Missouri House of Representatives District 160

Incumbent

Ben Baker

About the District Census Topic | Value

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Population | 37,728
Gender |

50.4% Male

49.6% Female

Race |

82.2% White

0.8% Black

0.8% Asian

2.4% Native American

1.8% Pacific Islander

Ethnicity | 6.9% Hispanic
Median household income | $51,998
High school graduation rate | 87.6%
College graduation rate | 19.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data

Missouri House of Representatives District 160 is represented by Ben Baker (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Missouri state representatives represented an average of 37,760 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 36,741 residents.

## Contents

* 1 About the office
* 1.1 Qualifications
* 1.2 Salaries
* 1.3 Term limits
* 1.4 Vacancies
* 2 District map
* 3 Redistricting
* 3.1 2020-2022
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2020
* 4.3 2018
* 4.4 2016
* 4.5 2014
* 4.6 2012
* 5 Campaign contributions
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## About the office[edit]

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits.[1] Missouri legislators assume office the first day of the legislative session, which is the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January at 12:00pm.[2]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Missouri House of Representatives, a candidate must meet the following qualifications:[3]

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* Citizen of the United States
* Resident of the state 1 year next preceding election

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* At least 24 years of age
* Qualified Missouri voter for 2 years before election
* Resident of the district which he is chosen to represent for 1 year before election

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* Is not delinquent in the payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the place of residence as stated in the declaration of candidacy
* Is not a past or present corporate officer of any fee office that owes any taxes to the state
* Has not been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony under the federal laws of the United States of America
* Has not been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony under the laws of this state or an offense committed in another state that would be considered a felony in this state

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* In addition to any other penalties provided by law, no person may file for any office in a subsequent election until he or the treasurer of his existing candidate committee has filed all required campaign disclosure reports for all prior elections[4]

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### Salaries[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$35,915/year| $121/day. Tied to federal rate. Unvouchered.

### Term limits[edit]

See also: State legislatures with term limits

The Missouri legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Missouri Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Missouri representatives are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms, or a total of eight years.[1]

The first year that the 1992 term limits impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2002.

### Vacancies[edit]

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Missouri General Assembly, the governor of Missouri must call for a special election without delay. The election mandate is sent to the county that first established the legislative district.[5]

See sources: Missouri Cons. Art. III, §14

## District map[edit]

The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.

## Redistricting[edit]

### 2020-2022[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Missouri after the 2020 census

Missouri completed its legislative redistricting on March 15, 2022, when the state’s Judicial Redistricting Commission filed new state Senate district boundaries with the secretary of state.[6] Missouri was the 43rd state to complete legislative redistricting. The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission unanimously approved the state House’s district boundaries on Jan. 21.[7] These maps take effect for Missouri’s 2022 legislative elections.

The Senate Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission failed to submit proposed maps to the secretary of state's office by the December 23, 2021, deadline. Therefore, responsibility for developing Senate district boundaries was assumed by the Missouri Judicial Commission for Redistricting.[8] The judicial commission released their final plan and sent it to the secretary of state's office on March 15, 2022. The commission’s chair, Missouri Appeals Court Justice Cynthia Lynette Martin, said in a press release, "The Judicial Redistricting Commission’s work has been thorough and labor intensive, and was purposefully undertaken with the goal to file a constitutionally compliant plan and map well in advance of the commission’s constitutional deadline to avoid disenfranchising voters given the candidate filing deadline and the deadline for preparing ballots."[9] Scott Faughn of The Missouri Times wrote that "The biggest difference in this map and that previous map is that it shifts the weight of some of the districts from rural weighted districts to evenly split districts and even enhances the suburban influence inside several republican seats." He added, "the new map produces 7 solid democratic districts, and 3 likely democratic districts. On the republican side the new map produces 18 solid republican districts, and 3 more likely republican districts," with two competitive districts when the current incumbents no longer seek office.[10]

