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2 candidates are tracked for Missouri House District 14 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Frank Pendleton and Ashley Aune. Candidate information follows official Platte County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Frank Pendleton (Republican), Ashley Aune (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Ashley Aune is the sitting member per the House roster. Missouri has no runoffs; the August 4 primary winner of each party is the nominee, and unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Missouri Secretary of State's certified general election candidate list (certified August 25, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Frank Pendleton is a retired principal scientist and program manager with 43 years of experience, including work on national security projects and disaster-response deployments, per his campaign site. He has served as chairman of a community credit union board and previously worked at MRIGlobal and as an adjunct professor at Rockhurst University.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Reducing taxes and cutting wasteful state spending
- Expanding school choice and improving academic outcomes
- Increasing law enforcement presence and reforming juvenile justice
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-06.
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Ashley Aune serves as Missouri House Minority Leader after previously serving as Minority Whip, per her official Missouri House biography. First elected in 2020, she holds a bachelor's degree in communication studies from the University of Kansas and represents part of Platte County, including Kansas City's Northland. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
