Shereka Barnes

Shereka Barnes is the Democratic candidate for Missouri State Senate District 34 in the November 3, 2026 general election, after advancing from the August 4 Democratic primary.[1][2] She has served on the Park Hill School District Board of Education since 2022 and works in healthcare as an analyst.[1][3]

Shereka Barnes earned a high school diploma from Park Hill Senior High School and a bachelor's degree from Missouri Western State University in 1997, and her career experience includes working as an analyst.[1] In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey, she said she was born and raised in Kansas City, has spent more than 35 years in the Park Hill School District as a student, parent and volunteer, and is the parent of two grown daughters.[3]

Barnes is an at-large member of the Park Hill School District Board of Education, having assumed office on April 14, 2022; her current term ends in 2028.[1] She said in the survey that she has also served on the board of Kids Win Missouri, a statewide children's advocacy coalition.[3] Her stated campaign messages include lowering the cost of living, protecting public education and opposing school vouchers, and protecting access to healthcare.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.