RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Lane Roberts

Missouri State Representative, District 161 since 2018.

Missouri State Representative, District 161

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 3; 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Last margin: +27.9; Won 2024

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Capitol Security · vice chair
Ethics · chair
Professional Registration and Licensing
Veterans and Armed Forces

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 17 sponsored · 3 became law

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HB 1867 Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of…
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1866 Allows the director of the department of public safety to deny a peace officer license if an applicant has…
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES · Became law May 2026

HB 1870 Modifies provisions relating to garnishments
BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS · Became law May 2026

HB 1869 Establishes a grant program to provide funds to repair and reset grave markers for deceased veterans
CEMETERIES · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

HB 1868 Establishes the offense of impeding, threatening, or harassing a first responder
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT · Failed in the House Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Roberts was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Missouri House of Representatives, District 161

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin
2024	Missouri House of Representatives, District 161	Won	R+27.9
2022	Missouri House of Representatives, District 161	Won	—
2020	Missouri House of Representatives, District 161	Won	R+36.1
2018	Missouri House of Representatives, District 161	Won	R+34.0

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Roberts has held

Missouri House of Representatives, District 161 · since 2018

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Roberts has run against

Shawna Ackerson (D) · 2024 general, won
Joshua Shackles (D) · 2020 general, won
Elizabeth Lundstrum (D) · 2018 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Roberts

One person, matched across every source we use.

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Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET