Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Melanie Stinnett

Missouri State Representative, District 133 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Lost the 2026 race for Missouri Senate District 30.

Missouri State Representative, District 133

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 1; 26 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Last margin: −19.4; Lost 2026
Elections: 3; 2022–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Health and Mental Health · chair
Higher Education and Workforce Development
Life Sciences
Rules Committee on Administrative Oversight
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Task Force

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 26 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 2974 Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity
ATHLETICS · Became law Jul 2026

HB 2592 Restores voting rights to individuals on probation and parole
CIVIL RIGHTS · Failed in the Senate May 2026

HB 2591 Modifies provisions relating to clinical fellowships required for licensure as a speech-language pathologist
ACCOUNTANTS · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

HB 3010 Creates provisions relating to prior authorization of health care services
COMMERCE AND INSURANCE, DEPARTMENT OF · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

HB 2642 Creates provisions relating to insurance coverage of alternatives to opioid drugs
DRUGS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

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

Career

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

2022202320242025202620272028Missouri House of Representatives, District 133

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 State Senate, District 30	Lost	D+19.4	R+3.9	−23.3
2024	Missouri House of Representatives, District 133	Won	R+12.2	R+3.8	+8.4
2022	Missouri House of Representatives, District 133	Won	R+4.8	D+0.3	+5.1

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

Seats Stinnett has held

Missouri House of Representatives, District 133 · since 2022

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Stinnett has run against

Betsy Fogle (D) · 2026 election, lost
Derrick Nowlin (D) · 2024 election, won
Amy Blansit (D) · 2022 election, won

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

How we know Stinnett

One person, matched across every source we use.

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Wikidata Q128005971

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET