Questions & MTJ Position: (See "Survey Questions" for full wording of questions)

1. Will you support a revision of our Individual Income Tax top make it more equitable and more productive?
(MTJ position = yes) 

2. Will you support legislation to require an annual state tax disclosure statement by corporations? (MTJ = yes) 

3. Do you support the elimination of the state corporate franchise tax?  (MTJ = no)

4. Do you support legislation to require review, oversight and analysis of state tax expenditures? (MTJ = yes) 

5. Do you support a constitutional amendment for a state spending limit? (MTJ = no)

 

Analysis of Responses 

69 candidates from across the state responded. This is 18% of  the candidates who received questionnaires.  51 who responded are Democrats; 13 are Republicans; 5 are Libertarians.  Candidates who are not listed failed to respond.

Q1 Re state Individual Income Tax revision: 86% (58) said YES. (49 D; 8 R; 2 L)   
7.4% (5) said NO. (3 R;  2 L)

Q2 Re state Corporate Income Tax Disclosure: 87% (60) said YES. (49 D; 8 R; 3 L)
8.8% (6) said NO. (4 R’s; 2 L)

Q3 Re elimination of state Corporate Franchise Tax:   17.6% (12) said YES. (6 R; 3 D; 3 L)
72% (50) said NO (44 D’s; 5 R’s; 1 L)

Q4 Re review, oversight and analysis of state Tax Expenditures:  88% (61) said YES. (49 D; 8 R; 4 L)
8.8% (6) said NO. (4 R, 1 D, 1 L)

Q5 Re constitutional amendment for a State Spending Limit: 16% (11) said YES. (5 R; 4D, 2L)
80% (54) said No. (44 D; 6 R; 1 L)


Candidate Information in Purple Color below indicates
the candidate lost the Primary Election, so is not a
candidate in the November 2006 General Election.

MTJ 2006 Candidate Survey — Responses
• indicates candidate sent comments. See them at end of this report.
+ indicates candidate has no opposition
MISSOURI SENATE CANDIDATES 
District
Name
Party
Hometown
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
  
(MTJ Position) 
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#4
+ Jeff Smith*
D
St. Louis
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#6
Ronald C. Bonar*
D
Versailles
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#8
Jason Norbury
D
Lee’s Summit 
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#10
Ingrid Y. Burnett
D
Kansas City
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#14
+ Rita Days
D
St. Louis
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#16
Merrill Townley*
R
Chamois
yes*
no
yes
yes
yes
#18 
Wes Shoemyer
D
Clarence
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#24 
Joan Bray
D
St. Louis
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#24
John Maupin
R
St. Louis
no
no
yes
no
no
#26
Gene Tyler
D
Union
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#30
 Doug Harpool*
D
Springfield
?
yes
?
yes
no
#34 
David L. Mason*
D
St. Joseph
yes
yes
no
yes
no
MISSOURI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES
District
Name
Party
Hometown
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
  
(MTJ Position) 
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#4 
Richard R. Oswald*
D
Langdon
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#8
Tom Shively
D
Shelbyville
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#9 
Ewell Lawson*
D
Columbia
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#13
Chuck Gatschenberger
R
Lake St. Louis
yes
yes
*
yes
*
#13
Stephanie Bell
R
Dardenne Prairie
yes
yes
no
no
no
#17
Vicki Schneider*
R
O'Fallon
#20
Don Salcedo
D
Fulton
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#21
Skip Elkin* 
D
Hallsville
*
*
no
*
*
#24
Sid Sullivan*
D
Columbia
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#29 
Donny Sartain
R
St. Joseph
*
no
yes
yes
no
#37
Aasim Baheyadeen
D
Kansas City
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#39 
Beth Low*
D
Kansas City
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#50
Michael R. Brown
D
Kansas City
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#53 
Brent T. Lasater
R
Independence
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
#55 
Patrick J. Pierce*
D
Blue Springs
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#58
William C. Haas
D
St. Louis
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#59
Jeanette Mott Oxford*
D
St. Louis
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#60
Robert Bartlett
D
St. Louis
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#61
  Connie (L) Johnson *+
D
St. Louis
*
yes
*
yes
no
#70
John L. Bowman*
D
St. Louis
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#75
  Peter Stokan*
D
Florissant
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#85
Bob Burns
D
Affton
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#85
Tom Organ*
D
St. Louis
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#86
Martha Ott *
D
Chesterfield
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#91 
James Trout*
D
St. Louis
yes
yes
*
yes
no
#92
William H. Pinkston
D
Manchester
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#92
Beverly White
D
Ballwin
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#92 
Rob Pennell*
R
Ballwin
yes
yes
yes
no
no
#93
Genevieve Frank*
D
Fenton
yes
yes
*
yes
no
#97
Walt Bivins*
R
St. Louis
no
yes
yes
yes
no
#97
 Venki Palamand*
D
St. Louis
yes
*
no
yes
no
#104 
Robert H. Nugent
D
Bloomsdale
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#104 
Richard Henry
D
DeSoto
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#105 
Michael Frame
D
Eureka
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#108
Thomas A. Villa*
D
St. Louis
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
#115
Tony Barnicle
D
Eugene
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#117
John Dubovick
D
Boonville
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#118
Philip J. Sherman*
R
Sedalia
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
#118
Todd Smith
R
Sedalia
no
no
yes
no
yes
#119
Benjamin J. Casebolt*
L
Osceola
yes
yes
?
yes
?
#121
William T. Wayne*
L
Warrensburg
no
yes
yes
yes
#121 
Jeffrey Alvarado*
D
Warrensburg
yes
yes
no
*
no
#125
Timothy Wells
D
Nevada
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#126
Rich Meyer*
D
Buffalo
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
#132
Bob Bartelsmeyer
R
Mt. Vernon
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#134
Christopher Brown*
D
Republic
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#139
Arthur Hodge, Sr.
R
Springfield
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
#139
Thomas Martz*
L
Springfield
no
no
yes
yes
yes
#143
Cathy Hilliard*
D
Powersite
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
#150
Jim O’Donnell*
D
Salem
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#150
Chief Wana Dubie
L
Salem
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#155
Bernie Mowinski
R
Sunrise Beach
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
#156
Michael R. Winder
D
Marquand
yes
yes
no
yes
no
#159
Boyce Wooley
D
Dexter