Who is running for Missouri House, District 8 in 2026?

Missouri state representative, District 8; chair, House Transportation Committee

Josh Hurlbert, a Republican from Smithville, was first elected to the Missouri House in 2020 and represents District 8 in Clay and Clinton counties; he chairs the Transportation Committee¹. His House biography says he has been a senior field representative for U.S. Rep. Sam Graves since 2009 and served as a Smithville alderman from 2018 to 2020¹. He faces Democrat Amy Minich 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 419 (2023), which bars gender transition surgery, hormones and puberty blockers for people under 18 (House 103 to 52). (2023-04-13) source
  • Voted yes on SB 49 (2023), which bars gender transition procedures for people under 18 (House 108 to 50). (2023-05-10) source
  • 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
• Ranked-choice votingNo, ban ranked-choice voting in all electionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on SJR 78 (2024), the proposed constitutional amendment that limits voting to citizens and bans ranking candidates in elections (House 97 to 43). (2024-05-17) 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
• 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

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

Autoworker and union member; Democratic nominee, Missouri House District 8

Amy Minich is the Democratic nominee for Missouri House District 8 against incumbent Republican Josh Hurlbert¹. Her campaign site describes her as an eighth-generation Missourian, an autoworker, a mother and a union member, and lists workers' rights, public education and protecting the environment among her priorities². It does not state positions on the quiz topics².

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