Laura Mitchell-Riley

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Laura Mitchell-Riley

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 6, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Saint Louis University, 2001

Graduate

Lindenwood University, 2011

Personal

Religion

Christianity

Contact

Campaign website

Laura Mitchell-Riley (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.

Biography

Laura Mitchell-Riley was born and lives in St. Louis, Missouri. Mitchell-Riley earned a bachelor's degree in liberal studies from Saint Louis University in 2001, and a master's degree in professional counseling from Lindenwood University in 2011. She is a member of Grow to Go Christian Center.

Elections

2024

See also: Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Wesley Bell defeated Andrew Jones Jr., Rochelle Riggins, Don Fitz, and Blake Ashby in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wesley Bell (D)	75.9	233,312
		Andrew Jones Jr. (R)	18.4	56,453
		Rochelle Riggins (L)	3.3	10,070
		Don Fitz (G)	1.7	5,151
		Blake Ashby (Better Party)	0.7	2,279

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 307,265
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Wesley Bell defeated incumbent Cori Bush, Maria Chappelle-Nadal, and Ron Harshaw in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wesley Bell	51.1	63,521
		Cori Bush	45.6	56,723
		Maria Chappelle-Nadal	2.6	3,279
		Ron Harshaw	0.6	735

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 124,258
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Andrew Jones Jr. defeated Stan Hall, Michael J. Hebron Sr., Laura Mitchell-Riley, and Timothy Gartin in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Jones Jr.	26.9	4,209
		Stan Hall	25.6	4,008
		Michael J. Hebron Sr.	20.7	3,247
		Laura Mitchell-Riley	20.5	3,215
		Timothy Gartin	6.4	996

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,675
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Rochelle Riggins advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rochelle Riggins	100.0	272

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mitchell-Riley in this election.

2022

See also: Missouri's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Incumbent Cori Bush defeated Andrew Jones Jr. and George Zsidisin in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cori Bush (D)	72.9	160,999
		Andrew Jones Jr. (R)	24.3	53,767
		George Zsidisin (L)	2.8	6,192
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 220,965
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Incumbent Cori Bush defeated Steve Roberts, Michael Daniels, Ron Harshaw, and Earl Childress in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cori Bush	69.5	65,326
		Steve Roberts	26.6	25,015
	Submit photo	Michael Daniels	1.8	1,683
		Ron Harshaw	1.1	1,065
		Earl Childress	1.0	929

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,018
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Koehr (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

Andrew Jones Jr. defeated Steven Jordan and Laura Mitchell-Riley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Jones Jr.	42.4	6,937
		Steven Jordan	31.5	5,153
		Laura Mitchell-Riley	26.1	4,260

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,350
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Snider (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1

George Zsidisin advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George Zsidisin	100.0	206

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 206
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign website

Laura Mitchell-Riley’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Hello, I am Laura Mitchell-Riley, candidate for the House of Representatives for the First Congressional District of Missouri. WHAT ABOUT OUR CONSTITUTION? We already have far too many elected officials who have abandoned the constitution and "WE THE PEOPLE ". How soon they forget that our votes elected them. This country is a Constitutional Republic not a democracy (mobocracy) like the Left wants us to believe. The constitution, which is based on Judeo-Christian principles, is the "Supreme Law of( this )Land. What's absolutely astounding is that our elected officials take an oath to uphold our constitution, but some of them lambaste it and circumvent it. However it speaks for itself when adhered to. THINGS I WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT ME: I am Christian , a member of Grow to Go Christian Center located in St. Ann, Mo. a Conservative and a DEFENDER of the Constitution . God gave me this assignment: to run for the House Of Representatives. It is an honor and privilege to me be used by HIM. With the Lord's help and the support of GOD-LOVING electors, who are fed-up-like-me with the rapid decline of our country, I am committed to see this through. A well-known Pastor said that serving in Public Office is a "calling". My responsibility is to obey God, His is to bring His will to pass in my life. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN? PUSH BACK on the encroachment of our civil liberties. RESUME building our border wall and shut it down. DEPORT the illegal aliens; have them enter legally. STAND strong with our ally Israel and stay in our lane. STOP MUTILATING and INDOCTRINATING our children. STOP THE KILLING of the unborn.	”
—Laura Mitchell-Riley’s campaign website (2024)

2022

Laura Mitchell-Riley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Laura Mitchell-Riley campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Missouri District 1	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
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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Footnotes

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Missouri's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Josh Hawley (R)

Eric Schmitt (R)

Representatives

District 1

Wesley Bell (D)

District 2

Ann Wagner (R)

District 3

Bob Onder (R)

District 4

Mark Alford (R)

District 5

Emanuel Cleaver (D)

District 6

Sam Graves (R)

District 7

Eric Burlison (R)

District 8

Jason Smith (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (2)