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End-of-the-Year MOScout Readers' Poll 2025
1.
Biggest Legislative Accomplishment
STL police takeover – Brad Christ
Capital gains income tax carveout – Chad Perkins
$50M general revenue to ESA– Dirk Deaton
Farm Bureau to offer health insurance – Kurtis Gregory
Utilities regulatory overhaul – Mike Cierpiot
Other (please specify)
2.
Best Grudge/Fight
Angela Mosley trading fisticuffs Shalonda Webb.
Mike Cierpiot cutting SOS Denny Hoskins’ FTEs.
Scott Cupps filing legislation to “troll” Bishop Davidson getting Budget vice-chair.
Other (please specify)
3.
Leadiest balloon - Worst Received Idea Float
David Wasinger saying he intends to “fix” the Senate.
House staff plans to have lobbyists fill out a form to pull legislators off floor.
Phil Amato’s central registry of each expectant mother.
Other (please specify)
4.
Power Move of the Year
Cindy O’Laughlin forcing a sit-down to resolve MU-Anthem spat
House Budget hammering Public Defenders over hiring a felon.
Legislature’s moving to overturn new voter-approved law and constitutional amendment.
Scott Leiendecker buying Dominion.
Other (please specify)
5.
Least Surprising U-turn
Cindy O’Laughlin: cool on redistricting to slamming it through Senate.
Dirk Deaton: fiscal hawk on HB 19 capital projects to voting for Chiefs’ subsidy.
Justin Sparks: running for speaker to resigning from House.
Mary Elizabeth Coleman: not seeking re-election.
Steve Ehlmann: seeking a 6th term.
Other (please specify)
6.
Most Shocking Scandal/Crime
Christian Chenet’s gun-waving.
Jeremy Dean’s obscene text.
John Diehl’s PPP fraud.
Tricia Byrnes’ spoofing suicide hotline as a test.
Other (please specify)
7.
Best DC Trumpster to Know
Alex Meyer
Andrew Bailey
Ed Martin
Will Scharf
Other (please specify)
8.
Quote of the Year
“Look I haven’t jumped to the conclusion that there are, you know, aliens, coming from another planet. But I’m open to that.” – Eric Burlison, September.
“It costs a lot of money to tear down stadiums that are empty.” – Jon Patterson, February 20.
“God made government, but the devil made politics.” – Karla May, May 7.
“There are sexual predators who work in this building” – Stephen Webber, March 26.
Other (please specify)
9.
Biggest Stretching of the Truth
We’re going to collect $24 billion from China – Andrew Bailey/Catherine Hanaway.
Lincoln Hough lost his chairmanship as part of transitioning termed chairmen – Cindy O’Laughlin.
“Respondent and Mr. Taylor are related by blood.” – Andrew Bailey’s court filing wrongly alleging nepotism in the St. Louis Sheriff’s Office.
Indicting Sam Page for “theft” over a political advocacy mailer – Andrew Bailey.
Other (please specify)
10.
Termed legislator most likely to register as a lobbyist in the future
Brenda Shields
Jeff Knight
Justin Brown
Keri Ingle
Lincoln Hough
Other (please specify)
Current Progress,
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