The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission unanimously approved new state House district boundaries on January 19, 2022. Fourteen of the commission's 20 members were required to approve the plan. If the commission was unable to agree on a redistricting plan by January 23, 2022, authority over the process would have transferred to the Missouri Judicial Commission for Redistricting.[11] In a press release issued after the map was finalized, commission chair Jerry Hunter said, "I want to personally thank all of the commissioners for the hard work that was put in by the commissioners and, obviously, as all of you know, the supporting individuals that have been instrumental to helping get this map done on both sides – on both the Democratic and Republican sides."[12] Rudi Keller of the Missouri Independent wrote, "Of the 163 districts..., there are 38 where Democrats should have the advantage, 97 where Republicans are dominant and 28 districts with past election results showing less than a 10% advantage for either party.[11]

How does redistricting in Missouri work? In Missouri, congressional district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[13]

Two distinct politician commissions are ultimately responsible for state legislative redistricting, one for the Missouri State Senate and another for the Missouri House of Representatives. Membership on these commissions is determined as follows:[13]

1. Senate redistricting commission: The state committee of each major political party nominates 10 members to the commission, for a total of 20 nominees. From this pool, the governor selects five members per party, for a total of 10 commissioners.
2. House redistricting commission: The congressional district committee of each major political party nominates two members per congressional district, for a total of 32 nominees. From this pool, the governor appoints one member per party per district, for a total of 16 commissioners.

### Missouri House of Representatives District 160
before 2020 redistricting cycle

Click a district to compare boundaries.

### Missouri House of Representatives District 160
after 2020 redistricting cycle

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## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on August 2, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 160

Incumbent Ben Baker is running in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 160 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate

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| Ben Baker

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

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### 2020[edit]

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 160

Incumbent Ben Baker defeated Angela Thomas in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 160 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Ben Baker (R)  |

79.0

| 14,030

| Angela Thomas (D)  |

21.0

| 3,729

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 17,759

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 160

Angela Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 160 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Angela Thomas |

100.0

| 955

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 955

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 160

Incumbent Ben Baker advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 160 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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| Ben Baker |

100.0

| 4,974

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 4,974

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### 2018[edit]

General election

##### General election for Missouri House of Representatives District 160

Ben Baker defeated Angela Thomas in the general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 160 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Ben Baker (R)  |

75.5

| 10,713

| Angela Thomas (D)  |

24.5

| 3,476

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 14,189

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 160

Angela Thomas advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 160 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Angela Thomas |

100.0

| 973

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 973

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 160

Ben Baker defeated Raleigh Drue Ritter and David Osborn in the Republican primary for Missouri House of Representatives District 160 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Ben Baker |

58.1

| 3,709

| Raleigh Drue Ritter |

26.4

| 1,686

| David Osborn |

15.5

| 986

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 6,381

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### 2016[edit]

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.

Incumbent Bill Reiboldt ran unopposed in the Missouri House of Representatives District 160 general election.[14]

Missouri House of Representatives, District 160 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Bill Reiboldt Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Missouri Secretary of State

Incumbent Bill Reiboldt ran unopposed in the Missouri House of Representatives District 160 Republican primary.[15][16]

Missouri House of Representatives, District 160 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Bill Reiboldt Incumbent (unopposed)

### 2014[edit]

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Incumbent Bill Reiboldt was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.[17][18][19]

### 2012[edit]

See also: Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Missouri House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012 and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 27, 2012. Incumbent Bill Reiboldt (R) was unopposed in the general election and the Republican primary.[20][21]

## Campaign contributions[edit]

From 2000 to 2018, candidates for Missouri House of Representatives District 160 raised a total of $784,413. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $43,578 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Missouri House of Representatives District 160

Year | Amount | Candidates | Average
2018 | $131,074 | 4 | $32,768
2016 | $1,614 | 1 | $1,614
2014 | $23,975 | 1 | $23,975
2012 | $19,175 | 1 | $19,175
2010 | $149,150 | 1 | $149,150
2008 | $100,893 | 1 | $100,893
2006 | $108,179 | 2 | $54,090
2004 | $55,084 | 3 | $18,361
2002 | $91,269 | 2 | $45,635
2000 | $104,000 | 2 | $52,000
Total | $784,413 | 18 | $43,578

