State representative, District 34 (Lee's Summit)

Kemp Strickler spent 35 years at Hallmark Cards, retiring as a senior data analytics manager, and was first elected to Missouri House District 34 in 2022⁵. His campaign site lists fully funding public schools, opposing a proposed landfill, supporting public safety and cutting property tax burdens⁶.

Where they stand 5 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• 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
• Election rulesPhoto ID, but with free IDs and more early votingmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Is the sponsor of HB 1738 (2026), which lets any registered voter cast an absentee ballot in person with photo ID starting the third Tuesday before an election instead of the second. (2026) source
  • Was the sponsor of HB 972 (2025), the same bill in the prior year. (2025) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • KCUR reported that he supports abortion rights. (2024-08) 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). (2025-09-09) source

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