Rick Brattin
Won a six-candidate August 4, 2026 Republican primary
Rick Brattin is the Republican nominee for Missouri's 5th District. A Missouri state senator and former state representative from Harrisonville, he is campaigning as an ally of President Trump on gun rights, opposition to abortion, and immigration enforcement.[1][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
On the record — official actions
- billAs a Missouri legislator, sponsored bills to prevent government entities from contracting with companies that discriminate against firearms manufacturers, and voted for the state's Second Amendment Preservation Act.[3]
- voteVoted to extend Missouri's abortion waiting period from 24 to 72 hours and backed a bill requiring parents of minors seeking an abortion to receive five days' notice.[3]
- billSponsored legislation imposing penalties on companies that hire undocumented workers without verifying immigration status and worked to ban sanctuary cities in Missouri.[3]
- vote2021-05-13 · Voted yes on HCS for HBs 85 & 310 (the Second Amendment Preservation Act, declaring certain federal firearms laws unenforceable in Missouri), which passed the Missouri Senate 22-10 on May 13, 2021.[6]
- vote2023-03-23 · Voted yes on SS No. 2 for SCS for SBs 49, 236 & 164 (restricting gender transition procedures for minors), which passed the Missouri Senate 24-8 on March 23, 2023.[7]
- vote2023-03-23 · Voted yes on SS No. 2 for SB 39 (restricting transgender students' participation in school sports consistent with their sex assigned at birth), which passed the Missouri Senate 25-8 on March 23, 2023.[8]
Positions on the issues
- OpposesStricter gun lawsFrom recorded votes
Voted yes on HCS for HBs 85 & 310, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, declaring certain federal firearms laws and regulations unenforceable within Missouri.[6]
What they say: Campaign website says he helped craft Missouri's constitutional protections for the Second Amendment and voted for the state's Second Amendment Preservation Act; says he'll oppose any attempt to infringe on gun rights in Congress.[3]
- OpposesProtect legal access to abortion
Campaign website says he voted to extend Missouri's abortion waiting period to 72 hours and backed a bill requiring parental notice before a minor's abortion; says he'll fight to defund Planned Parenthood in Congress.[3]
“Rick is 100% pro-life with a consistent record to prove it.”
- SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportations
Campaign website says he sponsored state legislation penalizing companies that hire undocumented workers and fought to ban sanctuary cities; says he'll back fully funding ICE and deporting people in the country illegally with criminal records.[3]
In their words — priorities
- Campaign website describes him as "a strong ally for the administration," citing a record of sponsoring legislation to advance President Trump's agenda in the Missouri legislature.[3]