Incumbent Jeff Myers will once again pursue Missouri’s 42nd House District seat in the Nov. 5 election, and will face off against challenger Shaun Sparks, of Warrenton.
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Incumbent Jeff Myers will once again pursue Missouri’s 42nd House District seat in the Nov. 5 election, and will face off against challenger Shaun Sparks, of Warrenton.
The 42nd District covers all of Warren County and parts of Montgomery County.
Myers is a former Missouri State Highway Patrol officer and has held the seat since he was first elected in 2022.
In his time in the state legislature, Myers said he was proud to have voted yes on bills like HB 2287 and SB 727 which enacted education reform including changes to school funding formulas, increases to teacher pay and expanded Missouri’s MOScholars school choice program.
“It’s still about representing my community, folks that live around here where I grew up, our neighbors, that hasn’t changed,” said Myers. “I go up there with their views and try to voice those while I’m there in the house.”
He also touted his role in expediting the repairs to a landslide on Highway U that closed the roadway earlier this year. That project is expected to be completed next week.
Myers, along with other local officials, was involved in working with MoDOT to move that project up.
Should he be reelected, Myers plans to work to move a bill combating human trafficking that he sponsored in the last legislative session. He was able to pass that bill in the House but it would never come to a vote in the Senate, amidst infighting between other Republicans that mired the final days of the previous legislative session.
He continued, saying he was working on a newer version of the bill, which would give law enforcement more teeth to prosecute against human trafficking and change the way those cases are handled.
Two provisions he mentioned were that courts could assess restitution to the victims of human trafficking, and upgrading the penalty for patronizing prostitution from a Class B misdemeanor to a Class A felony.
“Put the onus back on the people that are driving the market,” said Myers. “A lot of these people are folks of means, college educated, they have families, and a felony is something you just can’t make go away.”
Myers also expressed his opposition to Amendment 3 on the ballot this November, which would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri saying it was too radical for the state. Abortion has been illegal in Missouri without exceptions for rape or incest since 2022.
He did say if provided the opportunity he would support legislation to make exceptions for victims of rape and incest under state law, although he said there would have to be careful documentation.
Shaun Sparks or a representative for his campaign could not be reached for comment.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Sparks is the owner of Sparks Ignited, and previously worked for the Crider Health Center in Wentzville and the Compass Health Network in St. Peters.
