Janis Beacham
Janis Beacham (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Missouri House of Representatives to represent District 156. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Beacham completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Janis Beacham graduated from Hellas High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Central Missouri State University in 1974 and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri, Kansas City in 1987. Her career experience includes working as an educator and business owner.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 156
Incumbent Brian Seitz defeated Janis Beacham in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 156 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Seitz (R) | 78.9 | 13,352 |
 | Janis Beacham (D)  | 21.1 | 3,565 | |
| Total votes: 16,917 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 156
Janis Beacham advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 156 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janis Beacham | 100.0 | 614 |
| Total votes: 614 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 156
Incumbent Brian Seitz defeated Carolyn Boss in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 156 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Seitz | 81.1 | 4,178 |
 | Carolyn Boss | 18.9 | 975 | |
| Total votes: 5,153 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Beacham in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Janis Beacham completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Beacham's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a retired educator with experience in junior and senior high math; career and technical education; union apprenticeship tech prep; and business/industry training. My Ph.D. focused on adult education; career and technical education; research and statistics; and public administration. I have participated in community service activities since I was in high school including serving on two church boards, Cub Scout leader, family partner for Habitat for Humanity, president of Missouri Vocational Special Needs Association, etc. I designed, developed and implemented two national exemplary programs serving disadvantaged and handicapped students in career and technical education (one in Harrisonville, MO and the other in St. Louis Public Schools). I am passionate and hardworking. As a lifelong learner, I am always looking for ideas on how to make Missouri, especially House District 156, a better place for all of us to live and raise our families.
- My opponent is one of the most conservative GOP representatives. He introduced MO House Bill 2810 that, if passed, would have criminalized aborting nonviable pregnancies including life threatening ectopic pregnancies.
- Recently the Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 727 which expands unaccountable charter schools and increases school vouchers benefiting the wealthy few. This legislation hurts the quality and accessibility of education for 91% o Missouri attending local public schools hitting our rural schools especially hard.
- Missouri deserves better. The current administration and legislature are filled with GOP extremists interested in lowering the number and quality of services for Missourians. They are so interested in lowering taxes for the wealthy few that they neglect the needs of the majority of Missourians.
Education, healthcare especially mental healthcare, prison reform including providing preventative services to stop the school to prison pipeline, increasing taxes on anyone making over $400,000 a year to afford the services and life all Missourians deserve.
Housekeeper at a Holiday Inn
Of course, the only way to get things done is to work as a team with like minded individuals as well as legislators across the isle.
Missouri AFL-CIO
Oppose changes to the current state ballot initiative process.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 8, 2024
