Blue Missouri | Every State Blue

6 Jan 2025

Hi friends! We should introduce ourselves... We crowdfund for underfunded Dem nominees for MO state leg – who run in some of the reddest parts of MO. We've been at this since 2017, supporting Dems in every corner of the state. If you believe Dems should fight everywhere, we should be friends. 💙

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Look what our Blue MO community is making possible! Here’s just a glimpse of what incredible Blue Missouri-supported candidates are doing in their communities as they build real grassroots momentum.

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(top from left) Brenna Barksdale, Bradley Bos, Imma Curl, & Marvin Manring; Stephen Scott & Don Crozier; John Armbruster; (middle from left) Tim Palmer; Judy McNeece & Gena Puckett; Ashley Drury, Dave Rekosh, & Jessie Shepherd; (bottom from left) Corretta Bishop; Joshua Berzins; Virginia Staabs

Meet Blue MO-supported candidate Gena Puckett, running for HD 9. Gena grew up in Gallatin, studied math education at Missouri Western, and spent 31 years teaching, retiring from Platte County R-III, where she’s in the Hall of Fame for her work in math education and student government.

She’s running to fully fund public schools, protect rural hospitals, support local libraries, and make sure farmers and working families get heard over the wealthy and well-connected. She’s endorsed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, the Missouri-Kansas Laborers’ District Council, and Missouri NOW.

Blue Missouri members are fueling Gena’s campaign! Join them (and us!) at buff.ly/2C958I5

After retiring, she came home to her rural roots in Stewartsville. She’s watched Jefferson City underfund public schools, overturn what voters passed on puppy mills and Clean Missouri, and put donors ahead of the families of northwest Missouri. Enough was enough.

“I spent 31 years in the classroom, not in politics,” she says. “I’m just a wife, mother, grandma, and teacher who’s watched Jefferson City fail our communities for decades. I’m running to fight for regular people, plain and simple.”

Each week we share a "moment of joy" with our members – so they can appreciate the kind of work they've made possible. Here’s just a glimpse of what our incredible Blue Missouri candidates are doing in their communities, as they build real grassroots momentum.

(top from left) Lynda Jones; Kelsey Grant; Brenna Barksdale; Taigan Plummer (middle from left) Carl Kinsky; Paul Lentz; Gena Puckett; Marsha Snodgrass (bottom from left) Ashley Drury; Jessie Shepherd; Joshua Berzins; Marvin Manring

Please meet another Blue Missouri supported candidate – Judy McNeece, running for Missouri Senate District 12! Judy grew up the second youngest of eight in a working-class family where money was tight, and her dad taught her to work hard and go after what she wanted. She did.

And when she talks to her neighbors, she hears the same three worries: healthcare, public schools, and the cost of living. Jefferson City isn’t listening to any of them. So Judy is running as a grandmother on a fixed income who thinks ordinary Missourians deserve a senator who works for them.

Blue Missouri members are fueling Judy’s campaign – and the campaigns of 73 other MO candidates for state legislature! Join us and help build even more grassroots power. buff.ly/ZfjwN1b

While raising three kids, she worked her way up in banking from teller to vice president, and she’ll tell you the best part of the job was helping other people’s dreams come true. Now she’s retired to the rolling hills of North Central Missouri, where she gardens and spends time with her grandkids.

More grassroots energy from some incredible Blue Missouri-supported candidates! We're always excited to share the kind of work these folks do day-in and day-out to build progressive power all across MO!

(top from left) Jessica Slisz; Eli Flowers; Cody Hutcheson; Adrian Cooper (middle from left) Dave Rekosh; Liz Davenport; Jon Pennell; Virginia Staabs (bottom from left) Bradley Bos; Justin Geiser; Jennifer Cassidy; John Armbruster

Meet another Blue Missouri supported candidate – Aaron Metzger, running for Missouri House District 161! Aaron is a Joplin husband, dad, and CT technologist who has worked the night shift at a Joplin hospital for 13 years.

And he wants Jefferson City to stop looking for ways around what Missouri voters decide at the ballot box. He's running in a red part of Missouri – a place where candidates like him often struggle to get resources they need to make progress and get their message out. That's where Blue MO comes in.

Blue Missouri members are fueling Aaron’s campaign, and 73 more Missouri state legislative candidates like him. Join this incredible community – and help us run everywhere! buff.ly/ZfjwN1b

“I’ve spent 13 years working nights at a Joplin hospital. I’ve watched my neighbors choose between a prescription and a grocery bill — and I’ve watched our state government argue about everything except that. District 161 deserves a representative who shows up and works for everyone.”

He’s running because the people he loves, from his family to his coworkers to his neighbors, are working harder than ever and getting less for it. He wants to protect Medicaid, keep regional hospitals open and staffed, and make real progress on childcare, housing, and wages.

Meet another Blue Missouri supported candidate – Corretta Bishop, running for Missouri House District 152! If you live in Poplar Bluff, there’s a good chance Corretta has already served you in some way.

She’s endorsed by Planned Parenthood, Abortion Act!on Missouri, and the Missouri Federation of Democratic Women’s Clubs, and Moms Demand Action has named her a Gun Sense Candidate.

Blue Missouri members are fueling Corretta’s campaign – and you can join them and boost great folks like her at buff.ly/ZfjwN1b!

She serves on 6 city boards, from Disabilities Advisory to Fair Housing to the Tree Advisory Board. In 2024, the Daily American Republic named her one of its 10 Difference Makers, and the State of Missouri passed a resolution honoring her.

But she’s had to choose between paying a bill, buying medication, and putting food on the table. That’s part of why she’s running. “Regardless of political affiliation, we all know right from wrong. We must have the courage to ... do what is right by choosing PEOPLE OVER POLITICS.”

