Jennifer Cassidy

Jennifer Cassidy (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 32. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Jennifer Cassidy was born in Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated from Berean Christian School. She attended Kansas University. Her career experience includes working as a business owner.^[1]

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 32

Jennifer Cassidy and Michael Todd are running in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 32 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jennifer Cassidy (D)
	Submit photo	Michael Todd (Independent)

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2024

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 32

Incumbent Jeff Coleman defeated Jennifer Cassidy in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 32 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jeff Coleman (R)	66.6	13,067
	Jennifer Cassidy (D)	33.4	6,544

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,611
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 32

Jennifer Cassidy advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 32 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Cassidy	100.0	1,671

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,671
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 32

Incumbent Jeff Coleman advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 32 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Coleman	100.0	3,838

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,838
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Pledges

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2026

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2024

Jennifer Cassidy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cassidy's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a wife, a mother, and a small business owner. I have been a resident of Grain Valley, Missouri for 22 years, but have lived in the Kansas City area my entire life. I am a registered Democrat, and I believe that the government should stay out of our private lives, healthcare decisions meant to only be decided between a patient and their doctor, union labor, strong public education, safer communities, common sense gun laws, and the funding of our state through fiscal management and state infrastructure and reigning in corporations, maintaining regulations on big businesses that seek to pollute our air and our waterways, encouraging tourism to our beautiful state. It is time to break the stranglehold of the supermajority in Missouri legislature that has fully intended on removing the ability to have reproductive rights, giving tax breaks to corporations, and trying to strip Missourians of voting rights that are enshrined in our constitution, and simplifying the one-to-one vote of the people.

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 place the highest priority on public education for all children in Missouri. Teachers in this state receive the lowest pay of any state in the US. Teachers are leaving the state for better pay because Republicans in the Missouri Legislature have been attempting to defund public schools and send public tax dollars to private and religious schools with little or no state accreditation, oversight, or standardized testing. Children in rural or urban areas, or with special needs will have no choice, and will go without education. Trickle down economics is a myth, and it is beyond time for those at the top to pay their fair share.
I will work to restore reproductive rights to women, including reproductive choice. Missouri does not have to right to determine or override the needs of women and children under a doctor's care simply because it offends their faith. No person should make a healthcare decision for another person, unless they are the legal guardian, parent, or their medical provider. When the voters have decided that reproductive rights should be on the ballot, it is the will of the people that the Missouri legislature should preserve without attempting to remove the ability to petition to have our voices heard and attempting to do an end-run around the votes of our citizens by attempting to legislate away the right to vote.
Missouri workers deserve to have protections in their jobs, and that every large corporation should pay their fair share of taxes. I believe that Missourians do not deserve to shoulder the bulk of the taxation that rich seem to avoid, and the rush to the bottom as one of the poorest states in the United States, and that corporations should pay their fair share of taxes.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My focus as a politician is on preserving democracy an, the citizens of Missouri's right to vote and have that vote count, especially in women's reproductive rights. Supporting families, children, public safety and lowering crime, encouraging and supporting small businesses, ending puppy mills and animal cruelty, public transparency in our fiscal responsibility to taxpayers, and re-establishing trust in our government institutions.

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

"All the President's Men" by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward

"Peril" by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa

"If God Is Love, Don't Be A Jerk" by John Pavlovitz

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

Fiscal transparency in campaign funds, accountability for officials who are corrupt, fairness and the ability to separate out government from religion.

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

Governing, not performative politics, serving the people over their party affiliation or an individual politician, and legislating Missouri with fiscal management instead of giving tax cuts to the wealthy, preserving earned benefits such as Social Security and Medicare instead of cutting funding to these programs, treating all citizens fairly under the law and the Missouri Constitution and managing the state budget to support our elderly, veterans, financially disadvantaged and our persons with disabilities.

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

The Challenger space shuttle explosion

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

The Governor should be the liason between the state legislature and the fiscal governing body, with line-item veto power, as well as advisory board roles.

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

Re-instituting and preserving women's reproductive rights, fiscal responsibility, including higher minimum wages and prevailing union wage without cutting earned benefits programs and support for veterans, elderly and disabled, overhauling our infrastructure, and supporting public education and teacher pay.

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

It is beneficial, it is not required.

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

Yes, it is beneficial to establish relationships on both sides of party lines, to get an understanding of how a group of people with vastly different beliefs will need to work together for several years to actually govern.

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

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill was my inspiration when I briefly worked on her campaign in the telephony department in 2006. She is a strong and eloquent woman, and truly cared about the people of Missouri.

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

My aspirations currently do not include a lifelong political career or to use this office as a stepping stone to another office. However it is a possibility when my terms are up in this office, when the time comes, that decision will be made.

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?

While canvassing, a lady in Grain Valley told me that she had no help for her disabled son and could not afford in home care for him, while she was recovering from her own hip replacement, and she was worried about how to make the rent payment when the government would cut her Social Security and SSI benefits for her son. She had to go back to work at age 75 and there were no jobs available that should could do and take care of her disabled son, and I asked a friend if they could give her a call and offer her volunteer services to set him up with Self-Directed Services to allow the state to keep her son at home while she worked. She made it onto the waiting list before the Missouri Legislature slashed this funding by $800M. If she had waited a week later, her son would not be eligible due to the defunding of the DMH. My heart was both warmed that she was able to hope for help, and yet broken for the thousands of Missouri residents who will not be able to receive services.

Should the legislature oversee or grant the use of emergency powers?

It depends on the situation, but I think limiting the power of the government is the direction we should be headed, not granting more power to the legislature who has not been able to get much done. Incompetency should not be rewarded.

What is the first bill you would introduce if elected?

I would like to help enshrine women's reproductive rights in the Missouri Constitution.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

AFL-CIO, Mom's Demand, Pipe Fitters 533

What committees interest you?

Ways and Means, Budget Committee (which I understand we currently do not have)

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Governing officials should be treated under the law as citizens, without a separate tier of financial responsibility or accountability than the average Missouri citizen. Tax and campaign funding reform which include transparency should be implemented to regulate "dark money" and funding from super PAC interest groups, Sunshine requests under FOIF should not be exempted for politicians, and oversight boards or committees should be bipartisan.

Do you support or oppose changes to the current state ballot initiative process? If so, what kind of changes would you consider?

I do not support those who would decimate the petition process and dilute the voice of each voter.

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Jennifer Cassidy campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Missouri House of Representatives District 32	Lost general	$17,185	$15,379
Grand total			$17,185	$15,379
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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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)

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Jennifer Cassidy

Contents

Biography

Elections

2026

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 32

Endorsements

2024

General election

General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 32

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 32

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 32

Endorsements

Pledges

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

2024

Campaign finance summary

See also

External links

Footnotes

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