Ed Lewis (Missouri)

Ed Lewis

Republican Party

Candidate, Missouri House of Representatives District 6

Missouri House of Representatives District 6

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Tim Remole

Compensation

Base salary

$41,070.14/year

Per diem

$132.80/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of Missouri

Graduate

Pittsburg State University

Personal

Birthplace

Savannah, Mo.

Religion

Non-denominational Christian

Profession

Educator

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

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Ed Lewis (Republican Party) is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 6, 2021. His current term ends on January 6, 2027.

Lewis (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 6. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Ed Lewis was born in Savannah, Missouri, and lives in Moberly, Missouri. Lewis earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Missouri and a master's degree in chemistry from Pittsburg State University. His career experience includes working as a high school teacher and college instructor.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Lewis was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget Committee
• Children and Families Committee
• Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
• Joint Committee on Education

2021-2022

Lewis was assigned to the following committees:

• Rural Community Development Committee
• Utilities Committee
• Workforce Development Committee
• Budget Committee

Sponsored legislation

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

2026

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Ed Lewis is running in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 6 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Ed Lewis (R)

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2024

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Ed Lewis defeated John Akins in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Lewis (R)	78.5	13,234
	Submit photo	John Akins (D)	21.5	3,622

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,856
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 6

John Akins advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 6 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Akins	100.0	705

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 705
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Ed Lewis advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 6 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Lewis	100.0	5,276

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,276
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Ed Lewis won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Lewis (R)	100.0	10,497

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Ed Lewis advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 6 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Lewis	100.0	3,851

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2020

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 6

Ed Lewis defeated Terrence Fiala in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Lewis (R)	76.9	13,064
	Submit photo	Terrence Fiala (D)	23.1	3,926

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,990
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 6

Terrence Fiala advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Terrence Fiala	100.0	1,328

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,328
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 6

Ed Lewis advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Lewis	100.0	5,041

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,041
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a teacher. who has taught high school chemistry and physics for 32 years. I earned my BSED from the University of Missouri and earned my Masters in Analytical Chemistry from Pittsburg State University. I am married to my wife of 35 years, Sarah and I have four children, Caleb, Joshua, Naomi, and Anna and 3 grandchildren. I am a Christian and serve as an Elder and Sunday School teacher at Timberlake Christian Church in Moberly, Missouri. I am one hundred percent pro-life and I am endorsed by the Missouri Right to Life. I am a strong advocate for the 2nd Amendment and I am endorsed by the NRA. I have lived in Missouri all of my life and I want to serve rural Missouri as a common sense, Christian, conservative voice in Jefferson City.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I am a strong believer in education and I want to support public, private and homeschool educators and students in any way I can.
• I will work to protect mid-Missouri rural values and way of life.
• I will work to ensure we open our state and counties to return to a strong economy and in-person education.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about education. I want Missouri to stop being at the bottom in many statistical categories in terms of education. Education is the key to young people's future. Whether it be to join the military and get training through the military or technical training at a community college or technical school or whether it is at a four-year college or university. I hope to serve on the education committee and perhaps the utilities committee. I want to encourage energy production in Missouri to continue to have inexpensive energy for growth and economic development.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I am a follower of Christ and their are many Christian leaders who I look up to.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

My web page has my campaign platform and I have also answered some 40 questions posed by a constituent in the district.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity, honesty and the willingness to represent the people in their district.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am an analytical person who is able to look at information and analyze facts and figures and get to the root of a problem quickly.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Represent your district and do no harm.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I hope to have represented my constituents well and not done anything to disgrace myself, my family and my district.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember the landing of men on the moon and I was 5 years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was working on roofing and painting jobs with my father. I also worked for a carpet cleaning company in St. Joseph when I was in high school and also at a fast food chain.

What is your favorite book? Why?

I actually enjoyed JRR Tolkien's works. I enjoy Tom Clancy, Tony Hillerman, and Louis Lamour books.

Every state besides Nebraska has two legislative chambers. What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state?

The general assembly is closer to the people since we only represent 37000 people and can know our district and be accessible to them much easier. The Senate must be elected by much larger populations and may make them a more moderate body and can slow the process of legislation.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

I think it can be beneficial but I believe that we need citizen legislators especially in the house. I think it is more important for legislators to have a lot of life experience to draw on to help them relate to their constituents and understand the effect of legislation they might write.

What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?

Providing reasonable cost health care to all areas of the state.

Providing the best education in the nation to our constituents.

Enabling broadband Internet access to all areas and especially rural areas to help with economic activity and educational equality.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?

The governor should have a good working relationship with the legislature. It should be friendly and cordial and it should not adversarial.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Absolutely. It is not possible for a legislator to get anything passed by themselves. We need for legislators to work together and especially across party lines to improve Missouri.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

I favor a bipartisan commission of an even number of Republicans and Democrats. I believe that the criteria for districts should always be compact, contiguous logical districts following reasonable boundaries with as nearly equal population per district as possible. I believe we should not look at any data about voting preference of the people in districts so as not to include partisan data into the planning of districts.

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Education, Utilities and Natural Resources.

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the legislature, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

I will have to wait and see if I will be someone who seeks leadership within the legislature.

Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

I think my predecessor, Tim Remole, was a great representative for our district. I also think Chuck Basye and Louis Riggs have passed important legislation that has improved Missouri and I will look to them for help to do the same.

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

I will not rule it out but I have no plans at the present time.

Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I have heard many stories of people whose loved ones have been locked away in a nursing home due to covid and have not been able to interact with their loved ones and not been able to advocate for their loved ones.

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Ed Lewis campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Missouri House of Representatives District 6	Won general	$24,970	$14,922
2022	Missouri House of Representatives District 6	Won general	$23,830	$10,897
2020	Missouri House of Representatives District 6	Won general	$17,262	N/A**
Grand total			$66,063	$25,819
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

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In 2024, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 17. Club for Growth Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Sierra Club Missouri Chapter Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. The Institute for Legislative Analysis Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

2022

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2021

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Preceded by Tim Remole (R)	Missouri House of Representatives District 6 2021-Present	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Missouri House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Jon Patterson

Minority Leader:Ashley Aune

Representatives

District 1

Jeff Farnan (R)

District 2

Mazzie Christensen (R)

District 3

Danny Busick (R)

District 4

Greg Sharpe (R)

District 5

Louis Riggs (R)

District 6

Ed Lewis (R)

District 7

Peggy McGaugh (R)

District 8

Josh Hurlbert (R)

District 9

Dean VanSchoiack (R)

District 10

Bill Falkner (R)

District 11

Brenda Shields (R)

District 12

Mike Jones (R)

District 13

Sean Pouche (R)

District 14

Ashley Aune (D)

District 15

Kenneth Jamison (D)

District 16

Chris Brown (R)

District 17

Bill Allen (R)

District 18

Eric Woods (D)

District 19

Wick Thomas (D)

District 20

Mike Steinmeyer (R)

District 21

Will Jobe (D)

District 22

Yolanda Young (D)

District 23

Michael Johnson (D)

District 24

Emily Weber (D)

District 25

Patricia Mansur (D)

District 26

Tiffany Price (D)

District 27

Melissa Douglas (D)

District 28

Donna Barnes (D)

District 29

Aaron Crossley (D)

District 30

Jon Patterson (R)

District 31

Ron Fowler (R)

District 32

Jeff Coleman (R)

District 33

Carolyn Caton (R)

District 34

Kemp Strickler (D)

District 35

Keri Ingle (D)

District 36

Anthony Ealy (D)

District 37

Mark Sharp (D)

District 38

Martin Jacobs (D)

District 39

Mark Meirath (R)

District 40

Chad Perkins (R)

District 41

Doyle Justus (R)

District 42

Jeff Myers (R)

District 43

Kent Haden (R)

District 44

John Martin (R)

District 45

Mary Steinhoff (D)

District 46

David Smith (D)

District 47

Adrian Plank (D)

District 48

Tim Taylor (R)

District 49

Jim Schulte (R)

District 50

Gregg Bush (D)

District 51

Mark Nolte (R)

District 52

Bradley Pollitt (R)

District 53

Terry Thompson (R)

District 54

Brandon Phelps (R)

District 55

William Irwin (R)

District 56

Michael Davis (R)

