| Homebirth families and midwife supporters rank Missouri's
candidates |
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=
extremely supportive |
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= unsupportive |
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= very supportive |
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= very unsupportive |
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= supportive |
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= extremely unsupportive |
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= hard to read, use your own
judgement |
| Party |
Name |
Rank |
Comments |
| Governor |
| R |
Scott Long |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| R |
Sarah Steelman |
|
supportive of
midwifery, has spoken to us many times about how she will help us in the
future. |
| R |
Kenny Hulshof |
|
supportive of
midwifery, has told us our bill should have passed years ago. |
| R |
Jennie Lee (Jen)
Schwartze Sievers |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Jeremiah W.
(Jay) Nixon |
|
As Attorney
General, Nixon sent his least experienced attorney to defend the midwifery
law. |
| D |
Daniel Carroll |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| L |
Andrew W.
Finkenstadt |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| Lieutenant Governor |
| R |
Peter Kinder |
|
As Lieutenant
Governor, Kinder served on the dias in the senate and made an unexpected
strategic move to help us get a vote on midwifery in 2007 |
| R |
Paul Douglas
Sims |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| R |
Arthur Hodge Sr. |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Sam Page |
|
Page was one of
our worst opponents when he served in the House of Representatives. |
| D |
Michael E.
Carter |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Richard Charles
Tolbert |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Becky L.
Plattner |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Mary Williams |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
C. Lillian
Metzger |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| L |
Teddy Fleck |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| Secretary of State |
| R |
Mitchell (Mitch)
Hubbard |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Robin Carnahan |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| L |
Wes Upchurch |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Treasurer |
| R |
Brad Lager |
|
although he
voted yes as a Representative in 2005, Lager was pressured by doctors and
became a solid NO on midwifery. |
| D |
Mark Powell |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Clint Zweifel |
|
As a
Representative, Zweifel was unsupportive of midwifery 05-08 and voted NO. |
| D |
Andria Danine
Simckes |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Charles B.
Wheeler |
|
"Dr.
Wheeler" was solidly opposed to midwifery and helped filibuster the
midwifery bill when he was a state senator. |
| Attorney General |
| R |
Mike Gibbons |
|
As senate
president-pro-tem, Gibbons was initially supportive of midwifery. He voted yes every chance he got, but he
also helped the doctors stall our bill. |
| D |
Chris Koster |
|
As state
senator, Koster was always supportive of midwifery and helped us whenever we
asked. |
| D |
Margaret
Donnelly |
|
As state
representative, Donnelley was opposed to midwifery and voted NO. |
| D |
Jeff Harris |
|
As House of
Rep's minority caucus chair he strongly opposed midwifery. He politely told us homebirth is unsafe and
all birth should be in a hospital. |
| D |
Molly Williams |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| U.S. Representative - District 1 |
| D |
Wm. Lacy Clay |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| L |
Robb E.
Cunningham |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| U.S. Representative - District 2 |
| R |
Todd Akin |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
David L.
Pentland |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
John Hogan |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Mike Garman |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Byron DeLear |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
William C.
(Bill) Haas |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| L |
Thomas L. Knapp |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| U.S. Representative - District 3 |
| R |
Chris Sander |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| R |
John Wayne
Tucker |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| R |
Greg Zotta |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| R |
Pat Ertmann |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Russ Carnahan |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| L |
Kevin C. Babcock |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| U.S. Representative - District 4 |
| R |
Stanley Plough,
Jr. |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| R |
Joseph Terrazas |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| R |
Jeff Parnell |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Ike Skelton |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| U.S. Representative - District 5 |
| R |
Jacob Turk |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| R |
Chris Knowlton |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| R |
Randall D.
(Randy) Langkraehr |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| R |
Martin D. Baker |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Emanuel Cleaver
II |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| U.S. Representative - District 6 |
| R |
Sam Graves |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Kay Barnes |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Ali Allon
Sherkat |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| L |
Dave Browning |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| U.S. Representative - District 7 |
| R |
Roy Blunt |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Richard Monroe |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
L. Gregory
Gloeckner |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| L |
Kevin Craig |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| U.S. Representative - District 8 |
| R |
Jo Ann Emerson |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Joe Allen |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| L |
Branden C.
McCullough |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| U.S. Representative - District 9 |
| R |
Bob Onder |
|
As a
Representative, Onder was opposed to midwifery and filed the tocology repeal
bill in the house in 2008. |
| R |
Dan Bishir |
|
|
| R |
Danielle (Danie)
Moore |
|
As a
Representative, Moore was a co-sponsor of our bill, voted yes, and was
extremely supportive. |
| R |
Brock Olivo |
|
|
| R |
Blaine
Luetkemeyer |
|
|
| D |
Steve Gaw |
|
|
| D |
Judy Baker |
|
As a
Representative, Judy Baker was always opposed to midwifery and voted NO on
our bill. |
| D |
Lyndon Bode |
|
|
| D |
Ken Jacob |
|
|
| L |
Tamara A. Millay |
|
|
| State Senate - District 1 |
| R |
Jim Lembke |
|
As a
Representative, Lembke was supportive of midwifery, a co-sponsor, and voted
yes. |
| D |
Joan Barry |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 3 |
| R |
Kevin Engler |
|
As a Senator,
Engler was always opposed to midwifery and voted NO. |
| D |
Dennis Riche |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 5 |
| D |
Rodney R.
