Connie Simmons
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Connie Simmons (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 53. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 53
Terry Thompson defeated Connie Simmons, Aaron Mais, and Cameron Pack in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 53 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terry Thompson (R)  | 67.6 | 12,288 |
 | Connie Simmons (D) | 22.9 | 4,170 | |
| Aaron Mais (Independent) | 7.8 | 1,414 | ||
| Cameron Pack (L) | 1.7 | 316 | ||
| Total votes: 18,188 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 53
Connie Simmons defeated Ron Fauss in the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 53 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Connie Simmons | 69.2 | 1,362 |
| Ron Fauss | 30.8 | 606 | ||
| Total votes: 1,968 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 53
Terry Thompson advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 53 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terry Thompson | 100.0 | 4,527 |
| Total votes: 4,527 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 53
Cameron Pack advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 53 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cameron Pack | 100.0 | 15 | |
| Total votes: 15 | |||
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2018
General election
Incumbent Glen Kolkmeyer defeated Connie Simmons in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 53 on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 53
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Glen Kolkmeyer (R) | 69.5 | 9,946 |
| Connie Simmons (D) | 30.5 | 4,357 | |
| Total votes: 14,303 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Connie Simmons advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 53 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 53
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Connie Simmons | 100.0 | 2,504 |
| Total votes: 2,504 | |||
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Republican primary election
Incumbent Glen Kolkmeyer advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 53 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 53
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Glen Kolkmeyer | 100.0 | 4,443 |
| Total votes: 4,443 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Connie Simmons did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Connie Simmons participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 22, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Connie Simmons' responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Fully funding public education Affordable Healthcare for everyone A living wage for all workers[2][3] |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Public Education is very important to me. As a retired School Counselor I have seen first hand the affect of budget cuts and lack of funding for our children's future. Our teachers are doing the best they can but with limited resources and low wages. What other career requires continued training and schooling without help in paying for it or any rewards for getting it? I have also seen the difference between small country schools and larger city schools and the discrepancy of the quality of education in some areas. All of our students deserve to be taught by the bet and have a quality education.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Connie Simmons answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Personally I looked up to my dad when he was alive. He was always fair, always open minded and listened to your opinion. He may not have always agreed but he always respected me for voicing my differences. Politically, being from Missouri, I have to say I am a student of Harry S Truman. He was a straight talker and told it like it was. I respect that in any person and try to be like that myself. I tell people that I am brutally honest. If you don't want to know what I think, don't ask![3] | ” |
| “ | the Holy Bible[3] | ” |
| “ | Honesty and the ability to actually listen with an open mind. I am afraid that most politicians I know and have met do not have those qualities and I think that is wrong. They are not doing their main job of representing the people who elected them.[3] | ” |
| “ | I am an excellent listener. As a counselor I have spent years listening to students, parents, teachers, district patrons and at times given advice or simply listened to their issue without judgement. As I stated earlier I am brutally honest. That may actually be a hindrance as a politician, but that is who I am and I don't plan on changing that at this point in my life.[3] | ” |
| “ | To listen to the people who elected you. To take their need and wants into prime consideration on any topic brought up in conversation and to always ask their opinion of any bill or idea that is discussed and possibly brought up for vote. As a Representative your job is to actually Represent the people of your district. I am old school in that I believe a representative should be as it was in the beginning, a not for profit venture and one in which you are a public servant, humble and attentive to your constituents.[3] | ” |
| “ | Honestly I have come to realize that the Equal Rights Amendment brought up in the 70's when I was a teenager was never passed and I would like to be part of the movement in Missouri to put that on the ballot. I would be proud to have Missouri be the next state to ratify it and therefore be the deciding state that finally puts it into the constitution of the United States.[3] | ” |
| “ | I remember the moon landing and my teacher bringing the television to school so that we could watch it. I was in elementary school. I was 8 years old.[3] | ” |
| “ | My first job was working as a bank teller summers while I was attending college. I had that position each summer until I was married and then even after I graduated i worked as a bank teller for a couple of years before starting my family.[3] | ” |
| “ | Christmas because I love to decorate and give things to other people. I shop all year for the perfect gift for friends and family.[3] | ” |
| “ | Shanna by Kathleen E Woodiwiss. It is an historical romance.[3] | ” |
| “ | no one. I pretty much like me.[3] | ” |
| “ | Pictures on the walls. They are of family I love.[3] | ” |
| “ | Hey There, Georgie Girl[3] | ” |
| “ | My weight has always been a struggle for me. So much so that 8 years ago I had Gastric ByPass surgery and as a result lost close to 90 pounds. Even with that I am still overweight.[3] | ” |
| “ | The Senate is the Upper House and the House of Representatives is the Lower House. The Senate has broader access and control and has longer terms.[3] | ” |
| “ | not necessarily. I do not think career politicians can truly connect and understand what the workforce deals with.[3] | ” |
| “ | Getting the infrastructure and Highway systems back to where they should be.[3] | ” |
| “ | open, honest rapport with everyone. A legislator should be able to call the governor and discuss any concerns and share with each other.[3] | ” |
| “ | yes. You are working together each day and you need to have support and someone to bounce ideas off of.[3] | ” |
| “ | I am against gerrymandering. I think a non political entity should restructure districts trying to keep towns intact and even counties intact if at all possible.[3] | ” |
| “ | Education.[3] | ” |
| “ | yes. I am always open to any type of leadership role if I can be of use. I would be open to any position that would be in need of my expertise and experience.[3] | ” |
| “ | Ike Skelton[3] | ” |
| “ | no[3] | ” |
| “ | yes. from a young lady in Odessa Missouri. She is wheelchair bound and has difficulty getting around her town because the roads and sidewalks are in such bad shape. One of those roads is a state highway which is in terrible condition. Another is from a woman whose husband is on the sexual predators list because when he was just out of high school he was dating a girl still in school and her parents got mad and pressed charges against him. Now as an adult and father he is not allowed to attend his children's sporting events and school functions. She was asking if Mo would ever have levels so that he is not bunched in with actual child molesters when people see that he is on the list.[3] | ” |
See also
2020 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Connie Simmons' responses," August 22, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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