District 57

Rodger Reedy (R)

District 58

Willard Haley (R)

District 59

Rudy Veit (R)

District 60

Dave Griffith (R)

District 61

Bruce Sassmann (R)

District 62

Sherri Gallick (R)

District 63

Tricia Byrnes (R)

District 64

Deanna Self (R)

District 65

Wendy Hausman (R)

District 66

Marlene Terry (D)

District 67

Tonya Rush (D)

District 68

Kem Smith (D)

District 69

Scott Miller (R)

District 70

Stephanie Boykin (D)

District 71

LaDonna Appelbaum (D)

District 72

Doug Clemens (D)

District 73

Raychel Proudie (D)

District 74

Marla Smith (D)

District 75

Chanel Mosley (D)

District 76

Marlon Anderson (D)

District 77

Kimberly-Ann Collins (D)

District 78

Marty Murray (D)

District 79

LaKeySha Bosley (D)

District 80

Elizabeth Fuchs (D)

District 81

Steve Butz (D)

District 82

Nick Kimble (D)

District 83

Raymond Reed (D)

District 84

Del Taylor (D)

District 85

Yolonda Fountain Henderson (D)

District 86

Jeff Hales (D)

District 87

Connie Steinmetz (D)

District 88

Holly Jones (R)

District 89

George Hruza (R)

District 90

Mark Boyko (D)

District 91

Jo Doll (D)

District 92

Michael Burton (D)

District 93

Bridget Moore (D)

District 94

Jim Murphy (R)

District 95

Vacant

District 96

Brad Christ (R)

District 97

David Casteel (R)

District 98

Jaclyn Zimmermann (D)

District 99

Ian Mackey (D)

District 100

Philip Oehlerking (R)

District 101

Ben Keathley (R)

District 102

Richard West (R)

District 103

Dave Hinman (R)

District 104

Terri Violet (R)

District 105

Colin Wellenkamp (R)

District 106

Travis Wilson (R)

District 107

Mark Matthiesen (R)

District 108

Mike Costlow (R)

District 109

John Simmons (R)

District 110

Justin Sparks (R)

District 111

Cecelie Williams (R)

District 112

Renee Reuter (R)

District 113

Phil Amato (R)

District 114

Vacant

District 115

Bill Lucas (R)

District 116

Dale Wright (R)

District 117

Becky Laubinger (R)

District 118

Mike McGirl (R)

District 119

Brad Banderman (R)

District 120

John Hewkin (R)

District 121

Bill Hardwick (R)

District 122

Tara Peters (R)

District 123

Jeff Vernetti (R)

District 124

Don Mayhew (R)

District 125

Dane Diehl (R)

District 126

Jim Kalberloh (R)

District 127

Ann Kelley (R)

District 128

Christopher Warwick (R)

District 129

John Black (R)

District 130

Bishop Davidson (R)

District 131

Bill Owen (R)

District 132

Jeremy Dean (D)

District 133

Melanie Stinnett (R)

District 134

Alex Riley (R)

District 135

Betsy Fogle (D)

District 136

Stephanie Hein (D)

District 137

Darin Chappell (R)

District 138

Burt Whaley (R)

District 139

Bob Titus (R)

District 140

Jamie Gragg (R)

District 141

Melissa Schmidt (R)

District 142

Jeff Knight (R)

District 143

Bennie Cook (R)

District 144

Tony Harbison (R)

District 145

Bryant Wolfin (R)

District 146

Barry Hovis (R)

District 147

John Voss (R)

District 148

David Dolan (R)

District 149

Donnie Brown (R)

District 150

Cameron Bunting Parker (R)

District 151

Steven Jordan (R)

District 152

Hardy Billington (R)

District 153

Keith Elliott (R)

District 154

Lisa Durnell (R)

District 155

Matthew Overcast (R)

District 156

Brian Seitz (R)

District 157

Mitch Boggs (R)

District 158

Scott Cupps (R)

District 159

Dirk Deaton (R)

District 160

Vacant

District 161

Lane Roberts (R)

District 162

Robert Bromley (R)

District 163

Cathy Loy (R)

Republican Party (108)

Democratic Party (52)

Vacancies (3)