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. Terri Violet,a former St. Peters alderwoman,won the race to fill Christofanelli's state house seat. [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. Peters,Missouri. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
In Senate District 23, Rep. Adam Schnelting, R-St. Peters, emerged the victor, rolling past fellow state Rep. Phil Christofanelli
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.