Ten priorities for Missouri’s 4th District — hover any card for her top three, then click through to the full position.
“A strong economy begins with strong communities. Working Americans should be able to afford housing, food, healthcare, and retirement.”
Strong economies require supporting local enterprises and family farms facing rising costs and market concentration challenges. Government should remove barriers to growth and enable fair competition.
Policy Focus
Support local businesses and family farms by cutting unnecessary barriers and encouraging fair competition
Invest in infrastructure — roads, bridges, broadband, and utilities
Strengthen workforce development through school, technical program, and employer partnerships
Economic growth should be measured by improvements in working people’s lives and by community strength across Missouri.
“Education is one of the best investments we can make in the future for Missouri.”
Education enables stable, independent lives and community contribution. Every child deserves quality education choices; every Missourian should have the chance to develop skills for a fuller life. The education system must connect to workforce realities.
Policy Focus
Expand apprenticeships, trade education, and workforce training through employer and union partnerships
Strengthen public schools while keeping career, technical, and higher education accessible
Improve coordination between education and local workforce needs
Encourage lifelong learning for skill development and career changes
Every form of honest work has dignity. Strong education systems prepare adaptable Missourians to contribute and strengthen their communities.
“Good health gives people the freedom to work, care for their families, remain independent, and contribute to their communities.”
Healthcare access varies by distance, provider shortages, and hospital limitations — especially in rural areas. Veterans face unique challenges accessing timely physical and mental healthcare.
Policy Focus
Strengthen rural healthcare — hospitals, clinics, emergency services, and telehealth
Expand the healthcare workforce through training pipelines
Improve veteran healthcare access and coordination between the VA and community providers
Increase mental healthcare access and crisis response coordination
Support preventive care and early intervention
Healthcare success means treating illness, enabling recovery and independence, and supporting family and community participation.
“Missouri’s rural communities are the backbone of our state and an essential part of our nation.”
Rural areas grow our food, steward natural resources, power local economies, and preserve tradition. Geographic challenges — distance to healthcare, fewer opportunities, aging infrastructure, farm pressures — shouldn’t stand in the way of a stable future.
Policy Focus
Support family farms through agricultural research and university partnerships
Invest in rural infrastructure — roads, bridges, broadband, water systems, utilities
Strengthen healthcare, education, and workforce development access in rural areas
Encourage competitive markets for farm and rural business innovation
Support responsible stewardship of agricultural land and resources
Missouri’s agricultural heritage and its future are not competing ideas.
“A grateful nation has a responsibility to care for the people who dedicate themselves to protecting others.”
Many veterans and first responders face barriers to timely healthcare, mental health services, and essential support — complicated by long distances, provider shortages, and staffing challenges, especially in rural areas.
Policy Focus
Improve rural healthcare and mental health access for veterans
Strengthen and expand veteran benefits oversight, reducing delays
Support transition programs connecting veterans with education and employment
Strengthen first responder workforce development and mental health resources
Congress must honor service by ensuring stable, fulfilling lives, access to care, and room to recover.
“Strong communities are built through jobs and infrastructure, but they are sustained through shared culture, creativity, and public life.”
Our cultural heritage reflects our history and our people — historic downtowns, family farms, working artists, and living traditions. Public investment in cultural spaces supports education, tourism, and local economic activity.
Policy Focus
Support libraries, museums, parks, and historic preservation
Encourage arts, recreation, and cultural programs that enrich community life
Invest in public gathering spaces for families and neighbors
Support partnerships that preserve tradition while enabling new cultural expression
Economic development builds material strength; culture gives communities their identity.
“Missouri’s rivers, lakes, forests, parks, wildlife habitats, and public lands are the heart of our state.”
Our natural resources provide clean water and air, support agriculture and local economies, and sustain hunting and fishing traditions. Conservation means balancing environmental protection with economic activity.
Policy Focus
Support responsible stewardship of land, water, forests, and wildlife
Encourage partnerships among farmers, landowners, researchers, and communities
Invest in clean water systems, healthy forests, and recreation infrastructure
Promote science-based innovation and practical conservation practices
Healthy wildlife populations depend on healthy habitats — future generations deserve continued access to Missouri’s natural heritage.
“Every American possesses constitutional rights that government has a responsibility to protect, not grant.”
Government must safeguard constitutional freedoms, apply the law fairly, and remain accountable. A free society requires trust in equal application of the law and due process.
Policy Focus
Support legislation that respects constitutional limits and protects individual liberties
Defend equal protection and due process for every American
Strengthen federal agency oversight to ensure accountability
Restore checks and balances that limit government power
The Constitution frames the relationship between people’s freedoms and limited government power; Congress must uphold that framework faithfully.
“Public office is a public trust — elected officials have a responsibility to listen to their constituents, explain their votes, and be accountable.”
Americans feel disconnected from their representatives when national politics overshadows local concerns. Representation requires ongoing communication, transparency, and accountability — not just at election time.
Policy Focus
Hold regular town halls across the district, including rural communities
Clearly communicate votes, priorities, and legislative decisions
Maintain accessible constituent services
Support transparency and strong congressional oversight
Uphold equal application of the law
Effective representation begins with listening. The office belongs to the people it serves.
“The United States has a role in promoting peace, protecting U.S. national security and allies, and preventing unnecessary harm whenever possible.”
Strong defense and principled diplomacy are complementary. Military strength should deter conflict and defend our interests — decisions about military force carry profound human and economic consequences.
Policy Focus
Maintain a strong, well-trained, well-equipped military
Support diplomacy and partnerships that reduce the likelihood of conflict
Require clear objectives and congressional oversight before military force is used
Honor commitments to service members and military families
Evaluate the true economic and human costs of military action
Lasting security requires strength, discipline, accountability — and asking hard questions before risking lives.