Biography
Meredith Sumenek is the Democratic candidate for Missouri House of Representatives District 95 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Republican Bob Mahacek.[1][3] She is president of the Tesson Ferry Democratic Organization and worked in finance for more than 20 years before starting her own small business.[2]
Meredith Sumenek graduated from Verona Area High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said she was the first person in her family to graduate from college and that her finance career took her from supervisor to business manager at a Fortune 400-sized company managing $3 billion in annualized income.[2] She advanced from the Democratic primary on August 4, 2026, with 4,378 votes in an unopposed race.[1]
In the same survey, Sumenek listed affordability, education and health care as campaign priorities, including ending the state sales tax on groceries, opposing large cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and ensuring public schools receive the state funding they are owed.[2]
- 1.Meredith Sumenek - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Meredith Sumenek - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
- 3.Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Missouri House District 95
Meredith Sumenek is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Missouri House District 95 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.