AAMO Podcast 13: One Week After Elections – The Landscape for Abolition in Missouri

By Abolitionist | November 15, 2022

We’re joined by Wes Scroggins to review the November 8th Election and to ask “what does this mean for Abolition’s prospects this legislative session?”

AAMO Website: https://abolishabortionmo.org/

Show Notes:
5:50 – Current Leadership in the House and Senate and their role in passing a bill of abolition

11:30 – Some “next steps” regarding how you can take action to help reach out to our law-makers

14:50 – Current progress in getting an abolition bill introduced in the House

16:55 – Names of those you can begin calling and asking them to support a bill of abolition when it shows up

32:40 – Why we’re hopeful that this could be a great moment for Abolition in Missouri

36:30 – What’re the stakes in this session?

37:50 – A specific way you can support AAMO – donate

Current Senate and House Leadership:
In the House 163 seats – Republicans have 111 (68% majority)
In the Senate 34 seats – Republicans have 24 (70% majority)

House Speaker – Dean Plocher (district 89 – St Louis area)
– 573-751-1544
– [email protected]
House Majority Floor Leader – John Patterson (district 30 – Lee’s Summit area)
– 573-751-0907
– [email protected]

Senate Pro Tem – Caleb Rowden (district 19 – Columbia area)
– (573) 751-3931
Senate Majority Leader – Cindy O’Laughlin (district 18 – Northeast MO)
– (573) 751-7985

House Reps to call and encourage/ask to support Abolition
Brad Hudson (district 138)
– 573-751-3851
– [email protected]
Mitch Boggs (district 157)
– 573-751-4077
– [email protected]
Jeff Farnan (district 1)
– 38469 340TH ST STANBERRY MO 64489
– [email protected]
Michael Davis (district 56)
– 573-751-2175
– [email protected]
Brad Pollitt (district 52)
– 573-751-9774
– [email protected]
Bob Titus (district 139)
– [email protected]
Ann Kelley (district 127)
– 573-751-2165
– [email protected]

Senate Reps to call and encourage/ask to support Abolition:
Mike Moon (district 29)
– (573) 751-1480
– [email protected]
Curtis Trent (district 20)
– 417-683-8587
– [email protected]
Jill Carter (district 32)
– 417.850.0222
– [email protected]
Mary Elizabeth Coleman (district 22)
– 314.375.6715
– [email protected]