The Independence Party was a political party in the U.S. state of New York. The party was founded in 1991 by Gordon Black, Tom Golisano, and Laureen Oliver and acquired ballot status in 1994. They lost their ballot status in 2020 under a change in the New York state election law that required at least 130,000 votes on the party line every two years. Although often associated with Ross Perot, as the party came to prominence in the wake of Perot's 1992 presidential campaign, it was created prior to Perot's run. In 2020, it affiliated with the Alliance Party, but disaffiliated in 2021. It used to have one elected member of the New York State Assembly, Fred Thiele, until Thiele switched his party affiliation to the Democratic Party in 2022. On December 9, 2022, New York governor Kathy Hochul signed S1851A, banning the use of the words "Independent" and "Independence" from use in political party names in New York state.
Roderick James Nugent Stewart is a British academic, broadcaster, writer, and former diplomat and politician. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Penrith and The Border between 2010 and 2019, representing the Conservative Party. Stewart served in the UK Government as Minister of State for Environment (2015–16), International Development (2015–16), Africa (2016–18) and Prisons (2018–19) and then as Secretary of State for International Development (2019). In 2019, Stewart stood for Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister following the resignation of Theresa May. Since 2022, Stewart has co-hosted The Rest Is Politics podcast with Alastair Campbell, the inaugural Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson under Tony Blair.
Vicki Schneider is a former Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Schneider represented the 17th District which encompasses portions of St. Charles County, Missouri. She was first elected to the Missouri House in 2002. Schneider served four terms in the Missouri House of Representatives, the most allowed by term limits.
Missouri's 6th congressional district takes in a large swath of land in northern Missouri, stretching across nearly the entire width of the state from Kansas to Illinois. Its largest voting population is centered in the northern portion of the Kansas City metropolitan area and the town of St. Joseph. The district includes much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River.
Eric Wayne Burlison is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Missouri's 7th congressional district since 2023. He previously served as the representative for District 133 in the Missouri House of Representatives. A Republican, Burlison was elected to the Missouri House in 2008 and left office at the end of 2016. In 2018, he was elected to the Missouri Senate, representing District 20. He was reelected for a second term in the U.S House of Representatives in 2024.
Jason David Kander is an American attorney, author, veteran, and politician. A Democrat, he served as the 39th secretary of state of Missouri, from 2013 to 2017. He had previously served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2009 to 2013. Before entering politics, he was an intelligence officer in the Army Reserve. He served in Afghanistan and achieved the rank of captain.
Mike Cierpiot is a Republican member of the Missouri Senate. He represents the 30th District, which encompasses a part of Jackson County.
Joe Adams is an American politician who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, from 2015 to 2019, succeeding Rory Ellinger. He was succeeded by Maria Chappelle-Nadal for one term, then after she stepped down, was elected again to his old seat in 2020, taking office in 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Wayne Wallingford is an American politician who has served as Director of the Missouri Department of Revenue since January, 2022, and previously served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 147th district. He previously served as a member of the Missouri Senate from 2013 to 2021.
Denny L. Hoskins is an American politician. He is a member of the Missouri Senate for the 21st District. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to the Senate in 2016. He previously served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017. He is the Republican nominee for the 2024 Missouri Secretary of State election.
John D. Wiemann is an American politician who represented District 103 in the Missouri House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in November 2014, and re-elected to three more terms to January 2023. Wiemann served as the Speaker pro tempore of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. He ran for an open 2022 seat in the second district of the state senate, though lost in the primary.
Robert Vescovo is an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives and was formerly the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Majority Floor Leader for 4 years.
Robert Edward Sauls is a Democratic member of the Missouri General Assembly, representing the state's 21st House district. He currently serves as the ranking minority member on the Crime Prevention and Public Safety committee, in addition to his positions on the following committees; Fiscal Review, Insurance Policy, Judiciary, Rules - Legislative Oversight, and Special Committee on Homeland Security. On April 23, 2019, Representative Sauls was named a, "Freshman to Watch" by the Missouri Times.
Gretchen Bangert is an American politician who has served in the Missouri House of Representatives since 2017, first elected from the 69th district, and as of 2022 from the 70th district.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 8, 2022, concurrently with elections for all other Class 3 U.S. senators and elections for the U.S. House of Representatives, to select a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Missouri. Incumbent senator Roy Blunt, a Republican, did not seek a third term in office. Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the open seat, defeating Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine.
Chad Perkins is an American politician, radio host and police officer from Bowling Green, Missouri. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the Missouri House of Representatives since 2021. He represents the 40th district, which includes all of Pike and part of Lincoln counties in northeastern Missouri. Previously, Perkins served as the mayor of Bowling Green.
Jay Mosley is an American politician serving as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 68th district. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office in January 2017.
Michael Person is an American politician who served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 74th district. Elected in November 2019, he assumed office in January 2020. After winning a full term in November 2020, redistricting of 2022 placed his home in district 73, with fellow incumbent Raychel Proudie, and Person lost the next primary to Proudie. As such, his tenure in the House ended in January 2023.
Bishop Davidson is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 130th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 6, 2021.
The 2022 Missouri House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Missouri voters selected state representatives in all 163 seats of the House of Representatives to serve two-year terms.
