Peter Pfeifer

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Peter Pfeifer

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 6, 2024

Education

High school

Clayton High School

Associate

SLCC Forest Park, 1996

Personal

Birthplace

Richmond Heights, Mo.

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Commercial Real Estate Broker

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Peter Pfeifer (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Missouri's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.

Pfeifer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Peter Pfeifer was born in Richmond Heights, Missouri. He graduated from Clayton High School. He earned an associate degree from SLCC Forest Park in 1996. His career experience includes working as a commercial real estate broker.

Elections

2024

See also: Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

Missouri's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner defeated Ray Hartmann, Brandon Daugherty, and Shelby Davis in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Wagner (R)	54.5	233,444
		Ray Hartmann (D)	42.5	182,056
		Brandon Daugherty (L)	2.1	8,951
		Shelby Davis (G)	0.9	3,941

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 428,392
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Ray Hartmann defeated Chuck Summers in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ray Hartmann	77.7	42,605
		Chuck Summers	22.3	12,200

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,805
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Kiehne (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Incumbent Ann Wagner defeated Peter Pfeifer in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Wagner	64.8	56,865
		Peter Pfeifer	35.2	30,847

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 87,712
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Wesley Smith (R)

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2

Brandon Daugherty advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Daugherty	100.0	311

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 311
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Endorsements

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2018

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2018

General election

Josh Hawley defeated incumbent Claire McCaskill, Craig O'Dear, Japheth Campbell, and Jo Crain in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 6, 2018.

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Hawley (R)	51.4	1,254,927
		Claire McCaskill (D)	45.6	1,112,935
		Craig O'Dear (Independent)	1.4	34,398
		Japheth Campbell (L)	1.1	27,316
		Jo Crain (G)	0.5	12,706
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,442,289
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Democratic primary election

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claire McCaskill	82.6	500,162
		Carla Wright	6.8	40,971
	Submit photo	John Hogan	2.6	15,928
	Submit photo	David Faust	2.6	15,902
		Angelica Earl	2.6	15,453
		Travis Gonzalez	1.6	9,453
		Leonard Steinman II	1.3	7,634

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 605,503
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Republican primary election

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Hawley	58.6	389,006
		Tony Monetti	9.8	64,718
		Austin Petersen	8.3	54,810
		Kristi Nichols	7.5	49,554
		Christina Smith	5.3	34,948
	Submit photo	Ken Patterson	2.9	19,537
		Peter Pfeifer	2.5	16,557
		Courtland Sykes	2.1	13,862
		Fred Ryman	1.3	8,763
	Submit photo	Brian Hagg	1.0	6,913
	Submit photo	Bradley Krembs	0.7	4,885

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 663,553
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Camille Lombardi-Olive (R)
• Robert Marshner (R)

Green Party primary election

Jo Crain defeated Jerome H. Bauer in the Green primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Crain	57.5	902
		Jerome H. Bauer	42.5	666

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,568
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Libertarian primary election

Japheth Campbell advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 7, 2018.

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Japheth Campbell	100.0	5,357

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,357
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U.S. Senate election in Missouri, 2018
Poll	Poll sponsor	Josh Hawley (R)	Claire McCaskill (D)	Other/Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Trafalgar Group (October 29-November 4, 2018)	N/A	40%	45%	15%	+/-2.3	1,791
Emerson College (November 1-3, 2018)	N/A	49%	46%	5%	+/-3.8	732
Remington Research Group (November 1-2, 2018)	Missouri Scout	47%	47%	6%	+/-2.6	1,424
Marist University (October 30-November 1, 2018)	NBC News	44%	47%	9%	+/-5.2	600
Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) (October 27-30, 2018)	Fox News	43%	43%	14%	+/-3.5	741
Cygnal (October 26-27, 2018)	N/A	49%	46%	5%	+/-4.38	501
Remington Research Group (October 24-25, 2018)	Missouri Scout	49%	45%	6%	+/-2.6	1,376
OnMessage Inc. (October 16-18, 2018)	Hawley campaign	49%	42%	9%	+/-3.46	800
Remington Research Group (October 17-18, 2018)	Missouri Scout	47%	46%	7%	+/-2.7	1,215
The Polling Company (October 11-13, 2018)	Citizens United	50%	47%	3%	+/-4.0	600
1st Tuesday Campaigns (October 5-6, 2018)	N/A	44%	42%	14%	+/-3.02	1,052
Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics (September 27- October 7, 2018)	N/A	45%	44%	11%	+/-3.0	1,111
McLaughlin & Associates (September 29- October 2, 2018)	Missouri Rising Action	52%	44%	4%	+/-4.0	600
Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) (September 29- October 2, 2018)	Fox News	43%	43%	13%	+/-3.5	805
AVERAGES		46.5%	44.79%	8.64%	+/-3.43	953.43
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

