2022 August Primary Election Winners Respondents
to a research survey regarding ARTS and ARTS EDUCATION
A collaborative research survey project between MAAE and Missouri Citizens for the Arts was begun in September of 2022. Missouri primary election winners were asked to respond to a survey regarding their attitudes toward the arts and arts education. We received responses from those candidates listed below. Click the links below to see a PDF report for each candidate listed.
The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education is non-partisan and does not endorse political candidates.
The survey candidates were asked to respond to may be viewed here.
2022 Primary Winners
who responded to the MAAE - MCA survey
Click the links below to see a PDF report for each candidate listed.
83.6% of respondents identified themselves as members of the Democratic Party, 14.8% identified as Republican party. The remainder identified themselves as Libertarian.
98.4% stated a belief that state government has a role to play in arts infrastructure.
100% indicated a belief that the arts have social and economic value.
93.4% voiced support for increased arts funding.
95.1% stated their willingness to support arts instruction to benefit students and aid workforce development.
If you encounter any errors or needed corrections in the links here, please email director@moaae.org.
MAAE Partners in Advocacy
- Kyna Iman, MAAE legislative liaison kynaiman@earthlink.net
- AFTA-Americans for the Arts
- AEP-Arts Education Partnership
- MCA-Missouri Citizens for the Arts
- MACAA-Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies
- MMEA -Missouri Music Educators Association
- NASAA -National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
- NAMM-National Association of Music Merchants
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Candidates by Name
- Anura, Tara - Senate District 16
- Aune, Ashley - House District 014
- Bangert, Gretchen - House District 070
- Barber, Luke - House District 089
- Blansit, Amy - House District 133
- Brooks, Sally - House District 118
- Burnett, Ingrid - House District 019
- Butz, Steve - House District 081
- Clemens, Doug - House District 072
- Crawford, Sandy - Senate District 028
- DeVoto, Jessica - House District 069
- Doll, Jo - House District 091
- Ealy, Anthony - House District 036
- Farnan, Jeff - House District 001
- Fogle, Betsy - House District 135
- Freeland, Amy - House District 140
- Gallick, Sherri - House District 062
- Greenstein, Melissa - House District 101
- Grundy, Tracy - House District 107
- Gunby, Trish - US House - MO-02
- Holzer, Bernadette - House District 143
- Horton, Rich - House District 128
- Jennings, Antoine - Senate District 08
- Johnson, Jamie - House District 012
- Kissee Witty, Ginger - House District 156
- Leighton, Andy - District 147
- Lewis, Patty - House District 025
- Lovett, Colin - House District 100
- Mackey, Ian - House District 099
- Mann, Bethany - US House - MO-03
- Mann, Doug - House District 050
- Manring, Marvin - House District 127
- Martin, Becky - House District 041
- Matthiesen, Mark - House District 107
- McGaugh, Peggy - House District 007
- Murphy, Jim - House District 094
- Nowicki, Eric - House District 065
- Nurrenbern, Maggie - House District 015
- Phifer, Barbara - House District 090
- Piper, Jessica - House District 001
- Plank, Adrian - House District 047
- Quade, Crystal - House District 132
- Radaker Sheafer, Kristen - US House - MO-07
- Riggs, Louis - House District 005
- Sassmann, Bruce - House District 061
- Seitz, Brian - House District 156
- Shepherd, Jessie - House District 114
- Shivers, Ayanna - Senate District 18
- Shorter, Sarah - Senate District 034
- Sinclair, Michael - Senate District 02
- Slisz, Jessica - House District 049
- Steinhoff, Kathy - House District 045
- Strickler, Kemp - House District 034
- Taylor, Delbret - House District 084
- Truman, Jack - House District 041
- Upchurch, Gregory - House District 104
- Valentine, Trudy Busch - US Senate
- Vance, Rene - House District 052
- Walsh Moore, Bridget - House District 093
- Woods, Eric - House District 018
Candidates by office/district
MO House of Representatives- House District 001 - Jessica Piper
- House District 001 - Jeff Farnan
- House District 005 - Louis Riggs
- House District 007 - Peggy McGaugh
- House District 012 - Jamie Johnson
- House District 014 - Ashley Aune
- House District 015 - Maggie Nurrenbern
- House District 018 - Eric Woods
- House District 019 - Ingrid Burnett
- House District 025 - Patty Lewis
- House District 034 - Kemp Strickler
- House District 036 - Anthony Ealy
- House District 041 - Becky Martin
- House District 041 - Jack Truman
- House District 045 - Kathy Steinhoff
- House District 047 - Adrian Plank
- House District 049 - Jessica Slisz
- House District 050 - Doug Mann
- House District 052 - Rene Vance
- House District 061 - Bruce Sassmann
- House District 062 - Sherri Gallick
- House District 065 - Eric Nowicki
- House District 069 - Jessica DeVoto
- House District 070 - Gretchen Bangert
- House District 072 - Doug Clemens
- House District 081 - Steve Butz
- House District 084 - Delbret Taylor
- House District 089 - Luke Barber
- House District 090 - Barbara Phifer
- House District 091 - Jo Doll
- House District 093 - Bridget Walsh Moore
- House District 094 - Jim Murphy
- House District 099 - Ian Mackey
- House District 100 - Colin Lovett
- House District 101 - Greenstein, Melissa
- House District 104 - Gregory Upchurch
- House District 107 - Mark Matthiesen
- House District 107 - Tracy Grundy
- House District 114 - Jessie Shepherd
- House District 118 - Sally Brooks
- House District 127 - Marvin Manring
- House District 128 - Rich Horton
- House District 132 - Crystal Quade
- House District 133 - Amy Blansit
- House District 135 - Betsy Fogle
- House District 140 - Amy Freeland
- House District 143 - Bernadette Holzer
- House District 147 - Andy Leighton
- House District 156 - Brian Seitz
- House District 156 - Ginger Kissee Witty
MO SENATE
- Senate District 02 - Michael Sinclair
- Senate District 08 - Antoine Jennings
- Senate District 16 - Tara Anura
- Senate District 18 - Ayanna Shivers
- Senate District 28 - Sandy Crawford
- Senate District 34 - Sarah Shorter
US HOUSE
- US House - MO-02 - Trish Gunby
- US House - MO-03 - Bethany Mann
- US House - MO-07 - Kristen Radaker Sheafer
US SENATE
The MAAE greatly appreciates the financial support provided by the Francis Family Foundation and the MAAE Primary Allies in support of arts advocacy.