Angela Thomas District 160

10/18/2026

Ask me why I'm running for State Representative.....

10/18/2026

With just 18 days left until Election Day, our campaign is moving full steam ahead. Unfortunately, one of our large campaign signs on the Boulevard was recently stolen from private property and thrown into a dumpster.
Let’s be absolutely clear, stealing or tampering with campaign signs on private property is a Class Four Election Offense under Missouri law (RSMo 115.637). This is a misdemeanor crime punishable by up to a $2,500 fine and a year in jail. A police report is being filed, and we are reviewing local security footage.
Property theft and suppressing free speech have no place in our community. To our amazing supporters, tactics like this only prove that our message is making a real impact! We are relocating our campaign materials to a new area and will keep working hard every day to earn your vote.
Let's keep our energy positive and focused on the future. See you at the polls on November 3rd!

10/18/2026

True community isn’t just about our neighbors who are successful business people or average families. It absolutely includes those who are broken and in need of love and kindness. This is how you love your neighbor. ❤️
Tonight, I am incredibly grateful to attend the annual Adult and Teen Challenge banquet. Hearing the stories of how the Lord has moved in the lives of these young men and brought real joy back to them was a powerful reminder of hope and redemption.

10/16/2026

The Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force is a 16-member advisory panel established by Governor Mike Kehoe under Executive Order 25-14 to overhaul the state’s K-12 education funding formula for the first time since 2005. Charged with delivering up to three actionable recommendations to the governor by December 1, 2026, the panel is tasked with creating a sustainable, equitable framework for public, charter, and virtual schools without relying on overall state tax hikes.
While officially designated as a non-partisan stakeholder group representing diverse educational and economic sectors, independent observers and political groups note that the task force's leadership and composition heavily lean Republican and conservative.
A total of five members bring explicit backgrounds as Republican elected officials or high-level party operatives to the panel:
• Senator Rusty Black (R-Chillicothe, Legislative Member): Serves as the Chair of the task force.
• Senator Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit, Legislative Member): Appointed as a legislative member representing the Missouri Senate.
• Representative Ed Lewis (R-Moberly, Legislative Member): Appointed as a legislative member representing the Missouri House.
• David Wood (R-Versailles): Appointed to the panel as a public school math teacher and education expert, Wood previously served four terms as a Republican state representative from 2013 to 2020.
• Chris Vas: Appointed to represent non-profit school choice organizations through his role as Senior Director of the conservative Herzog Foundation, Vas formerly served as the Political Director for the Missouri Republican Party.
By comparison, the 16-member group features only one active Democratic elected official, Representative Marlene Terry (D-St. Louis, Legislative Member). Combined with the inclusion of multiple charter school and alternative education advocates, this structural makeup ensures that Missouri's Republican leadership maintains strong ideological alignment over the impending structural changes to state education funding.
This task force was scheduled to meet Oct 19 but have decided to postpone that meeting until Nov 16, after the election. It's almost as if they don't want these recommendations public knowledge when voters go to the polls.

10/14/2026

When Missouri’s District 160 seat was vacated in May 2025, I went to work demanding a special election. Over the last two legislative sessions, five vacancies have gone without a representative under Governor Kehoe. I called his office daily for months, joined by countless others who sent handwritten postcards and emails demanding he fulfill his constitutional duty. He even said he would call a special election, but never followed through.

This is about more than one vacant seat. Amendment 5 was rejected by 83% of Missouri voters, yet the Governor said he wasn’t done. Amendment 7 is more of the same: politicians continuing to undermine the will of the people.

District 160 deserves representation. Missouri voters deserve elected officials who follow the Constitution, respect the vote, and do the jobs they were elected to do.

As your representative, I will continue fighting to hold Jefferson City accountable. The Constitution is not optional, and the will of the people should never be ignored.

Angela Thomas for Missouri House District 160.

10/13/2026

It's so important to get out and vote, for you community, your family, and your neighbor! THIS IS HOW YOU LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR! 💜

10/13/2026

22 days until election day!

10/11/2026