Missouri state representative, District 39

Mark Meirath, a Republican from Excelsior Springs, was first elected to Missouri House District 39 in Clay County in 2024 and serves on the Elementary and Secondary Education, Intergovernmental Affairs and Utilities committees¹. His House biography says he attended Northwest Missouri State University and William Jewell College and owns a construction company¹. He faces Democrat Tanya Lakins on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot².

Where they stand 8 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HJR 73 (2025), the proposed constitutional amendment (now Amendment 3 on the 2026 ballot) that repeals the 2024 reproductive freedom amendment and allows abortion only for medical emergencies, fetal anomalies, rape or incest (House 103 to 51). (2025-04-17) source
• Paid leaveNo requirements; leave paid time off to employers and workersmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 567 (2025), which repeals the paid sick leave requirements passed by voters in 2024 and ends the minimum wage cost-of-living adjustments (House 96 to 51). (2025-03-13) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 1175 (2025), the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which declares federal laws that infringe the Second Amendment invalid in Missouri (House 100 to 51). (2025-03-27) source
  • Voted yes on HB 1730 (2026), which ends the state crime of possessing or selling a firearm suppressor (House 95 to 44). (2026-04-09) source
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on HB 2033 (2026), which removes the expiration date on the ban on gender transition drugs for people under 18 (House 102 to 40). (2026-02-12) source
• RedistrictingState legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantagemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes 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
• DEI programsBan DEI offices and required training at public institutionsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Is the sponsor of HB 1998 (2026), which requires that educational institutions no longer use state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, with repayment and funding suspension for violators. (2026) source
• Election rulesStrict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on HCR 48 (2026), a non-binding resolution commending the U.S. House for passing the SAVE Act (proof of citizenship to vote) (House 92 to 43). (2026-04-15) source
• Childcare and pre-KNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on HB 269 (2025), the Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act (House 120 to 34). (2025-02-27) source
  • Voted no on HB 2409 (2026), the Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act (House 97 to 44). (2026-04-02) 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, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, Religion in schools, China policy.