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Kemp Strickler

Democratic · Missouri · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Missouri House District 34, Missouri

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Advocating for tax reform and government accountability from his committee roles
  • Bringing decades of data-driven private-sector budget experience to state government
Biography

Strickler is the state representative for House District 34 in Lee's Summit, currently in his fourth year in the Missouri House, per the campaign site. He spent 35 years at Hallmark Cards, rising from an entry-level analytics position to senior data analytics manager overseeing multi-million dollar budgets, per the campaign site. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial engineering and an MBA from the University of Missouri-Columbia, per the campaign site.

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