites rather than neutral reporting — they’re included because they were the source for a specific claim attributed to “opponents say” or “supporters say,” not treated as neutral fact. Official government sources (house.mo.gov, senate.mo.gov, governor.mo.gov, dnr.mo.gov) and Ballotpedia are the closest things to primary sources in this list and are the best starting point if you only have time to check a few.

It's not about the freedom to read--it's about forced indoctrination

BREAKING: The Rutherford County Library in Tennessee voted 8-3 in favor of FIRING library director Luanne James after she refused to move over 100 books, including LGBTQ and DEI books, from the children's section to the adult section.

Unhinged supporters of James screamed and… pic.twitter.com/bDIvzkB6LH

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 31, 2026

 It's worthwhile watching the video with the sound off at first. The reactions of those who are advocating for sexually explicit and age-inappropriate books are angry, loud and well-organized in their purple shirts.

This is not about the First Amendment or the so-called "freedom to read" or the fake "Library Bill of Rights," or censorship or banning books.

It's about indoctrinating children. Note that the books are still available in the adult section for those parents who are desirous of exposing their children to certain books. The opposition does not care that the books are still available in the library. They WANT ALL CHILDREN TO BE EXPOSED TO THOSE BOOKS. They want to force your children and grandchildren to be exposed to them, regardless of content, age appropriateness, and social indoctrination.

If this was not a very important battle, the Marxists and social justice warriors would not fight so hard.

The Starfish Brigade

 

The Democrat Party, both nationally and regionally, is going to have to exorcise its communist wing. As David Rice notes in his article "Democrat Inevitability or Democrat Failure to Thrive," the party was soundly defeated in 2024.

Americans rejected the messaging and behavior of the Left. It is no longer acceptable to indoctrinate children with transgender ideology or let males compete in females sports and invade their spaces. It is no longer acceptable to promote anti-white policies under the guise of anti-racist theories. Americans have soundly rejected endless wars and ever-increasing taxation.

Rice was able to obtain information from a Missouri Democrat strategy session. The Democrats in Missouri plan to work from the bottom up, with rural municipalities a focus of their incursion. Part of their strategy is municipal-level investment, strategic county targeting, candidate recruitment, and a data-driven approach.

From the article: "The 'Plan to Take Over Rural Missouri' document and the implementation observed in Osage County, Greene County, and elsewhere suggests Democrats are pursuing the second option—establishing progressive infrastructure in rural areas despite, rather than because of, their policy positions' appeal to residents."

There is a recording, lots of screenshots and so on. Incidentally, Facebook rejected the article as "spam." Censorship is still a big thing over there. Ask us how we know. :-)

It's always good to know what the opposition is planning. Forewarned is forearmed. You can read the whole thing HERE. Some local individuals are briefly referenced.