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U.S. House, District 7: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
Missi Hesketh

Missi Hesketh

Running for U.S. House · Missouri District 7

NationalDemocrat

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Eric W. Burlison

Eric W. Burlison

U.S. House · Missouri District 7

NationalRepublican

Missi HeskethCandidateEric W. BurlisonCurrent rep

Job fit

Missi Hesketh

Offices held

  • former mayor 1

Other work

  • Missi is a teacher 1

Eric W. Burlison

Offices held

  • member of the Missouri state senate, 2019-2023; 2
  • member of the Missouri state house of representatives, 2009-2017; 2

Education

  • M.B.A., Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo., 2002; 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Missi Hesketh

  • Health care costs
    Campaign platform backs 'Medicare for all who want it' with a sliding-scale public option, Medicare drug price negotiation, and rural hospital stabilization grants. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Priorities include closing tax loopholes 'to end billionaire welfare,' funding and protecting Social Security, paid family and medical leave, and banning junk fees. 4
  • Guns
    Calls for red flag laws, expanded background checks, a waiting period, temporary removal of guns from people in crisis, a bump stock ban, and an assault weapons ban. 5

No public stance found on: Crime & safety

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Eric W. Burlison

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Missi Hesketh

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Eric W. Burlison

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • Guns → Protecting the right to own and carry guns (3 of 3 votes) 6

Who pays them

Missi Hesketh

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorslabor unionsother politiciansmembership organizations
small donors$26Klarge donors$16Klabor unions$2Kotherpoliticians$1Kmembershiporganizations$250$51K raised
$26,3657Small individual donors
$15,6747Large individual donors

Eric W. Burlison

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$620Klarge donors$558Kcompanies$114Kindustryassociations$77Kmembershiporganizations$23KOther kinds ofdonors$51K$1.4M raised
$619,5208Small individual donors
$558,4638Large individual donors

Checks

Missi Hesketh

No voting record to check yet

Eric W. Burlison

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Missi Hesketh — campaign homepage · checked 2026-10-20 used in: Experience
  2. Eric W. Burlison — house history bioguide · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. missiformo.com used in: Top issues
  4. missiformo.com used in: Top issues
  5. missiformo.com used in: Top issues
  6. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Missi Hesketh
Candidate A

Missi Hesketh

DemocratShown above

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $51K raised, 31% from large donors, 6% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $3,250.00 (6% of $50,539.85 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $3,250.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more rules on who can buy guns.

Sources

1 Background: Missi Hesketh — campaign homepage · checked 2026-10-20

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

5 more rules on who can buy guns: Candidate statement

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Kevin Craig
Candidate B

Kevin Craig

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Kevin Craig — The Pathway 2020 voter guide, printed page 14 · checked 2026-10-20

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Eric W. Burlison
Candidate C

Eric W. Burlison

RepublicanShown above

$1.4M raised, 39% from large donors, 17% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $246,255.00 (17% of $1,427,673.20 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $263,280.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 Background: Eric W. Burlison — house history bioguide · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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