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U.S. Senate election in Missouri, 2018 Poll Poll sponsor Josh Hawley (R) Claire McCaskill (D) Other/Undecided Margin of error Sample size SRSS Research (September 25- 29, 2018) CNN 44% 47% 9% +/-4.3 756 Remington Research (September 26- 27, 2018) Missouri Scout 48% 46% 6% +/-2.5 1,555 YouGov (September 10- 14, 2018) CBS News 45% 45% 10% +/-3.3 1,104 Trafalgar Group September 11-13, 2018 N/A 47% 44% 8% +/-2.4 1,724 Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) September 8-11, 2018 Fox News 41% 44% 15% +/-3.5 675 Marist University August 25-28, 2018 NBC News 40% 44% 16% +/-4.8 568 WPA Intelligence August 12-14, 2018 Club for Growth 48% 41% 11% +/-4.4 501 TJP Strategies August 8-9, 2018 Missouri Scout 47% 47% 6% +/-2.3 1,785 Remington Research July 7-8, 2018 The Missouri Times 48% 46% 6% +/-3.2 1,034 Gravis May 16, 2018 Petersen campaign 50% 43% 7% +/-3.4 822 OnMessage Inc. April 16-18, 2018 Hawley campaign 46% 47% 7% +/-4.0 600 Mason-Dixon Poll April 4-6, 2018 N/A 44% 45% 11% +/-4.0 625 Public Policy Polling January 8-9, 2018 The Majority Institute 44% 45% 11% +/-3.2 965 Remington Research January 3-4, 2018 Missouri Scout 49% 45% 6% +/-2.9 1,112 AVERAGES 45.79% 44.93% 9.21% +/-3.44 987.57 Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Peter Pfeifer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Pfeifer'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.

In 2022 I ran for St. Louis County Assessor. I am St. Louis County's largest Republican vote getter in the last election cycle with more than 196,000 votes. I lost in the historically 60% Democrat - 40% Republican County Election along those same party lines. I believe the Republican Party can do better in St. Louis County.

I am a America First, Constitutional Conservative.

I grew up the 5th of 6 children, raised Catholic, Mom and Dad both worked in the family bakery, we all worked in the family business. Pfeifer's Party Pastries was a second generation business started by my Grandfather around 1930 in St. Louis, MO.

I have been previously elected in 1999 as Alderman in the City of Brentwood, MO, where I fought for the personal property rights of my neighbors and self during a redevelopment which included the threat of Eminent Domain. I successfully coaxed, cajoled, and educated fellow Board of Alderman members to support residents personal property rights and property values. I served my single term, relocated to West St. Louis County and raised two daughters.

I am a 25 year Commercial Real Estate Broker focused Industrial Real Estate, Adaptive Re-use Properties, small to midsized mostly local owner/operator businesses. I have exposure to many types of businesses that keep our economy going and people employed.

I believe the Republican Party is changing, MO-2nd Congressional District has been redrawn and is ready for new Representation. Change is Coming!

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?

