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Scott Sifton
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Missouri State Senate District 1
Years in office: 2013 - 2021
Successor: Doug Beck (D)
Missouri House of Representatives District 96
Years in office: 2011 - 2013
Elections and appointments
Last election
August 2, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
Truman State University
Law
University of Michigan Law School, 1999
Personal
Religion
Christian: Presbyterian
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Scott Sifton (Democratic Party) was a member of the Missouri State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 9, 2013. He left office on January 6, 2021.

Sifton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.

Sifton also served in the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 96 from 2011 to 2013.

Biography

Sifton earned his B.S. from Truman State University in 1996, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1999. His professional experience includes working as a partner and attorney at Husch Blackwell.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Sifton was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Missouri committee assignments, 2017
• Government Reform
• Insurance and Banking
• Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
• Local Government and Elections
• Professional Registration
• Small Business, Insurance and Industry
• Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
• Joint Committee on Legislative Research
• Joint Committee on the Justice System

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Sifton served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Sifton served on the following committees:

Missouri committee assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Financial and Governmental Organizations and Elections
• Veterans' Affairs and Health
• Ways and Means

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sifton served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Missouri

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Schmitt
Eric Schmitt (R)
 
55.4
 
1,146,966
Image of Trudy Busch Valentine
Trudy Busch Valentine (D)
 
42.2
 
872,694
Image of Jonathan Dine
Jonathan Dine (L)
 
1.7
 
34,821
Image of Paul Venable
Paul Venable (Constitution Party)
 
0.7
 
14,608
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Nathan Mooney (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
14
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Steve Price (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
9
Image of Rik Combs
Rik Combs (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
6
Image of Gina Bufe
Gina Bufe (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5
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Theodis Brown Sr. (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4
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David Kirk (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
3
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Martin Lindstedt (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,069,130
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Trudy Busch Valentine
 
43.2
 
158,957
Image of Lucas Kunce
Lucas Kunce Candidate Connection
 
38.3
 
141,203
Image of Spencer Toder
Spencer Toder Candidate Connection
 
4.7
 
17,465
Image of Carla Wright
Carla Wright Candidate Connection
 
3.9
 
14,438
Image of Gena Ross
Gena Ross Candidate Connection
 
2.4
 
8,749
Image of Jewel Kelly, Jr.
Jewel Kelly, Jr. Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
6,464
Image of Lewis Rolen
Lewis Rolen Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
5,247
Image of Pat Kelly
Pat Kelly Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
5,002
Image of Ronald William Harris
Ronald William Harris Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
4,074
Image of Joshua Shipp
Joshua Shipp Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
3,334
Image of Clarence Taylor
Clarence Taylor Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
3,322

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 368,255
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Eric Schmitt
Eric Schmitt
 
45.6
 
299,282
Image of Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
 
22.1
 
144,903
Image of Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
 
18.9
 
124,155
Image of Billy Long
Billy Long
 
5.0
 
32,603
Image of Mark McCloskey
Mark McCloskey
 
3.0
 
19,540
Image of Dave Schatz
Dave Schatz
 
1.1
 
7,509
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Patrick Lewis
 
0.9
 
6,085
Image of Curtis D. Vaughn
Curtis D. Vaughn Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
3,451
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Eric McElroy
 
0.4
 
2,805
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Robert Allen
 
0.3
 
2,111
Image of C.W. Gardner
C.W. Gardner Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
2,044
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Dave Sims
 
0.3
 
1,949
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Bernie Mowinski
 
0.2
 
1,602
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Deshon Porter
 
0.2
 
1,574
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Darrell Leon McClanahan III
 
0.2
 
1,139
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Rickey Joiner
 
0.2
 
1,084
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Robert Olson
 
0.2
 
1,081
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Dennis Lee Chilton
 
0.1
 
755
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Russel Pealer Breyfogle Jr
 
0.1
 
685
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Kevin Schepers
 
0.1
 
681
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Hartford Tunnell
 
0.1
 
637

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 655,675
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Paul Venable advanced from the Constitution primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Paul Venable
 
100.0
 
792

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 792
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

Jonathan Dine advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jonathan Dine
 
100.0
 
2,973

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,973
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2020

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2020

Scott Sifton was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2016

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Missouri State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.

Incumbent Scott Sifton defeated Randy Jotte in the Missouri State Senate District 1 general election.[1]

Missouri State Senate, District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott Sifton Incumbent 53.09% 48,926
     Republican Randy Jotte 46.91% 43,227
Total Votes 92,153
Source: Missouri Secretary of State


Incumbent Scott Sifton ran unopposed in the Missouri State Senate District 1 Democratic primary.[2][3]

Missouri State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott Sifton Incumbent (unopposed)


Randy Jotte ran unopposed in the Missouri State Senate District 1 Republican primary.[4][5]

Missouri State Senate, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Randy Jotte  (unopposed)

This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »

This candidate ran in one of Ballotpedia's races to watch in 2016. Read more »

2012

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2012

Sifton won election in the 2012 election for Missouri State Senate, District 1. Sifton defeated Sue Schoemehl in the August 7 Democratic primary and defeated incumbent Jim Lembke (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

Missouri State Senate, District 1, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngScott Sifton 50.9% 45,689
     Republican Jim Lembke Incumbent 49.1% 44,055
Total Votes 89,744
Missouri State Senate, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngScott Sifton 54.9% 6,720
Sue Schoemehl 45.1% 5,513
Total Votes 12,233

2010

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010, Sifton won election to the Missouri House of Representatives, defeating Tony Leech (R).

Missouri House of Representatives, District 96 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Scott Sifton (D) 5,655
Tony Leech (R) 4,062

Campaign themes

2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Scott Sifton campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022U.S. Senate MissouriWithdrew primary$1,043,043 $1,043,043
2016Missouri State Senate, District 1Won $1,983,448 N/A**
2012Missouri State Senate, District 1Won $653,761 N/A**
2010Missouri House of Representatives, District 96Won $95,882 N/A**
2002Missouri House of Representatives, District 91Lost $38,687 N/A**
Grand total$3,814,821 $1,043,043
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Sifton and his wife, Stacey, have one child.

Scorecards

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Missouri General Assembly in 2013.

In 2012, the Missouri General Assembly was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

In 2011, the Missouri General Assembly was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Sifton's endorsements included the following:[8]

  • Sierra Club
  • FOP
  • PROMO
  • Planned Parenthood
  • MO AFLCIO
  • Teamsters
  • SEIU – Service Employees International Union
  • Missouri Votes Conservation


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
    2. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
    3. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    4. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
    5. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    6. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 7, 2012," accessed October 22, 2014
    7. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - General Election - November 6, 2012," accessed October 22, 2014
    8. ↑ Scott Sifton, "Endorsements," accessed September 29, 2016
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