Tracey Steele

Tracey Steele is a Democratic candidate for Missouri House of Representatives District 12 in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] Steele is a commercial real estate attorney who said in a Ballotpedia survey that his key messages are changing the state school funding formula and reducing the influence of large campaign donors.[1][3]

Tracey Steele grew up in Grant City, Missouri, the son of farmers, and graduated from Worth County R-III High School.[3] He earned a bachelor's degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 1993 and a law degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Law in 2012.[1][3] In his Ballotpedia survey, Steele said he is a commercial real estate lawyer with a Kansas City firm and that his daughter attends school in the Park Hill School District, where his wife works as a substitute teacher.[3]

Steele advanced from the Democratic primary on August 4, 2026, and faces Republican Jerry Hickey in a race with no incumbent.[1] He said in the survey that his campaign messages are to fix the state's school funding formula and to "clean up the corruption in Jefferson City" by reducing the influence of wealthy donors, and that he opposes the Amendment 5 proposal.[3] He listed endorsements from labor unions including the Missouri AFL-CIO, as well as Access MO and the Gun Sense Candidate Distinction from Moms Demand Action.[3]

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