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State Representative, District 102

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    Alex Hissong
    (Dem)

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    Richard William West
    (Rep)

Biographical Information

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about and why?

What would be your top priority for legislative action in 2025? Briefly discuss how you would address this priority.

Age 35
Highest post-secondary educ B.S., Ohio State University, biomedical engineering
Occupation Healthcare IT
As a hiker and forager, I want to protect Missouri wild spaces for future generations. Hikers, hunters, fishers and foragers agree we need to stop the sale of invasive species, enforce land/waterway protections and let the Department of Conservation access the funds we already have for them. Also, the state should stop preventing local municipalities from self-regulating.
1) Support public schools and teachers; keep public funds public. 2) Protect reproductive rights including access to abortion, contraceptives and IVF. 3) Remove the gay marriage ban from the state constitution and include sexual orientation and gender identity in discrimination protections. 4) Return power over local issues to local governments (CAFOs, puppy mills, etc).
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