• Our Nation is 35 Trillion Dollars in Debt! We need to stop spending more money than is raised through taxes. We need to lower taxes. We need to eliminate Federal Agencies, we need to shrink the size of government, we need to encourage growth by getting government out of the way. We need to focus on Domestic issues, America First policies, after we as a Country are Independent and Strong financially, after every U.S. Veteran is cared for in a way that honors their service, after our infrastructure is best in class, after our Military is unparalleled, when we are safe, strong and independent, we can help our neighbors and allies. It is disrespectful to citizens of the United States that we owe $35,000,000,000,000.
• Illegal Immigration must stop. Removal of illegal aliens must begin immediately. Our border must be secured. We are a nation of laws, we respect our laws, we expect our laws to be followed. We expect there to be consequences when laws are broken. We expect Congress to uphold our laws and hold accountable those in the Government who violate or otherwise subvert our laws, as it is Congress' Constitutional duty to do so.
• Harnessing the abundance of our natural resources, in order to provide the citizens of the United States the most reliable, consistent, affordable methods for supporting our god given rights.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Individual Rights of United States Citizens.

Personal Property Rights of United States Citizens.
Congressional Oversight of Federal Agencies.
Sovereignty of the United States.

Our National Debt, balancing our Federal budget.

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

The Federalist Papers, The Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution.

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

I believe that elected officials are responsible to the electorate and citizens that have elected them. Elected Officials not holding up to duties prescribed, should be held to account and removed if necessary. In the Unites States elected officials should not benefit personally from information derived from the legislative process.

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

To serve, not to exploit elected positions to benefit themselves.

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

I grew up my Father's Bakery, so my first job was to do what was asked of me, whether that be shoveling snow, cutting grass, pulling weeds, gluing doilies to cardboard rounds for cakes. I have been a full service gas pump attendant, I have bussed tables, been a waiter. Those were the jobs I had growing up.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

It is the governing body that is supposed to be the most reflective of the mood of the country. The two year term is supposed to make accountability readily available to the voters.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Understanding service and an individual with a wide range of experiences and exposure to the District and has a close understanding of the districts needs and wants though engagement is my ideal Representative.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

The National Debt. We need to balance our budget.

Border Security.

Economy, we need a strong and independent economy with the ability to self sustain when necessary.

Erosion of Individual Rights by bureaucrats do to lack of oversight. We need a more engaged class of elected officials focused on preserving God given rights and freedoms.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

We have them every election. While incumbency has it's strength, the voters do their job when pushed. Personally 3 terms is a goal for my service and at the same time encourage and develop interested servants to be ready to serve.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

I always look for the upper hand in negotiations, I will prepare for such negotiations with Missouri's 2nd Congressional District at the forfront.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

I would lend the strong voice of Missouri's 2nd Congressional District to the discussion and look to decrease taxation and to shrink the size of the Federal Government.

How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?

To root out waste of tax dollar and stop programs and or expenditures relating waste.

Find fraudulent expenses and stop programs and or expenditure related to fraud.

Find abuse of those elected or appointed members of the Government and bring them to account.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Franklin County Republican Central Committee

Freedom Principle MO - Missouri First PAC

St. Charles County Republican Grassroots PAC

What committees interest you?

Oversight and Accountability

Natural Resources
Veterans Affairs
Ethics

Rules

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Disclose everything. I think we have suffered a great deal by the lack of accountability. Members of Congress seem to take home much more than what the Congressional salary provide.

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Campaign website

Pfeifer’s campaign website stated the following:

“	My Platform: I'm an "America First" Constitutional Conservative. Period. I believe Congress must focus on critical domestic issues immediately: ending illegal immigration out of control government spending inflation and the cost of living distrust in our election system incompetent leadership We can't send our wealth to other nations while we are borrowing and spending ourselves into historic levels of debt. We can't send a 6-term, status quo politician back to D.C. We can't afford to. MISSOURI CAN DO BETTER The 2nd Congressional District needs a new voice in the United States House of Representatives I'm Peter Pfeifer and I'm 100% Pro-Life 100% Pro- First Amendment 100% Pro-Second Amendment 100% Pro-Missouri	”
—Peter Pfeifer’s campaign website (2024)

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Peter Pfeifer campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Missouri District 2	Lost primary	$4,495	$2,493
2018	U.S. Senate Missouri	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$4,495	$2,493
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)

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Democratic Party (2)