Missouri State House District 36

Current seat holder: Anthony Ealy (D).

Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas Dave Thomas was born in Indio, California .

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“Dave is passionate about the core structure of our faith based allegiance and policies in communion for defense of life, and liberty, through oaths and pledges to uphold the tenets of our Declaration, PreAmble, Constitution and Bill of Rights.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection)
“I was employed at an ornamental iron shop for one year, I learned to shape sheet metal, and braze metal framing components to it, while graduating up to arc welding, and to apply acrylic to our finished product.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection)

Anthony T. Ealy Jr

Biography State Representative Anthony Ealy, Jr., a Democrat, represents part of Jackson County (District 36) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2022. Ealy is the first Black Representative to represent the city of Grandview, and the youngest representative to represent the district as a whole.

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“As your state representative, I’ll support common sense measures like expanding Medicaid, so no Missourian is forced to choose between a decent job and keeping their health care.” (Campaign website (upballot.com))
“I will support universal early childhood education, because investing in our kids from an early age is the best way for us to invest in our future. I will also support investment in higher education and workforce training, to ensure all Missourians have the opportunity to gain the skills to compete in our economy.” (Campaign website (upballot.com))