One Week After Elections - The Landscape for Abolition in Missouri

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
- Dean.Plocher@house.mo.gov
House Majority Floor Leader - John Patterson (district 30 - Lee's Summit area)
- 573-751-0907
- Jonathan.Patterson@house.mo.gov

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
- Brad.Hudson@house.mo.gov
Mitch Boggs (district 157)
- 573-751-4077
- Mitch.Boggs@house.mo.gov
Jeff Farnan (district 1)
- 38469 340TH ST STANBERRY MO 64489
- forwardwithfarnan@gmail.com
Michael Davis (district 56)
- 573-751-2175
- Michael.Davis@house.mo.gov
Brad Pollitt (district 52)
- 573-751-9774
- Bradley.Pollitt@house.mo.gov
Bob Titus (district 139)
- titusformissouri@gmail.com
Ann Kelley (district 127)
- 573-751-2165
- Ann.Kelley@house.mo.gov

Senate Reps to call and encourage/ask to support Abolition:
Mike Moon (district 29)
- (573) 751-1480
- Mike.Moon@senate.mo.gov
Curtis Trent (district 20)
- 417-683-8587
- ctrent1@gmail.com
Jill Carter (district 32)
- 417.850.0222
- hello@jillforsenate.com
Mary Elizabeth Coleman (district 22)
- 314.375.6715
- MEC@MaryElizabethColeman.com

District Map for House:
https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections//Maps//StatewideHouseMap(FilingOnly).pdf

District Map for Senate:
https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Elections//Maps//2022JRCStatewideSenateDistrictMap.pdf