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Rick Brattin

RState Senator · District 31

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Missouri's 5th District

Biography

Rick Brattin is the Republican nominee for Missouri's 5th District.[1][2] A Marine Corps veteran and business owner from Harrisonville, he served in the Missouri House from 2011 to 2019 and has been a Missouri state senator since 2021.[2][4][6] He is campaigning as an ally of President Trump on gun rights, opposition to abortion and immigration enforcement.[3][5]

Brattin was born July 22, 1980, and, according to his campaign website, was raised in Greenwood, Missouri; the Missouri Senate describes him as a native-born son of Cass County.[3][4][6] He graduated from Lee's Summit High School, joined the U.S. Marine Corps after the September 11 attacks and, according to his campaign website, served six years and rose to the rank of sergeant.[3][6] After leaving the military he founded a small construction business, and Ballotpedia lists his career experience as owning and operating a construction company and a farm; he lists his profession as business owner.[6][2]

Brattin was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2010 and served until 2019, representing District 55 for his last three terms.[4][2] The Missouri Senate's biography says he served as majority floor whip, chaired the Special Committee on Government Oversight and was a senior member of the Local Government and Veterans committees; Ballotpedia lists his committee assignments as including Corrections, Consumer Affairs and Local Government.[6][2] That biography also describes him as a former auditor of Cass County.[6]

Brattin was elected to the Missouri Senate (District 31) in 2020, succeeding Ed Emery, and took office January 6, 2021; his current term ends in 2029.[4][2] In the Senate he has served on committees including Education, General Laws, and Seniors, Families, Veterans and Military Affairs, and in 2025-2026 he chairs the Joint Committee on Capitol Security.[2] KCUR reports that he belonged to the Missouri Statehouse caucus that pushed Republicans to be more conservative and sponsored a bill to bar foreign ownership of land within 50 miles of a Missouri military installation.[5] He won the Republican primary for the 5th District on August 4, 2026, and has President Trump's endorsement in the general election.[7][5]

According to his campaign website, Brattin and his wife attend Abundant Life, have five children and recently welcomed their first grandchild, and Ballotpedia says he lives in Harrisonville.[3][2]

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Rick Brattin - campaign website statement · Rick Brattin campaign website (via Ballotpedia) · 2026 Candidate's own words
  3. 3.Meet Rick · Rick Brattin for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Rick Brattin · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  5. 5.Missouri 5th Congressional District election guide: Cleaver, Brattin · KCUR 89.3 · 2026-09-23 News report
  6. 6.Senator Rick Brattin · Missouri Senate · 2026-10-21 Official record
  7. 7.Rick Brattin wins Missouri 5th District GOP primary amid uncertainty over district lines · Missouri Independent · 2026-08-04 News report

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.

On the ballot

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Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 3 of 67 party-divided votes on file.

  • Agricultural education

    What it does: Changes a pilot agricultural education program in elementary schools to a statewide program

    Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 9–1, Republicans 10–11

    May 14, 2026Official record ↗

  • Relating to contracts with public entities

    What it does: Modifies provisions relating to political subdivisions

    Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 3–6, Republicans 12–8

    May 13, 2025Official record ↗

  • Relating to utilities

    What it does: On the version voted Mar 13, 2025: Changes utility regulation, including electric rate-setting rules, capacity and integrated resource planning, time-of-use rate opt-outs, discounts for large new customers, hot and co…

    Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 3–7, Republicans 17–6

    Feb 24, 2025Official record ↗

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

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Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.

HB 3080 · MO SENATE

Relating to facilities of historic significance

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Modifies the historic preservation tax credit

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 24–4·Substantive·May 15, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 1696 · MO SENATE

Relating to the right of sepulcher

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Modifies provisions relating to the right of sepulcher

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 29–1·Substantive·May 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 953 · MO SENATE

Relating to the expenditure of moneys in certain funds by the department of natural resources

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

On the version voted May 12, 2026: Changes Department of Natural Resources programs, including dropping the income-source restriction on Clean Water Commission members, giving holders of Army Corps reservoir storage rights to their return flows, and changing emissions inspection fee and Natural Resources Protection Fund provisions.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 21–9·Substantive·May 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 953 · MO SENATE

Relating to the expenditure of moneys in certain funds by the department of natural resources

YesVOTED

Motion: Adopt HCS for SB 953, as amended

A yes vote adopted the House committee substitute, as amended, for SB 953 on Department of Natural Resources environmental programs, as the text the Senate then voted to pass. (AI-written)

On the version voted May 12, 2026: Changes Department of Natural Resources programs, including dropping the income-source restriction on Clean Water Commission members, giving holders of Army Corps reservoir storage rights to their return flows, and changing emissions inspection fee and Natural Resources Protection Fund provisions.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 21–9·Substantive·May 15, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 2896 · MO SENATE

Relating to higher education governing bodies

Not votingNO VOTE

Motion: Third reading and passage

Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 26–1·Substantive·May 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 1019 · MO SENATE

Relating to hospitals

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

On the version voted May 14, 2026: Raises the share of available funds that boards of city hospitals under chapter 96 may invest from 25% to 50%, gives hospital districts a 50% authority, adjusts limits on hospital activities in some counties, and revises the Missouri Lyme Disease Eradication Act.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 29–1·Substantive·May 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 1019 · MO SENATE

Relating to hospitals

YesVOTED

Motion: Adopt HCS for SB 1019, as amended

A yes vote adopted the House committee substitute, as amended, for SB 1019, a 31-section health care bill, as the text the Senate then voted to pass. (AI-written)

On the version voted May 14, 2026: Raises the share of available funds that boards of city hospitals under chapter 96 may invest from 25% to 50%, gives hospital districts a 50% authority, adjusts limits on hospital activities in some counties, and revises the Missouri Lyme Disease Eradication Act.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 29–1·Substantive·May 15, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 1867 · MO SENATE

Relating to transient guest taxes

NoVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 22–5·Substantive·May 15, 2026Roll call ↗
HB 2292 · MO SENATE

Relating to reporting of abuse and neglect

Not votingNO VOTE

Motion: Third reading and passage

Modifies provisions relating to abuse and neglect reporting, including a requirement to report companion animal abuse

Official summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 22–6·Substantive·May 15, 2026Roll call ↗
SB 835 · MO SENATE

Relating to garnishments

YesVOTED

Motion: Third reading and passage

Raises the homestead exemption from $15,000 to $40,000 and other exemptions from attachment, sets three circuit judges in the 25th circuit, changes execution and garnishment procedures, and replaces the anti-SLAPP law with the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.

AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Passed 26–1·Substantive·May 15, 2026Roll call ↗

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