Scott Rupp

Scott Rupp
Missouri State Senate District 2
Incumbent
In office
2006-Present
Term ends
January 5, 2015
Years in position	7
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$35,915/year
Per diem	$104/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	2006
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	2 four-year terms
Prior offices
Missouri State House of Representatives
2003-2007
Education
Bachelor's	University of Missouri-Columbia, 1995
Personal
Birthday	October 17, 1973
Place of birth	Peoria, IL
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website

Scott Rupp (b. October 17, 1973) is a Republican member of the Missouri State Senate, representing the 2nd District since 2006.

Rupp ran unsuccessfully for Missouri Secretary of State in the 2012 election, losing in the primary on August 7 to state rep. Shane Schoeller.

Rupp earned his BA in Political Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1995.

Rupp was an Investment Representative/Owner of Rupp & Associates. He has also worked as a Mortgage Broker and Owner of Educational Funding & Financial Aid Specialists.

Rupp was a member of the State Board for First Steps. He served in the Missouri State House of Representatives from 2003 to 2006. He then won a special election for the Missouri State Senate in April of 2006.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rupp served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Rupp served on these committees:

Missouri Committee Assignments, 2009
• Appropriations
• Education
• General Laws
• Small Business, Insurance and Industry

Issues

Redistricting 2011

Republican members of the Missouri congressional delegation assembled in April 2011 to throw their weight behind changes to the two existing congressional redistricting maps.

The chairmen of the state legislature’s redistricting committees, Rep. John Diehl, Sen. Scott Rupp, House Speaker Steven Tilley, House Majority Floor Leader Rep. Timothy Jones, Senate President Pro Tem Robert Mayer, and Majority Floor Leader Sen. Tom Dempsey. Senators Jason Crowell and Brad Lager were seen entering party headquarters, but did not stay long.

Congress members Jo Ann Emerson, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Todd Akin, Vicky Hartzler and Sam Graves were said to have joined the conversation in person or via phone link.

The redistricting stalemate between the Missouri House and Senate has spurred debate and Crowell's warning of a filibuster against any attempt to pass the House version of the redistricting map.

The controversy concentrates on the way the two maps divide St. Charles and Jefferson Counties. The House map splits St. Charles County in two and Jefferson County three ways. The Senate map features a compact St. Charles County, and only two divisions in Jefferson County.

Political positions

Debt negotiations

Rupp is one of the members of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states, the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.

TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner has proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would allow states to tax online retailers.

Elections

2012

See also: Missouri secretary of state election, 2012

Rupp sought the Republican nomination for Missouri Secretary of State in 2012 alongside fellow state sen. Bill Stouffer and state rep. Shane Schoeller. He was defeated by Shane Schoeller in the Republican primary contest on August 7. Schoeller will face Democratic primary nominee Jason Kander, Cisse Spragins (Lib), and Justin Harter (CST) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Primary

• Rupp was narrowly defeated in the 2012 Republican primary by Shane Schoeller.

Missouri Secretary of State Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Shane Schoeller	35.3%	193,207
Scott Rupp	34.5%	188,701
Bill Stouffer	30.2%	165,588
Total Votes		547,496
Election Results Via: Missouri Secretary of State

Issues

• Voter photo-ID law

“Why shouldn’t we use this to guarantee the safety of our most sacred thing which is your right to vote?” Rupp said when prompted to provide his view on increasing voter identification requirements at the April 23 College Republican State Convention debate. He supports the underlying mission of one of his Republican primary opponents, Rep. Shane Schoeller, who is currently sponsoring a bill to reduce voter-fraud by requiring voters to show proof of citizenship at the polls. He doesn't, however, support the bill as it is written due to the obstacles it would place before troops trying to vote absentee from overseas. Rupp and the third Republican primary candidate, fellow Sen. Bill Stouffer, agree that if the bill's language is changed, as Schoeller claims will happen, they will vote for the law. Rupp pointed out that "voter photo identification is necessary for common security, and is already used with credit cards, bank accounts and in the work place."

• Fraud

In addition to stricter voter identification measures, Rupp wants to take advantage of available technologies, such as electronic poll books, that would help curb voter fraud by at once verifying the voter and also ensuring he/she is not registered to vote in multiple places.

