Affordability
Supports closing billionaire tax loopholes, paid family leave, Social Security funding and restrictions on price gouging and junk fees.
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THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Missi Hesketh
Candidate for U.S. House · Missouri · District 7
THE PERSON
Background
Missi Hesketh is a teacher and former Forsyth mayor with experience in gifted education. She is running to represent southwest Missouri.
Roots
- Teacher
- Former Forsyth mayor
Education
- Ed.S., Missouri State University, 2023
- Master's in gifted education, Drury University, 2018
- Bachelor's in elementary education, University of Missouri–St. Louis, 2004
- Associate's in business administration, Forest Park Community College, 2003
Background sources checked October 27, 2026.
THE POLICIES
Where they stand
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Education
Supports rural education, workforce training, higher teacher pay and children's data privacy.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Healthcare
Supports optional Medicare access, drug-price negotiation, rural-hospital stabilization and veterans' care.
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Supports equipment right-to-repair, crop-insurance reform and restrictions on adversarial foreign farmland ownership; opposes AI data centers.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Government ethics
Supports congressional stock-trading and lifetime lobbying bans, term limits, a Pentagon audit and overturning Citizens United.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
Ballot & sources
U.S. House · District 7 · November 3, 2026
Candidate listing checked October 22, 2026.
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