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Sarah Unsicker
Sarah Unsicker (Democratic Party) was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 83. She assumed office on January 4, 2023. She left office on January 8, 2025.
Unsicker (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Missouri. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Unsicker also ran for election for Attorney General of Missouri. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Biography
Sarah Unsicker was born in Denver, Colorado. She earned a bachelor's degree from Valparaiso University in 1999 and a J.D. from Washington University in 2005. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Unsicker was assigned to the following committees:
Unsicker was removed from her committee assignments on December 7, 2023, by Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade.[2]
2021-2022
Unsicker was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Committee on Public Assistance
- Budget Committee
- Children and Families Committee
- Downsizing State Government Committee
2019-2020
Unsicker was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Committee on Public Assistance
- Children and Families Committee, Ranking Minority Member
- Legislative Oversight Committee, Ranking Minority Member
- House Ways and Means Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Missouri committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Administrative Oversight |
• Fiscal Review |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
Governor
See also: Missouri gubernatorial election, 2024
General election
General election for Governor of Missouri
Mike Kehoe defeated Crystal Quade, Bill Slantz, Paul Lehmann, and Theodis Brown Sr. in the general election for Governor of Missouri on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Kehoe (R) | 59.1 | 1,750,802 |
![]() | Crystal Quade (D) | 38.7 | 1,146,173 | |
Bill Slantz (L) ![]() | 1.4 | 40,908 | ||
Paul Lehmann (G) | 0.8 | 22,359 | ||
![]() | Theodis Brown Sr. (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 24 |
Total votes: 2,960,266 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Larry Flenoid II (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Missouri
Crystal Quade defeated Mike Hamra, Eric Morrison, Sheryl Gladney, and Hollis Laster in the Democratic primary for Governor of Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Crystal Quade | 50.2 | 190,228 |
![]() | Mike Hamra | 31.7 | 119,901 | |
![]() | Eric Morrison ![]() | 9.8 | 37,084 | |
![]() | Sheryl Gladney | 6.7 | 25,370 | |
![]() | Hollis Laster | 1.6 | 5,990 |
Total votes: 378,573 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sarah Unsicker (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Missouri
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Kehoe | 39.4 | 275,139 |
![]() | Bill Eigel ![]() | 32.5 | 227,257 | |
![]() | Jay Ashcroft | 23.2 | 162,314 | |
![]() | Amber Thomsen ![]() | 1.5 | 10,653 | |
![]() | Chris Wright | 1.3 | 9,376 | |
![]() | Darrell Leon McClanahan III ![]() | 0.8 | 5,656 | |
Robert Olson | 0.4 | 2,985 | ||
Jeremy Gundel | 0.4 | 2,951 | ||
Darren Grant | 0.3 | 1,871 |
Total votes: 698,202 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Governor of Missouri
Bill Slantz advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Bill Slantz ![]() | 100.0 | 2,419 |
Total votes: 2,419 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Attorney General
See also: Missouri Attorney General election, 2024
General election
General election for Attorney General of Missouri
Incumbent Andrew Bailey defeated Elad Gross and Ryan Munro in the general election for Attorney General of Missouri on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Andrew Bailey (R) | 59.8 | 1,739,626 |
![]() | Elad Gross (D) ![]() | 37.9 | 1,103,482 | |
![]() | Ryan Munro (L) ![]() | 2.3 | 66,878 |
Total votes: 2,909,986 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Missouri
Elad Gross advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Elad Gross ![]() | 100.0 | 344,661 |
Total votes: 344,661 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sarah Unsicker (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri
Incumbent Andrew Bailey defeated Will Scharf in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Andrew Bailey | 63.0 | 413,915 |
![]() | Will Scharf ![]() | 37.0 | 243,012 |
Total votes: 656,927 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Missouri
Ryan Munro advanced from the Libertarian primary for Attorney General of Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ryan Munro ![]() | 100.0 | 2,411 |
Total votes: 2,411 | ||||
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Endorsements
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State House
Sarah Unsicker did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Sarah Unsicker defeated Andrew Bolin in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 83 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sarah Unsicker (D) ![]() | 75.9 | 11,078 |
![]() | Andrew Bolin (L) | 24.1 | 3,518 |
Total votes: 14,596 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Sarah Unsicker advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 83 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sarah Unsicker ![]() | 100.0 | 4,581 |
Total votes: 4,581 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 83
Andrew Bolin advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 83 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Andrew Bolin | 100.0 | 20 |
Total votes: 20 | ||||
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2020
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 91
Incumbent Sarah Unsicker won election in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 91 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sarah Unsicker (D) ![]() | 100.0 | 18,156 |
Total votes: 18,156 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 91
Incumbent Sarah Unsicker advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 91 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sarah Unsicker ![]() | 100.0 | 8,471 |
Total votes: 8,471 | ||||
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2018
See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 91
Incumbent Sarah Unsicker defeated Jennifer Bird and James Scariot in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 91 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sarah Unsicker (D) | 65.7 | 13,539 |
Jennifer Bird (R) | 32.7 | 6,740 | ||
James Scariot (L) | 1.6 | 335 |
Total votes: 20,614 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 91
Incumbent Sarah Unsicker advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 91 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sarah Unsicker | 100.0 | 8,476 |
Total votes: 8,476 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 91
Jennifer Bird advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 91 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jennifer Bird | 100.0 | 2,407 |
Total votes: 2,407 | ||||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 91
James Scariot advanced from the Libertarian primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 91 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | James Scariot | 100.0 | 57 |
Total votes: 57 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbent Jeanne Kirkton (D) did not seek re-election.
