Speaker of the Missouri House; state representative, District 30 (Lee's Summit)

Jon Patterson is a Lee's Summit general surgeon who has represented Missouri House District 30 since January 2019¹³ and has been Speaker of the House since January 2025¹⁸¹⁴. He is the Republican nominee for the open Senate District 8 seat¹⁵. His campaign site lists co-sponsoring child care affordability, school safety and a bill for an elected Jackson County assessor¹⁶.

Where they stand 9 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Paid leaveNo requirements; leave paid time off to employers and workersmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on final passage of the paid sick leave repeal bill (HCS#2 HBs 567, 546, 758 and 958) (96 to 51). (2025-03-13) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on final passage of HB 1175, the Second Amendment Preservation Act reenactment (100 to 51). (2025-03-27) source
  • Voted yes on final passage of HB 1730, which ends the state crime of possessing a firearm suppressor (95 to 44). (2026-04-09) source
• Ranked-choice votingNo, ban ranked-choice voting in all electionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on final passage of SJR 78, the 2024 amendment limiting voting to citizens and banning ranked-choice voting (97 to 43). (2024-05-17) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on final passage of HB 1663, 1607 and 1973, which limit school athletic competitions designated for one sex to students of that sex (98 to 37). (2026-02-26) source
• Kids onlineRequire age checks only for adult content sitesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on final passage of HB 1839, 2921 and 3015, which require age verification on adult websites (120 to 19). (2026-03-09) source
• Childcare and pre-KHelp through tax credits, employer incentives, and parent choicemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on final passage of HB 269, the Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act (120 to 34). (2025-02-27) source
  • Voted yes on final passage of HB 2409, the Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act (second year) (97 to 44). (2026-04-02) source
  • Joined as a cosponsor of HB 1488 (2024) on December 18, 2023. (2023-12-18) source
  • HB 1488 creates tax credits for child care: the Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act and two further credits for employers and providers. (2024) source
• Gender care for minorsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on final passage of HB 419, the 2023 ban on gender transition treatment for minors (103 to 52). (2023-04-13) source
  • Voted no on final passage of SB 49, the 2023 ban on gender transition treatment for minors (108 to 50). (2023-05-10) source
  • Voted yes on final passage of HB 2033, which makes permanent the ban on gender transition treatment for minors (102 to 40). (2026-02-12) source
• AbortionNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on final passage of HJR 73, the resolution to repeal the 2024 reproductive freedom amendment (now Amendment 3 on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot) (103 to 51). (2025-04-17) source
• RedistrictingNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on HB 1 (2025 second extraordinary session), the new congressional map drawn in the middle of the decade (House 90 to 65). The roll call records the Speaker's vote under 'Mr. Speaker'. (2025-09-09) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Immigration, Energy and climate, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Student loans, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.