DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

Marla Smith

Missouri State Representative, District 74 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Missouri State Representative, District 74

Official website

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 0; 11 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Last margin: +77.5; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Ethics
Government Efficiency
Judiciary
Local Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 11 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1935 Repeals a provision regarding sessions of a certain county court
COUNTIES · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1933 Designates certain actions by employers, when based on employees' credit history or credit scores, as…
BUSINESS AND COMMERCE · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1934 Establishes the "College Admission and Financial Aid Letter Consistency Task Force"
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILS · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 1932 Requires employers to provide meal periods or meal breaks to employees
EMPLOYEES - EMPLOYERS · Failed in committee May 2026

HB 3424 Designates the "Mayor Mary Louise Carter Highway" in St. Louis County
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS · Failed in committee May 2026

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

Career

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

20242025202620272028Missouri House of Representatives, District 74

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Missouri House District 74	Won	D+77.5	D+67.4	+10.1
2024	Missouri House of Representatives, District 74	Won	D+67.2	—	—

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

Seats Smith has held

Missouri House of Representatives, District 74 · since 2024

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Smith has run against

Jack Howard (R) · 2026 general, won
Jack Howard (R) · 2024 election, won

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

How we know Smith

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