Phil Christofanelli | |
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![]() Christofanelli at the 2017 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention | |
Member of the MissouriHouseofRepresentatives from the 104th district | |
Assumed office January 2022 | |
Preceded by | Adam Schnelting (redistricted) |
Member of the MissouriHouseofRepresentatives from the 105th district | |
In office January 4,2017 –January 2022 | |
Preceded by | Mark Parkinson |
Succeeded by | Adam Schwadron (redistricted) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1989or1990(age 34–35) Springfield,Illinois,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | St. Peters,Missouri,U.S. |
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis (BA,JD) |
Philip Christofanelli (born 1989/90) is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives.
Christofanelli graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science,and graduated from Washington University School of Law in 2021.[ citation needed ] He was elected to the Missouri Republican State Committee at age 21,and interned for U.S. Representative Dan Benishek in 2013,later serving as his press spokesman. [1] [2]
Christofanelli ran for the House in 2016 to succeed retiring Representative Mark Parkinson. At age 27,Christofanelli was the youngest member of the Missouri House of Representatives. [2] [3]
In 2024,term-limited Christofanelli ran for Missouri State Senate from district 23,and lost the Republican primary to Adam Schnelting. [4]
Christofanelli opposes abortion. [5] [6] He supports gun rights. [7] He supports a right-to-work law for Missouri. [8]
Christofanelli discussed being gay during an interview in 2021, [9] when he was one of two openly gay Republicans serving in the Missouri House of Representatives. [10] Christofanelli was vocal about his opposition of a proposed bill in 2023 that would prohibit the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in public and charter schools. [11]
Christofanelli lives in St. Charles,Missouri. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Phil Christofanelli | 12,859 | 61.49% | |
Democratic | Brian D. Stiens | 7,526 | 35.99% | |
Green | Tim Hammack | 528 | 2.53% | |
Total votes | 20,913 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Phil Christofanelli | 10,410 | 55.52% | −5.97 | |
Democratic | Scott Cernicek | 7,941 | 42.35% | +6.36 | |
Libertarian | Bill Slantz | 398 | 2.12% | +2.12 | |
Total votes | 18,749 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Phil Christofanelli | 12,704 | 58.07% | +2.55 | |
Democratic | Christine Hyman | 9,172 | 41.93% | −0.42 | |
Total votes | 21,876 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Phil Christofenalli | 7,978 | 55.67% | −2.40 | |
Democratic | Gregory Upchurch | 6,353 | 44.33% | +2.40 | |
Total votes | 14,331 | 100.00% |
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Government exists to protect the life, liberty, and property of its citizenry. That obligation extends to the unborn.
As a Member of the Missouri Legislature, Phil will fight to protect this right by opposing any attempts to restrict law-abiding citizens' access to firearms.