Sarah Unsicker defeated Greg Mueller in the Missouri House of Representatives District 91 general election.[3]
Missouri House of Representatives, District 91 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
56.50% | 12,287 | |
Republican | Greg Mueller | 43.50% | 9,458 | |
Total Votes | 21,745 | |||
Source: Missouri Secretary of State |
Sarah Unsicker ran unopposed in the Missouri House of Representatives District 91 Democratic primary.[4][5]
Missouri House of Representatives, District 91 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Greg Mueller ran unopposed in the Missouri House of Representatives District 91 Republican primary.[6][7]
Missouri House of Representatives, District 91 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sarah Unsicker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sarah Unsicker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Sarah Unsicker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Unsicker'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 work to make Missouri a better place for children and families.
- I work to help my constituents resolve problems with state government agencies.
- I work to educate and inform my constituents about the Missouri state legislature.
I am passionate about families. I work hard to help children grow to their full potential by working for public education and on violence prevention. I am a board member on the St. Louis Crisis Nursery to help children whose families are in crisis. I work against human trafficking and labor exploitation. I work on the child welfare system to try to increase the level of support we give families to reduce the number of children in foster care.
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2020
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Sarah Unsicker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Unsicker's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|My passion is helping people who are disenfranchised by current systems. I graduated from Washington University Law School in 2005, and my practice has focused on family and education law.
I have represented families whose cries for help for their disabled children have been ignored. I have seen moms struggling with addiction turn their lives around to become good parents. I have handled debt collection cases, where I saw the gamesmanship debt collectors use to profit off people who are already struggling. And I have handled guardianship cases where family dynamics cause further damage to the most vulnerable family members.
I have been an active member of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), where I served as chapter coordinator in 2014 and 2015. As coordinator, I developed community connections and worked to expand the chapter's visibility in St. Louis. I am a member of the National Women's Political Caucus, Moms Demand Action, and Webster Groves Toastmasters. I am an active member of my church, and participate with Metropolitan Congregations United through my church.- We need to prioritize a healthy population through public health measures and access to healthcare.
- We need to prioritize our future through a healthy economy and quality schools for all of our kids.
- We need to prioritize safety through common-sense gun laws.
The House has more control over the budget. The House drafts the budget based on the Governor's recommendations and has significant oversight over state agencies through the drafting process.
We have the lowest paid state workforce in the nation, and we are spending lots of money on contracts for things that we could be doing within the state government. We have one of the least healthy populations in the nation, and we have the lowest cigarette tax.
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Noteworthy events
Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Candidacy (2024)
On February 27, 2024, the Missouri Democratic Party declined to accept Unsicker's filing fee to run for governor of Missouri in the Democratic primary. A letter from James Paul, the party's legal counsel, said, "Having been removed from the House Democratic Caucus by your peers, the Missouri Democratic Party does not wish to associate with you as a candidate."[8] While this did not preclude Unsicker from running as a Republican or member of a minor party, she declined to do so. Unsicker also declined to make a statement regarding being removed from the race.[9]
Expulsion from Missouri House Democratic Caucus (2023)
On December 21, 2023, the Missouri House Democrats voted to expel Unsicker from the caucus. This vote followed her removal from her committee assignments two weeks prior. The caucus leadership released a joint statement saying, "The House Democratic Caucus is dedicated to the values of inclusiveness, tolerance and respect. When a member fails to uphold those standards, the caucus has a duty to act. Rep. Unsicker is free to choose her associations, but the caucus enjoys that same freedom. As a result, House Democrats today voted to end its association with Rep. Unsicker by expelling her as a caucus member."[10]
Unsicker responded to the expulsion saying, "I have appreciated the opportunity to work as a Missouri Democrat since I was elected in 2016. I believe the charges against me are a character assassination from a wing of the party that I want nothing to do with...I do not believe anyone is being honest about the reasons they want to remove me from the House Democratic Caucus."[10]
Removal from Missouri House committee assignments (2023)
On December 8, 2023, the House Minority Leader, Rep. Crystal Quade, removed Unsicker from her committee assignments after Unsicker posted a selfie with a social media influencer who is an alleged Holocaust denier. In an explanation of the removal, Rep. Quade said, "During her time in the legislature, Rep. Sarah Unsicker has proven a strong advocate for society’s vulnerable, especially children. Recently, however, she has chosen to use social media to promote individuals who espouse baseless conspiracies and racist and anti-Semitic ideologies that are antithetical to the values of inclusiveness, tolerance and respect House Democrats are dedicated to upholding."[11]
In response to her removal from her committee assignments, Unsicker stated, "I have not been offered any explanation of how my behavior was different from my typical behavior, including my refusal to respond to slanderous representations about others."[11]
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
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2022
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In 2022, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 13.
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2021
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2020
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2018
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In 2018, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 3 through May 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 4 through May 12. The legislature held its first special session from May 22 to May 26. The legislature held its second special session from June 12 to July 25. The legislature held a special session on September 13.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 17, 2020
- ↑ The Kansas City Star, "Missouri Democrat running for AG stripped of committees after photo with Holocaust denier," December 8, 2023
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ AP News, "Exiled Missouri lawmaker blocked from running for governor as a Democrat," February 27, 2024
- ↑ Webster-Kirkwood Times, "Dems Reject Filing Fee From Governor Hopeful Unsicker," March 4, 2024
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Spectrum News, "Missouri House Democrats expel Rep. Sarah Unsicker from caucus," December 21, 2023
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "State lawmaker from St. Louis County loses Missouri House committee posts," December 8, 2023
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Preceded by Jo Doll (D) |
Missouri House of Representatives District 83 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Raymond Reed (D) |
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Missouri House of Representatives District 91 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Jo Doll (D) |
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