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Missouri State Legislature
* Missouri House of Representatives
* Missouri State Senate

## External links[edit]

* Missouri Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 termlimits.org, "State Legislative Term Limits," accessed February 4, 2021
2. ↑ Missouri Revisor of Statutes, "Article III Section 20. Regular sessions of assembly — quorum — compulsory attendance — public sessions — limitation on power to adjourn.," accessed November 1, 2021
3. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2020 Elected Officials Qualifications," accessed February 4, 2021
4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
5. ↑ Missouri General Assembly, "Missouri Constitution Section," accessed February 4, 2021 (Article 3, Section 14)
6. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Final Senate Statewide Judicial Redistricting Commission Letter; March 15, 2022," accessed March 22, 2022
7. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Final House Apportionment; January 20, 2022," accessed March 22, 2022
8. ↑ 'Missouri Secretary of State, "Supreme Court Appointment for Judicial Commission for Redistricting," January 11, 2022
9. ↑ Missouri Office of Administration, "Judicial Redistricting Commission Releases Tentative State Senate Redistricting Plan, Map," March 14, 2022
10. ↑ The Missouri Times, "TWMP Column: New Senate map district by district," March 16, 2020
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Missouri Independent, "Bipartisan commission approves new Missouri House districts," January 20, 2022
12. ↑ Missouri Office of Administration, "House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission Files Final Redistricting Plan with Secretary of State," January 24, 2022
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 All About Redistricting, "Missouri," accessed May 7, 2015
14. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
15. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
16. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
17. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results - State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 5, 2014," accessed August 26, 2014
18. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List - Primary Election," accessed July 24, 2014
19. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results-State of Missouri-General-November 4, 2014: Unofficial Results," November 8, 2014
20. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Nov 6, 2012 General Election - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
21. ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Aug 7, 2012 Primary - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014

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Current members of the Missouri House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Rob Vescovo

Representatives

District 1

Allen Andrews (R)

District 2

J. Eggleston (R)

District 3

Danny Busick (R)

District 4

Greg Sharpe (R)

District 5

Louis Riggs (R)

District 6

Ed Lewis (R)

District 7

Rusty Black (R)

District 8

Randy Railsback (R)

District 9

Dean VanSchoiack (R)

District 10

Bill Falkner (R)

District 11

Brenda Shields (R)

District 12

Josh Hurlbert (R)

District 13

Sean Pouche (R)

District 14

Ashley Aune (D)

District 15

Maggie Nurrenbern (D)

District 16

Chris Brown (R)

District 17

Mark Ellebracht (D)

District 18

Wes Rogers (D)

District 19

Ingrid Burnett (D)

District 20

Bill Kidd (R)

District 21

Robert Sauls (D)

District 22

Yolanda Young (D)

District 23

Michael Johnson (D)

District 24

Emily Weber (D)

District 25

Patty Lewis (D)

District 26

Ashley Bland Manlove (D)

District 27

Richard Brown (D)

District 28

Jerome Barnes (D)

District 29

Vacant

District 30

Jon Patterson (R)

District 31

Dan Stacy (R)

District 32

Jeff Coleman (R)

District 33

Chris Sander (R)

District 34

Vacant

District 35

Keri Ingle (D)

District 36

Mark Sharp (D)

District 37

Annette Turnbaugh (D)

District 38

Doug Richey (R)

District 39

Peggy McGaugh (R)

District 40

Chad Perkins (R)

District 41

Randy Pietzman (R)

District 42

Jeff Porter (R)

District 43

Kent Haden (R)

District 44

Cheri Reisch (R)

District 45

David Smith (D)

District 46

Martha Stevens (D)

District 47

Chuck Basye (R)