“We’ll just restore integrity to the office,” said Rupp, 38.

2010

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2010

On November 2, 2010 Rupp won re-election to the Missouri State Senate. He faced Cynthia Davis in the primary. Don Crozier ran for the seat on the Democratic ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Missouri State Senate, District 2 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Scott Rupp (R)		57,542
Don Crozier (D)		23,331

2006

Rupp won election to a full term in the Missouri State Senate in 2006. He defeated Joe Brazil in the August 8 Republican primary, and Wayne Henke (D) in the November 7 general election.

Missouri State Senate, District 2 (2006)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Scott Rupp (R)		44,875	54.3%
Wayne Henke (D)		36,650	45.7%

2006 special election

On April 4, 2006, Rupp won a special election for the 2nd District Seat in the Missouri State Senate, defeating Wayne Henke (D).

Missouri State Senate, District 2 (2006)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Scott Rupp (R)		18,289	53.7%
Wayne Henke (D)		15,770	46.3%

2004

On November 2, 2004, Rupp won re-election to the 13th District Seat in the Missouri House of Representatives, defeating James Lloyd (D).

Missouri House of Representatives, District 13 (2004)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Scott Rupp (R)		15,946	64.5%
James Lloyd (D)		8,770	35.5%

2002

On November 5, 2002, Rupp won election to the 13th District Seat in the Missouri House of Representatives, defeating Tom Stephens (D).

Missouri House of Representatives, District 85 (2002)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Scott Rupp (R)		9,310	65.7%
Tom Stephens (D)		4,852	34.3%

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, a year in which Rupp was up for re-election to Senate District 2, he collected $333,468 in donations.

His four largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Sinquefield, Rex A	$10,000
Lewis & Clark Regional Leadership Fund	$10,000
Missouri Health Care Association	$9,000
Ameristar Casinos	$6,500

2006

In 2006, a year in which Rupp was up for election to Senate District 2, he collected $283,041 in donations.

His four largest contributors in 2006 were:

Donor	Amount
4th Republican Senatorial District Cmte	$12,800
15th Republican Legislative District Cmte	$11,100
18th Republican Legislative District Cmte	$7,000
Missouri Bankers Association	$6,500

2004

In 2004, a year in which Rupp was up for re-election to House District 13, he collected $62,623 in donations.

His four largest contributors in 2004 were:

Donor	Amount
St Charles County Republican Central Cmte	$2,000
Missouri Bankers Association	$900
Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of Missouri	$600
Farmers Insurance Group	$600

2002

In 2002, a year in which Rupp was up for election to House District 13, he collected $44,748 in donations.

His four largest contributors in 2002 were:

Donor	Amount
Rupp, Scott T	$2,283
People Of Courage 2nd Congressional District Cmte	$2,000
St Charles County Republican Central Cmte	$2,000
Missouri Bankers Association	$800

Recent news

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Scott Rupp News Feed

• Senators assist colleague amidst family loss - The Missouri Times
• Missouri Senate Backs Bill to Bolster Second Injury Fund - Insurance Journal
• Looking back: Dempsey, Jones reflect on session - The Missouri Times
• Final Version Of Workers' Comp/Second Injury Fund Fix Passes Mo. Senate ... - St. Louis Public Radio
• Missouri Law Expands to Include Sponsored Captive Insurance Companies - The National Law Review
• Gatschenberger to run for Senate - The Missouri Times
• Missouri set to renew New Markets, first reformed tax credit program - The Missouri Times
• Mo. Senate backs bill aimed at injured workers - Southeast Missourian
• Monthly Archives: September 2011 - PoliticMo
• FAIR: Tim Jones gets one right. FOUL: Campaign finance run amok - STLtoday.com

Personal

Rupp and his wife, Natalie, have one child.

See also

• Missouri Secretary of State
• Current Secretary of State Robin Carnahan
• Missouri secretary of state election, 2012

External links

Suggest a link

• Scott Rupp official campaign website
• Scott Rupp's official Missouri Senate member page
• Project Vote Smart biographical profile
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
• Scott Rupp on Twitter
• Scott Rupp on Facebook
• Scott Rupp for Secretary of State

References

Political offices
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