Hubbard |
|
As a
Representative, Hubbard was supportive of midwifery, co-sponsored the bill,
and voted YES. |
| D |
Robin
Wright-Jones |
|
As a
Representative, Wright-Jones was always opposed to midwifery and voted NO |
| L |
Robert
Christophel |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 7 |
| R |
Jane Cunningham |
|
voted yes in 05,
in 08 she told supporters that her feelings had changed and she would oppose
midwifery if elected to the Senate. |
| R |
Neal C. St. Onge |
|
As a
Representative, St. Onge was supportive of midwifery but wanted to keep his
support quiet. |
| R |
Gina Loudon |
|
Gina Loudon
helped us countless times and we can never repay her for the work she has
done for us. She pledges to be our
biggest supporter if elected. |
| D |
Kevin Leeseberg |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 9 |
| D |
Yvonne S. Wilson |
|
As a senator,
she was very unsupportive of midwifery and filibustered our bill. She voted NO when we finally got to a vote. |
| State Senate - District 11 |
| D |
Victor Callahan |
|
As a senator and
representative, Callahan has always been a midwifery supporter. He has helped us every time we asked. He voted YES when we finally got to a vote. |
| State Senate - District 13 |
| D |
Timothy P. Green |
|
As a senator, he
supported midwifery and spoke in support on the Senate Floor in 2007. He voted YES when we finally got to a vote. |
| L |
Eric S. Harris |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 15 |
| R |
Eric Schmitt |
|
very supportive
of midwifery |
| D |
Steve Eagleton |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
James Trout |
|
supportive of
midwifery |
| State Senate - District 17 |
| R |
Luann Ridgeway |
|
Although she
didn't actively work against us, as a senator Ridgeway was never supportive
of midwifery and voted NO. |
| D |
Sandra Aust |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 19 |
| R |
Kurt Schaefer |
|
supportive of
midwifery |
| D |
Chuck Graham |
|
opposed to
midwifery, filibustered our bill in 06, 07 & 08. At the end of 08
session, he stopped filibustering to let his own bill pass, but continued to
vote NO. |
| L |
Christopher W.
Dwyer |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 21 |
| R |
Bill Stouffer |
|
As a senator,
Stouffer supported midwifery and voted YES. |
| D |
Joe Sadeghi |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 23 |
| R |
Tom Dempsey |
|
As a rep he was
a cosponsor of midwifery and voted yes, as a senator he was supportive and
voted yes. He has helped us in many
ways. |
| D |
Larry Willis |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 25 |
| R |
Robert (Rob)
Mayer |
|
As a senator,
Mayer was opposed to midwifery and voted NO. |
| D |
M. Shane
Stoelting |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 27 |
| R |
Jason Glennon
Crowell |
|
opposed
midwifery in 05 and stalled it in his committee, in 06 & 07 he fluctuated
between YES & NO, in 08 he supported and voted YES every time. |
| D |
Linda Sanders |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 29 |
| R |
Jack Goodman |
|
He was initially
supportive, but allowed senate leadership to pressure him into stalling the
midwifery bill. In the end, he voted
YES. |
| State Senate - District 31 |
| R |
Rex Rector |
|
As a
representative, Rector was supportive of midwifery. |
| R |
David Pearce |
|
As a
representative, Pearce was solidly opposed to midwifery. |
| D |
Chris Benjamin |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Senate - District 33 |
| R |
Chuck Purgason |
|
As a senator,
Purgason is one of our biggest supporters.
He has been a co-sponsor and voted YES on midwifery. |
| D |
Eric Reeve |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Representative - District 1 |
| R |
Brian Munzlinger |
|
As a
representative, Munzlinger was supportive and voted yes in 2005. But then he became unsupportive and we
could not count on his vote. |
| D |
Keri Cottrell |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Representative - District 2 |
| R |
Thom Van Vleck |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Rebecca
McClanahan |
|
As a
representative, she is one of the few that understood midwifery. She withheld her support for political
reasons. |
| State Representative - District 3 |
| R |
Casey Guernsey |
|
supportive of
midwifery |
| D |
Mike Hepler |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Representative - District 4 |
| R |
Mike Thomson |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Rick Oswald |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Representative - District 5 |
| R |
Jim Guest |
|
As a
Representative, Guest voted NO for midwifery |
| D |
Mike Waltemath |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Representative - District 6 |
| D |
Rachel Bringer |
|
As
Representative, Rachel Bringer was always opposed to midwifery, voted NO, and
told us that she would never change her mind on this issue. |
| State Representative - District 7 |
| R |
Mike Lair |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Harry Wyse |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Representative - District 8 |
| R |
Mike Austin |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Tom Shively |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Representative - District 9 |
| D |
Paul Quinn |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| State Representative - District 10 |
| R |
Gary
Linnenbringer |
|
|
| D |
Terry L. Witte |
|
As
Representative, Witte has voted YES for midwifery |
| State Representative - District 11 |
| R |
Dan Colbert |
|
unknown position on midwifery |
| D |
Ed Schieffer |
