State representative, District 19 (Kansas City)

Wick Thomas is a Kansas City community college faculty librarian who was first elected to Missouri House District 19 in 2024⁵. Thomas's campaign says it supports Medicaid expansion, affordable housing and stricter gun control⁴³. Official sponsored-bill lists show repeal-of-ban and death penalty abolition bills⁵.

Where they stand 6 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Campaign profile says every person should have the autonomy to make decisions about their body and that reproductive care is health care. (2026) source
  • KCUR reported, citing Thomas' Instagram, that Thomas collected signatures for the 2024 Missouri abortion rights ballot initiative. (2024-08) source
• Death penaltyAbolish it and use life without parole insteadmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Is the sponsor of HB 2623 (2026), which abolishes the death penalty and sets life imprisonment instead. (2026) source
  • Was the sponsor of HB 994 (2025), the same bill in the prior year. (2025) source
• Gender care for minorsLeave it to parents and doctorsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Is the sponsor of HB 2065 (2026), which repeals Missouri's provisions on gender transition procedures for minors. (2026) source
  • Was the sponsor of HB 1275 (2025), the same repeal in the prior year. (2025) source
• Childcare and pre-KOffer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aidlow

  Said · low confidence

  • Campaign site says he supports universal early childhood education. (2026) source
  • 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
• GunsAdd universal background checks and red-flag lawslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Campaign site says he will work to institute stricter gun control policy. (2026) 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, 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, Ranked-choice voting, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.