
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.
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District
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Name
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Party
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Hometown
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Q5
|
|
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(MTJ Position)
|
yes
|
yes
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no
|
yes
|
no
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#4
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+ 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
|
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MISSOURI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES
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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
|
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#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
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