She founded and leads the local Days for Girls team, which gets menstrual care and education to girls and women around the world. She chairs the service committee for Altrusa International of Poplar Bluff and sits on the board of Women Aware.

Meet another Blue Missouri supported candidate – Corey Luebbering, running for Missouri House District 3. Corey grew up in St. Thomas, next door to his grandparents’ cattle farm, doing chores as soon as he was old enough to carry a bucket. He came to Kirksville for college in 2007 and never left.

All those jobs taught him that everyone he meets has their own story and their own reasons for believing what they believe. He’s running to care for rural hospitals, fight for public schools, keep data centers from tearing up Northern Missouri, and bring some community spirit back to Jefferson City

“We all deserve to be heard, to be represented. And at the end of the day, WE ARE ALL MISSOURIANS.” Blue Missouri members are fueling Corey’s campaign – you can join them and boost candidates like Corey at buff.ly/ZfjwN1b

Today he manages research at A.T. Still University and holds a master’s in public health. Before that, he worked on a relative’s dairy farm, flipped burgers, fixed small engines, ran gas station registers, maintained rental apartments, conducted phone surveys, and handled hospital admissions.

We're forever impressed with all the hard work we see from our Blue Missouri-supported candidates! We've been supporting down ballot candidates in Missouri since 2017 – and this was our biggest year yet! We know 2028 is going to be EPIC! Join the team at buff.ly/ZfjwN1b.

(top from left) Ashley Drury; Marsha Snodgrass; Sarah Puckett; Taigan Plummer; (middle from left) Judy McNeece; Corretta Bishop; Gena Puckett; John Wells and Thomas McBeth; (bottom from left) Corey Luebbering; Lynda Jones; Darrel Swofford, Josh Ray, and Cody Hutcheson; John Wells

Meet another Blue Missouri-supported candidate – Paul Lentz, running for Missouri House District 101! Paul grew up in Maryland Heights, went to Parkway schools, and studied finance at Mizzou.

He’s running on strong public schools, healthcare access and freedom, a balanced budget that supports the local economy, and infrastructure built to last. He’s endorsed by Abortion Act!on Missouri.

Blue Missouri members are fueling Paul’s campaign – and a whopping 73 other Missouri candidates this cycle. Join our team of grassroots supporters lifting up grassroots campaigns like Paul's at buff.ly/ZfjwN1b!

Meet another Blue Missouri-supported candidate – Paul Lentz, running for Missouri House District 101! Paul grew up in Maryland Heights, went to Parkway schools, and studied finance at Mizzou.

He spent ten years in Kansas City as a corporate accountant and then a software engineer before coming home to West County to run a family business with his dad. Along the way he’s volunteered with the blind, mentored kids, and helped unhoused Missourians get meals and healthcare.

Each of those jobs taught him something he wants to bring to Jefferson City, from how to balance a budget to what small businesses and working families need from their government. “Missourians give their best every day,” he says. “It’s time they get the same back from their representatives.”

Look what our Blue MO community is making possible! Here’s just a glimpse of what our incredible Blue Missouri candidates are doing in their communities, as they build real grassroots momentum. This is what grassroots support looks like in action, and it's something to celebrate!

(top from left) Amber Teson; John Wells, Matt Beger, and Thomas McBeth with Bethany Mann; Miguel Arellanes; JoJo Stewart; (middle from left) Tent Davis; Corretta Bishop; Angela Thomas; Les Majors; (bottom from left) Sarah Puckett; John Paul Tomko; Chris Chapman; Judy McNeece

Meet another Blue Missouri supported candidate – Miguel Arellanes, running for Missouri House District 121. Before joining the Army, Miguel sold cars and managed a restaurant. Then he spent five years as an Army engineer with the 74th and 50th Multirole Bridge Companies.

His priorities include healthcare, education, reproductive freedom, voting rights, protecting the ballot initiatives Missourians pass, responsible gun ownership, and support for farmers and small businesses. He’s endorsed by VoteVets and Abortion Act!on Missouri, is a Gun Sense Candidate.

We're so proud that our Blue Missouri community members are fueling Miguel’s campaign. Join them – and us! – at buff.ly/ZfjwN1b.

He made Sergeant, led multiple squads, and was responsible for millions of dollars in equipment. He was his battalion's rear detachment HR coordinator – for more than 400 soldiers. He came home with two Army Achievement Medals. He’s running to bring that sense of service to Jeff City.

Look what the Blue MO community is making possible! Here’s just a glimpse of what our incredible Blue Missouri candidates are doing in their communities as they build real grassroots momentum. This is what grassroots support looks like in action and it's something we love to celebrate!

(top from left) Judy McNeece; Ashley Drury; Kelsey Grant; (middle from left) Liz Davenport; Miguel Arellanes, Virginia Staabs, Cody Hutcheson, Josh Ray, and Darrel Mike Swofford; Trent Davis; (bottom from left) Paul Lentz; Eli Flowers; Amber Teson

Meet Liz Davenport, running for Missouri House District 62. Liz is a photographer, small business owner, wife, and mom who has lived in the Belton area for 12 years, on a bit of land with chickens, bees, a dog, and two cats.

“I’m running for Missouri’s House of Representatives because I’m tired of my moral convictions being laughed at and ignored by the people in charge. You too?” Her priorities are fully funded public schools, reproductive and voting rights, affordable healthcare, working families, and dignity.

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She’s endorsed by the Missouri AFL-CIO and Abortion Act!on Missouri, and Moms Demand Action has named her a Gun Sense Candidate. Blue Missouri members are fueling Liz’s campaign. Join them, and us, at buff.ly/wf7Mzun