RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Bruce Sassmann

Missouri State Representative, District 61 since 2020. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Missouri State Representative, District 61Born 1950

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
0
32 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Last margin
+46.9
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028
Elections
5
2014–2026
Won
4
generals, primaries and specials

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Conservation and Natural Resources · vice chair
  • Financial Institutions
  • Higher Education and Workforce Development
  • Rural Economic Development

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 32 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Career

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

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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Missouri House of Representatives, District 61WonR+46.9R+66.0−19.1
2024Missouri House of Representatives, District 61Won—R+66.0—
2022Missouri House of Representatives, District 61Won—R+63.9—
2020Missouri House of Representatives, District 62WonR+59.2——
2014Missouri House of Representatives, District 62 (primary)Lost−35.3——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Sassmann has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Sassmann has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Sassmann

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET