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Laura Keys
2023 - Present
2029
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Laura Keys is a member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen in Missouri, representing Ward 11. She assumed office on April 18, 2023. Her current term ends on April 17, 2029.
Keys ran for re-election to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to represent Ward 11 in Missouri. She won in the general election on April 8, 2025.
Biography
Laura Keys was born in Steele, Missouri. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri, St. Louis in 2004. Her career experience includes working as a politician.[1]
Elections
2025
General election
General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11
Incumbent Laura Keys defeated Rebecca McCloud in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11 on April 8, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laura Keys (Nonpartisan) | 56.2 | 1,020 |
 | Rebecca McCloud (Nonpartisan) | 43.8 | 796 | |
| Total votes: 1,816 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
| St. Louis uses approval voting, where voters may cast ballots for any number of candidates. A candidate's Approval Percentage is the number of votes cast for the candidate as a percentage of all votes cast. Under this system, the two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election. | |||
| Candidate | % | Votes | |
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Laura Keys (Nonpartisan) | 62.68% | 744 |
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Rebecca McCloud (Nonpartisan) | 35.55% | 422 |
| Melinda Long (Nonpartisan) | 11.79% | 140 | |
| Incumbents are bolded and underlined. | Total votes: | 1,306 | |
| Source: St. Louis certified primary results, 2025 The results have been certified. | |||
Endorsements
Keys received the following endorsements.
2023
General election
General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11
Incumbent Laura Keys defeated Carla Wright in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Keys (Nonpartisan) | 69.4 | 782 |
 | Carla Wright (Nonpartisan) | 29.8 | 335 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,126 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
| St. Louis uses approval voting, where voters may cast ballots for any number of candidates. A candidate's Approval Percentage is the number of votes cast for the candidate as a percentage of all votes cast. Under this system, the two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election. | |||
| Candidate | % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Laura Keys (Nonpartisan) | 69.86% | 568 |
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Carla Wright (Nonpartisan) | 38.38% | 312 |
| Incumbents are bolded and underlined. | Total votes: | 880 | |
| Source: St. Louis certified primary results, 2023 The results have been certified. | |||
2022
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2022)
General election
Special general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 21
Laura Keys defeated Joann Dyson Williams, Melinda Long, and Ebony Moore in the special general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 21 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Keys (D) | 56.6 | 671 |
| Joann Dyson Williams (Independent) | 31.7 | 376 | ||
| Melinda Long (Independent) | 8.2 | 97 | ||
| Ebony Moore (Independent) | 2.3 | 27 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 1,186 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in St. Louis, Missouri (2021)
General election
General election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 21
Incumbent John Collins-Muhammad Jr. defeated Laura Keys in the general election for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 21 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Collins-Muhammad Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 60.9 | 1,032 |
| Laura Keys (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 655 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 1,694 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 21
The following candidates ran in the primary for St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 21 on March 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Collins-Muhammad Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 42.9 | 833 |
| ✔ | | Laura Keys (Nonpartisan) | 27.3 | 530 |
| Ticharwa Masimba (Nonpartisan) | 11.2 | 217 | ||
| Melinda Long (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 144 | ||
| Barbara Lane (Nonpartisan) | 6.6 | 129 | ||
| Tavon Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 90 | ||
| Total votes: 1,943 | |||
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2017
The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held elections for mayor, comptroller, board of aldermen, and the St. Louis Community College in 2017. Fourteen of the 29 seats on the board were up for general election. Additionally, the Ward 16 seat held by Donna Baringer (D) was up for special election, following her successful election to the state house of representatives in 2016. Partisan primary elections took place on March 7, 2017. The general election between the primary winners took place on April 4, 2017.[2] John Collins-Muhammad Jr. defeated Laura Keys and Marlene Buckley in the Democratic primary election for Ward 21 of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.[3]
| St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 21 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Collins-Muhammad Jr. |
44.57% | 812 |
| Laura Keys | 42.97% | 783 |
| Marlene Buckley | 12.46% | 227 |
| Total Votes | 1,822 | |
| Source: St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, "March 7, 2017 Primary Municipal Election -- March 7th, 2017 Final Official Results," March 13, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laura Keys did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Laura Keys completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Keys' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am asking People to vote for me because I have dedicated my life to being in the service of others. I have worked as a State of Missouri-Child Abuse Investigator, A State of Missouri-Tracker for Juvenile Offenders, A St. Louis Public Schools Teacher, a IDIC (State of Illinois) Case Manager for Federal & State Parolees, and an Investor for Keypoint Government Solutions-Contracted through the Defense Counter Intelligence Agency.
- I would hope that the work that I have freely given to this community for the past 34 years, both with and without a title would demonstrate my level of commitment to our community and our city.
- I would pray that people would vote for me because I have clearly shown that I understand the plight of our community and that I've used my mind, heart, and hands to help gain a better quality of life for our community and our city.
I am passionate about social justice and how we as Legislators have the ability to shape laws to fit life in this modern time that we live in. We can bring greater justice by being cognizant of the issues and challenges that plague our community and people.
Honesty
Punctuality
I worked at Steven's Elementary School tutoring reading in their summer school program.
Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler
Senator Steve Roberts
State Representative Marlon Anderson
State Representative Del Taylor
State Representative Lakeysha Bosley
Alderwoman Marlene Davis
Alderwoman Dwenderlyn Evans
Alderman Brandon Bosley
Sheriff Vernon Betts
Committeewoman Queen Byrd Scott
Committeewoman Lucinda Frazier
Committeewoman Amber Cole
Committeeman James Keys
Committeeman John Watson
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2022
Laura Keys did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Laura Keys did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11 |
Officeholder St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 28, 2023
- ↑ St. Louis, Missouri, "Primary Municipal Election," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ City of St. Louis, "Final Unofficial List of Candidates as of 5:00 PM 1-6-2017," January 6, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by James P. Lappe (D) |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 11 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by John Collins-Muhammad Jr. |
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Ward 21 2022-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
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