Lori Rook

Lori Rook

Republican Party

Candidate, Missouri State Senate District 20

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Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Missouri State University

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Oklahoma City University School of Law

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Lawyer

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Lori Rook (Republican Party) is running for election to the Missouri State Senate to represent District 20. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Lori Rook is from Southwest Missouri. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminology from Missouri State University and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law. Rook's career experience involves owning a law practice that specializes in the field of elder law, estate planning , and asset protection.

Elections

2026

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Missouri State Senate District 20

Incumbent Curtis Trent, Ann Kelley, and Lori Rook are running in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 20 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Curtis Trent (R)
	Submit photo	Ann Kelley (R)
		Lori Rook (R)

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2024

See also: Missouri Treasurer election, 2024

General election

General election for Missouri Treasurer

Incumbent Vivek Malek defeated Mark Osmack, John Hartwig, and Reagn Haase in the general election for Missouri Treasurer on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vivek Malek (R)	57.9	1,684,714
		Mark Osmack (D)	38.0	1,106,236
		John Hartwig (L)	2.8	81,443
	Submit photo	Reagn Haase (G)	1.2	35,745

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,908,138
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Missouri Treasurer

Mark Osmack advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri Treasurer on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Osmack	100.0	344,166

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 344,166
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lucas Johnson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Missouri Treasurer

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Missouri Treasurer on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vivek Malek	41.5	273,930
		Andrew Koenig	20.6	135,828
		Lori Rook	19.4	127,970
		Cody Smith	14.7	97,029
		Tina Goodrick	2.9	19,115
		Karan Pujji	0.9	6,124

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 659,996
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Missouri Treasurer

John Hartwig advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri Treasurer on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Hartwig	100.0	2,423

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,423
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign website

Rook’s campaign website stated the following:

“	My Promise to You as Missouri State Treasurer I Will Pull Back the Curtain in Jefferson City Politicians are spending our tax dollars in back-door deals that only benefit lobbyists and special interest groups. I will make all Missouri spending easily visible to you on a new website, ShowMeMoMoney.com, so you can speak up and make an educated vote. I Will Protect Our Elderly From Scammers Our state is not doing enough to protect the elderly against financial scammers. Using my experience as an Elder Law attorney, I will lead a program that teaches families how to protect their aging loved ones against phone and internet scams. I Will Ensure We Are Not Investing in Foreign Enemies Missouri money has been used to invest in China and other foreign adversaries. This is due to weak leaders who can't say no to the lobbyists. I will make all investments visible and ensure every dollar is invested in safe American companies. I Will Call Out Hidden Spending The current state budget has been used to fund hidden agendas and woke lobbyists. I will make this immediately visible so that you can call out your conservative leaders who have been lying to you. I Will Promote Financial Literacy for Our Children Our next generation is on the fast track to financial doom. Credit card debt and predatory lending are at an all-time high, and we aren't doing anything to stop it. I will launch a program to teach students across our state how to avoid this rut. I Will Never Be Bought and Paid For The swamp in Missouri gets deeper every election because politicians have to pay back the favors owed for large campaign donations. I am a self-funded outsider with zero hidden agendas, and I will always fight for you without reservation. What I Believe With so much responsibility at stake, I believe it is important that you know who I am, and the values that I stand for. I am 100% Pro Life I believe life is precious, begins at conception, and should be protected at all costs. I am a Real Republican I am a true conservative and stand for traditional family values. I Believe in Limited Government I believe we should very much limit the power of the government. We Must Protect Property Rights Eminent domain is theft, and I believe it should be heavily limited. We Must Do Better for our Veterans We must improve care for all veterans and provide better support for those facing PTSD. We must protect our farmers It's time to eliminate the foreign entities that are stealing funds intended for our farmers. We Must Reduce Taxes of All Kinds Property taxes are out of control and they need to be eliminated. We must fight drugs harder. We aren't doing enough to eliminating the side door for Fentanyl to flood our state. I Am Pro 2nd Amendment We should protect what our forefathers fought for at all costs.	”
—Lori Rook’s campaign website (2024)

Campaign finance summary

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Lori Rook campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Missouri Treasurer	Lost primary	$565,200	$522,941
Grand total			$565,200	$522,941
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

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Missouri State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Tony Luetkemeyer

Minority Leader:Doug Beck

Senators

District 1

Doug Beck (D)

District 2

Nick Schroer (R)

District 3

Mike Henderson (R)

District 4

Karla May (D)

District 5

Steve Roberts (D)

District 6

Mike Bernskoetter (R)

District 7

Patty Lewis (D)

District 8

Mike Cierpiot (R)

District 9

Barbara Washington (D)

District 10

Travis Fitzwater (R)

District 11

Joe Nicola (R)

District 12

Rusty Black (R)

District 13

Angela Mosley (D)

District 14

Brian Williams (D)

District 15

David Gregory (R)

District 16

Justin Brown (R)

District 17

Maggie Nurrenbern (D)

District 18

Cindy O'Laughlin (R)

District 19

Stephen Webber (D)

District 20

Curtis Trent (R)

District 21

Kurtis Gregory (R)

District 22

Mary Coleman (R)

District 23

Adam Schnelting (R)

District 24

Tracy McCreery (D)

District 25

Jason Bean (R)

District 26

Ben Brown (R)

District 27

Jamie Burger (R)

District 28

Sandy Crawford (R)

District 29

Mike Moon (R)

District 30

Lincoln Hough (R)

District 31

Rick Brattin (R)

District 32

Jill Carter (R)

District 33

Brad Hudson (R)

District 34

Tony Luetkemeyer (R)

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Democratic Party (10)