Melanie Stinnett - Wikipedia

Melanie Stinnett

Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 133rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2023
Preceded by	Curtis Trent

Personal details
Political party	Republican
Residence	Springfield, Missouri
Alma mater	Missouri State University
Website	www.melaniestinnett.com

Melanie Stinnett is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing the state's 133rd House district.^[1]

Stinnett is a healthcare executive and speech-language pathologist.^[2] She is a disability rights activist.^[3]

After Missouri voters voted in 2024 in favor of a constitutional amendment to protect reproductive rights, including the right to abortion, Missouri's Republican lawmakers subsequently sought to continue to block abortion access in the state.^[4] Stinnett was part of these efforts, arguing that voters misunderstood what they were voting for.^[4] However, the ballot language for Stinnett's proposed counter amendment does not explicitly mention that it would ban abortion.^[5]

References

[edit]

^ "Melanie Stinnett". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
^ "Representative Melanie Stinnett". house.mo.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
^ Bacharier, Galen. "Springfield business owner, disability rights advocate Melanie Stinnett running for Missouri House". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
^ ^a ^b Kohler, Jeremy (2025-02-05). "Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked". ProPublica.
^ Spoerre, Anna (2025-03-31). "Ballot language for Missouri anti-abortion amendment doesn't mention abortion ban". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 2025-04-02.

v t e Members of the Missouri House of Representatives
103rd General Assembly (2025–2026) Speaker of the House Jonathan Patterson (R) Speaker pro tempore Chad Perkins (R) Majority Leader Lane Roberts (R) Minority Leader Ashley Aune (D)
▌Jeff Farnan (R) ▌Mazzie Christensen (R) ▌Danny Busick (R) ▌Greg Sharpe (R) ▌Louis Riggs (R) ▌Ed Lewis (R) ▌Peggy McGaugh (R) ▌Josh Hurlbert (R) ▌Dean Van Schoiack (R) ▌Bill Falkner (R) ▌Brenda Shields (R) ▌Mike Jones (R) ▌Sean Pouche (R) ▌Ashley Aune (D) ▌Ken Jamison (D) ▌Chris Brown (R) ▌Bill Allen (R) ▌Eric Woods (D) ▌Wick Thomas (D) ▌Mike Steinmeyer (R) ▌Robert Sauls (D) ▌Yolanda Young (D) ▌Michael Johnson (D) ▌Emily Weber (D) ▌Pattie Mansur (D) ▌Tiffany Price (D) ▌Melissa Brown (D) ▌Jerome Barnes (D) ▌Aaron Crossley (D) ▌Jonathan Patterson (R) ▌Ron Fowler (R) ▌Jeff Coleman (R) ▌Carolyn Caton (R) ▌Kemp Strickler (D) ▌Keri Ingle (D) ▌Anthony Ealy (D) ▌Mark Sharp (D) ▌Martin Jacobs (D) ▌Mark Meirath (R) ▌Chad Perkins (R) ▌Doyle Justus (R) ▌Jeff Myers (R) ▌Kent Haden (R) ▌John Martin (R) ▌Kathy Steinhoff (D) ▌David Tyson Smith (D) ▌Adrian Plank (D) ▌Tim Taylor (R) ▌Jim Schulte (R) ▌Gregg Bush (D) ▌Mark Nolte (R) ▌Brad Pollitt (R) ▌Terry Thompson (R) ▌Brandon Phelps (R) ▌Bill Irwin (R) ▌Michael Davis (R) ▌Rodger Reedy (R) ▌Willard Haley (R) ▌Rudy Veit (R) ▌Dave Griffith (R) ▌Bruce Sassmann (R) ▌Sherri Gallick (R) ▌Tricia Byrnes (R) ▌Deanna Self (R) ▌Wendy Hausman (R) ▌Marlene Terry (D) ▌Tonya Rush (D) ▌Kem Smith (D) ▌Scott Miller (R) ▌Stephanie Boykin (D) ▌LaDonna Appelbaum (D) ▌Doug Clemens (D) ▌Raychel Proudie (D) ▌Marla Smith (D) ▌Chanel Mosley (D) ▌Marlon Anderson (D) ▌Kimberly-Ann Collins (D) ▌Marty Joe Murray (D) ▌LaKeySha Bosley (D) ▌Elizabeth Fuchs (D) ▌Steve Butz (D) ▌Nick Kimble (D) ▌Ray Reed (D) ▌Del Taylor (D) ▌Yolonda Fountain Henderson (D) ▌Jeff Hales (D) ▌Connie Steinmetz (D) ▌Holly Jones (R) ▌George J. Hruza (R) ▌Mark Boyko (D) ▌Jo Doll (D) ▌Michael Burton (D) ▌Bridget Walsh Moore (D) ▌Jim Murphy (R) ▌ Vacant ▌Brad Christ (R) ▌David Casteel (R) ▌Jaclyn Zimmerman (D) ▌Ian Mackey (D) ▌Philip Oehlerking (R) ▌Ben Keathley (R) ▌Richard West (R) ▌Dave Hinman (R) ▌Terri Violet (R) ▌Colin Wellenkamp (R) ▌Travis Wilson (R) ▌Mark Matthiesen (R) ▌Mike Costlow (R) ▌John Simmons (R) ▌Justin Sparks (R) ▌Cecelie Williams (R) ▌Renee Reuter (R) ▌Phil Amato (R) ▌Ken Waller (R) ▌Bill Lucas (R) ▌Dale Wright (R) ▌Becky Laubinger (R) ▌Mike McGirl (R) ▌Brad Banderman (R) ▌John Hewkin (R) ▌Bill Hardwick (R) ▌Tara Peters (R) ▌Jeff Vernetti (R) ▌Don Mayhew (R) ▌Dane Diehl (R) ▌Jim Kalberloh (R) ▌Ann Kelley (R) ▌Christopher Warwick (R) ▌John Black (R) ▌Bishop Davidson (R) ▌Bill Owen (R) ▌Crystal Quade (D) ▌Melanie Stinnett (R) ▌Alex Riley (R) ▌Betsy Fogle (D) ▌Stephanie Hein (D) ▌Darin Chappell (R) ▌Burt Whaley (R) ▌Bob Titus (R) ▌Jamie Gragg (R) ▌Hannah Kelly (R) ▌Jeff Knight (R) ▌Bennie Cook (R) ▌Tony Harbison (R) ▌Bryant Wolfin (R) ▌Barry Hovis (R) ▌John Voss (R) ▌David Dolan (R) ▌Donnie Brown (R) ▌Cameron Parker (R) ▌Steve Jordan (R) ▌Hardy Billington (R) ▌Keith Elliott (R) ▌David Evans (R) ▌Matthew Overcast (R) ▌Brian Seitz (R) ▌Mitch Boggs (R) ▌Scott Cupps (R) ▌Dirk Deaton (R) ▌Ben Baker (R) ▌Lane Roberts (R) ▌Bob Bromley (R) ▌Cody Smith (R)
▌Republican (111) ▌Democratic (51) ▌Vacant (1) Missouri General Assembly House Senate List of past Assemblies

This article about a Missouri politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.