Public servant. Former St. Louis County Prosecutor. Proud St. Louisan.

Joined April 2023
Armed federal agents are knocking on doors, asking people about their immigration status and whether they’ve voted. Missouri is on their list. Two weeks before an election. ICE is a rogue agency, and it needs to be abolished and stripped for parts. We can enforce immigration law in a humane, sensible way. We can’t have armed agents showing up at people’s homes demanding papers. cbsnews.com/news/federal-age…
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When a devastating tornado hit St. Louis last year, we couldn’t afford to wait. My team stayed on FEMA until help came. Families are still rebuilding. Now, Trump wants states to face disasters alone. This is a dangerous and cruel decision by this administration. Every Missourian, and every American, should be able to count on their government to keep them safe. politico.com/news/2026/10/20…
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🗳️ Early voting in Missouri starts TODAY! No excuse needed. All you need: ✅ Photo ID ✅ Your early voting location ✅ Any day from now through Nov. 2 For more info: vote411.org/missouri Our voices only count if we use them. Let's make history this November.
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I'm honored to be endorsed by @Brady_PAC. Throughout my career, I have been committed to building a safer and brighter future, free from gun violence. In Congress, I'll continue fighting to invest in proven gun violence prevention strategies, as well as addressing the root causes of gun violence.
We're honored to endorse these bold and relentless gun violence prevention champions! #vote #GVP
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Social workers show up for families on their hardest days. I'm proud to have the endorsement of NASW-PACE. In Congress, I'll keep fighting for Medicaid, mental health care, and the St. Louis families they serve every day.
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Good. I’m glad to see the Supreme Court affirming that voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around.
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Democracy is LITERALLY on the ballot in November. Missouri, let’s get to work and show up in record numbers!
Today is the first day of in-person absentee voting, excuse required, in Missouri! Check your local election board for more details.
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It was an honor to celebrate the great state of Missouri as part of the @CBCFInc #ALC55 last week. I saw many old friends, and met some brilliant and talented folks. We toasted Rev. Emanuel Cleaver — a mentor, a friend, and a true champion for his constituents and for our state — who withstood Jeff City Republicans' unconstitutional gerrymandered maps, and will continue to represent Missouri's Fifth District. We thanked former Rep. Lacy Clay for his lifetime of service to St. Louis and to the Congressional Black Caucus. And we heard from the next Speaker of the House Hakeem Jeffries, who has united and led our Democratic caucus to fight back against the worst president in our country's history.
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I'm looking forward to co-hosting today's #ALC55 panel with @HankJohnsonGA on how Congress can ensure that our democracy doesn't just survive, but thrive.
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The American people are fed up with Donald Trump driving our economy off a cliff. In November, we're going to put Democrats back in charge and begin to clean up his mess.
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Great discussion at yesterday's #ALC55 panel on reimagining public safety and tackling criminal justice reform. As a former prosecutor and now in Congress, I know that real public safety means addressing the root causes of crime through evidence-based diversion, addiction and mental health treatment. It also means investing in community-partnered violence reduction rather than over-incarceration. I was honored to share the stage and hear insights from some of the folks leading the charge in their communities: Dr. Shawanna Vaughn, Founder of Silent Cry Dr. Luke Wood, President of Sacramento State Dr. Kendra Holmes, President & CEO of Affinia Healthcare Dr. Topeka K. Sam, Founder of The Ladies of Hope Ministries
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I'm proud to be endorsed by the @MOAFLCIO. As a former union member, I'll keep fighting for fair wages, safe workplaces, and the right to organize. When workers win, St. Louis wins.
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I have said from the start that the map drawn in a back room in Jeff City, for the sole purpose of handing Donald Trump a seat he could not win, was unconstitutional. More than 300,000 Missourians signed their names to say the same thing. The courts have now agreed. Missouri will vote in November under the lines that were lawfully in place, and Missourians get the final say on whether that back room map ever takes effect at all. I am asking every voter in this state to reject it. Understand what the gerrymandered map was built to do. They drew it to erase Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, an institution and a mentor, a man who has represented Kansas City for two decades, because they could not beat him at the ballot box. It carved roughly 70,000 minority residents out of his district and used Troost Avenue, a street that has stood for segregation in Kansas City for a century, as the dividing line. In my district, it also watered down the voice of the St. Louisans who live here. I spent years as a prosecutor. I know what it looks like when someone decides the law applies to everyone but them. They may have given it everything they had, but Missourians refused to let it stand. Voters pick their representatives. Not the other way around. Anyone who wants to serve the public would be wise to remember that.
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I'm looking forward to hosting an informative conversation this week on how we can reimagine public safety, as it relates to mental health and addiction. Each of our panelists brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in tackling hard issues, especially at the local level.
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Gas is $3.99 a gallon in St. Louis. Diesel is $5.69. A year ago it was $3.40. People in my district are keenly aware of these skyhigh prices. Every day, folks are buying less food at the grocery store. They’re putting $20 in the tank instead of filling it, and doing the math on whether they can afford to drive to a second job. And Donald Trump’s answer, from a convention that’s designed to cater to his ego, is that he will hand every adult in America $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress in November. Let’s be absolutely clear: The president cannot write a single one of those checks. Not one. And he knows this. Appropriating taxpayer funds is Congress’s responsibility, and even politicians from Trump’s own party immediately distanced themselves from his assertion. Folks, we have seen this movie before. DOGE checks. Two thousand dollar tariff checks. Trump had no intention of making good on this promises, and he won’t make good on this one, either. Shame on him.
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Happy Labor Day! For more than a century, working folks have fought and sacrificed for: ✊ the right to organize 👷🏽‍♀️ better, safer working conditions 💲 good-paying union jobs 👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 a strong middle class As a former union member, I'm proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them.
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That's a lot of words to say that you hate democracy! Here’s a TRUTH for you, Mr. President: Despite your best efforts, Missouri’s voters won’t be silenced.
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Today’s ruling affirms what we've been saying all along: voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around. Now, Missourians will finally get to have their say at the ballot in November on rejecting these partisan and unconstitutional maps. I'm proud of all of the folks who organized, called and lobbied their elected officials, and made their voices heard. In a democracy, we're supposed to trust the people to self-govern. Jeff City Republicans might want to take their cue from the people they allege to represent.
The Missouri Supreme Court put the congressional redistricting referendum on the November ballot and barred the state from using the GOP-drawn 2025 map for the election. The ruling is unanimous — all judges concurred. Story coming soon. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com
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This isn't merely about politics, for me, my friend is gone. In addition to being a transformative public servant, a loving husband, Reggie Jones was a good person who will be missed by not only myself, but the residents of Dellwood and the greater St. Louis County region. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife and family. We lost a good one. May his legacy and memory always be a blessing.
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Donald Trump and his cronies have rigged the system to line their own pockets while making everything more expensive for the rest of us. With Hakeem Jeffries as speaker, the American people will finally have the leadership that is needed to fully uncover the massive corruption of this administration. That’s what’s at stake in November. It’s time to put Democrats back in charge.
House Democrats are going to hold the crooks accountable. Beginning on Day One.
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