U.S. House · Missouri's 1st District
Tom Schmitz
CandidateLIB
- Race
- U.S. House · Missouri's 1st District
- Result
- Wesley Bell, projected winner
- Opponents
- Wesley Bell (D); Paul Berry (R)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
We need separation of healthcare and state, a liberated healthcare system free from government coercion and control, a free-market system which will drive down prices, inspire innovation, and increase quality through competition.
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 1
2026-11-03
| Wesley Bell D | incumbent |
| Paul Berry R | challenger |
| Tom Schmitz LIB | challenger |
Advanced unopposed in the August 4, 2026 Libertarian primary
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
We need separation of healthcare and state, a liberated healthcare system free from government coercion and control, a free-market system which will drive down prices, inspire innovation, and increase quality through competition.
Advocates separating healthcare from government and a free-market system in place of government-run coverage.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
The management and funding of a child's education is the responsibility of the parents of that child and no one else.
Says funding a child's education is solely the parents' responsibility and calls for removing government from education.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
We must resist the expansion of "red flag" laws, which are a dangerous slippery slope toward government obtaining the power to disarm American Citizens at will and without any semblance of due process.
Says gun-rights protections should be vigilantly defended and that the expansion of red flag laws should be resisted.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Tom Schmitz, a St. Louis native, was the Libertarian Party nominee for Missouri's 1st District and lost the November 3, 2026 election to Wesley Bell. He previously ran as the Libertarian candidate for Missouri's 8th District in 2020, and little additional biographical information is publicly available.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Schmitz was born in St. Louis, Missouri.[2] In 2020 he was the Libertarian candidate for U.S. House Missouri District 8, finishing third with about 1.8% of the vote behind incumbent Jason Smith.[2] He advanced unopposed from the August 4, 2026 Libertarian primary for Missouri's 1st District.[2] Schmitz received 4.6% of the vote to Wesley Bell's 81.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Protect legal access to abortion
“I believe that innovations in medical technology unleashed by the free market can make abortion obsolete in our society.”[4]
On his campaign website's issues page
- Faster transition away from fossil fuels
“In addition, this government has failed to effectively fight global climate change by severely blunting the development of nuclear power.”[4]
On his campaign website's issues page
- Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
“The ideal in a free society without compulsory taxation or government welfare programs is that immigrants would be able to move across borders as freely as possible.”[4]
On his campaign website's issues page
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/tom-schmitz
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Tom Schmitz · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 3.U.S. House · Missouri's 1st District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Issues · TomSchmitzForLiberty.com · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words