State representative, District 20 (Sugar Creek, Independence)

Mike Steinmeyer is a U.S. Navy veteran and former realtor who was elected to Missouri House District 20 in 2024 after serving on the Independence City Council from 2020 to 2023¹². His campaign priorities included empowering parents on education decisions, supporting agriculture, and upholding the First and Second Amendments¹³. No campaign website was found by The Ballot Brief as of September 2026¹⁴.

Where they stand 9 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 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
• 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
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • 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
• RedistrictingState legislatures draw maps and may redraw any time, including for partisan advantagemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on final passage of HB 1 of the 2025 second extraordinary session, the new congressional map enacted mid-decade (90 to 65). (2025-09-09) 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
• Election rulesStrict photo ID, paper ballots, cleaner voter rolls and fewer mail ballotslow

  Voted · low confidence

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

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on final passage of HB 269, the Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act (120 to 34). (2025-02-27) source
  • Voted no on final passage of HB 2409, the Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act (second year) (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, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.