District 48

Tim Taylor (R)

District 49

Travis Fitzwater (R)

District 50

Sara Walsh (R)

District 51

Kurtis Gregory (R)

District 52

Bradley Pollitt (R)

District 53

Terry Thompson (R)

District 54

Dan Houx (R)

District 55

Mike Haffner (R)

District 56

Michael Davis (R)

District 57

Rodger Reedy (R)

District 58

Willard Haley (R)

District 59

Rudy Veit (R)

District 60

Dave Griffith (R)

District 61

Vacant

District 62

Bruce Sassmann (R)

District 63

Richard West (R)

District 64

Tony Lovasco (R)

District 65

Vacant

District 66

Marlene Terry (D)

District 67

Neil Smith (D)

District 68

Jay Mosley (D)

District 69

Gretchen Bangert (D)

District 70

Paula Brown (D)

District 71

LaDonna Appelbaum (D)

District 72

Doug Clemens (D)

District 73

Raychel Proudie (D)

District 74

Mike Person (D)

District 75

Alan Gray (D)

District 76

Marlon Anderson (D)

District 77

Kimberly-Ann Collins (D)

District 78

Rasheen Aldridge (D)

District 79

LaKeySha Bosley (D)

District 80

Peter Merideth (D)

District 81

Steve Butz (D)

District 82

Donna Baringer (D)

District 83

Jo Doll (D)

District 84

Wiley Price (D)

District 85

Kevin Windham (D)

District 86

Joe Adams (D)

District 87

Ian Mackey (D)

District 88

Tracy McCreery (D)

District 89

Dean Plocher (R)

District 90

Barbara Phifer (D)

District 91

Sarah Unsicker (D)

District 92

Michael Burton (D)

District 93

Bridget Moore (D)

District 94

Jim Murphy (R)

District 95

Michael O'Donnell (R)

District 96

David Gregory (R)

District 97

Mary Coleman (R)

District 98

Shamed Dogan (R)

District 99

Trish Gunby (D)

District 100

Derek Grier (R)

District 101

Bruce DeGroot (R)

District 102

Ron Hicks (R)

District 103

John Wiemann (R)

District 104

Adam Schnelting (R)

District 105

Phil Christofanelli (R)

District 106

Adam Schwadron (R)

District 107

Nick Schroer (R)

District 108

Vacant

District 109

John Simmons (R)

District 110

Dottie Bailey (R)

District 111

Shane Roden (R)

District 112

Rob Vescovo (R)

District 113

Dan Shaul (R)

District 114

Vacant

District 115

Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway (R)

District 116

Dale Wright (R)

District 117

Mike Henderson (R)

District 118

Mike McGirl (R)

District 119

Nate Tate (R)

District 120

Jason Chipman (R)

District 121

Don Mayhew (R)

District 122

Bill Hardwick (R)

District 123

Suzie Pollock (R)

District 124

Lisa Thomas (R)

District 125

Jim Kalberloh (R)

District 126

Patricia Pike (R)

District 127

Ann Kelley (R)

District 128

Mike Stephens (R)

District 129

Jeff Knight (R)

District 130

Bishop Davidson (R)

District 131

Bill Owen (R)

District 132

Crystal Quade (D)

District 133

Curtis Trent (R)

District 134

Alex Riley (R)

District 135

Betsy Fogle (D)

District 136

J. Craig Fishel (R)

District 137

John Black (R)

District 138

Brad Hudson (R)

District 139

Jered Taylor (R)

District 140

Tricia Derges (R)

District 141

Hannah Kelly (R)

District 142

Bennie Cook (R)

District 143

Ron Copeland (R)

District 144

Chris Dinkins (R)

District 145

Rick Francis (R)

District 146

Barry Hovis (R)

District 147

Vacant

District 148

Jamie Burger (R)

District 149

Don Rone (R)

District 150

Andrew McDaniel (R)

District 151

Herman Morse (R)

District 152

Hardy Billington (R)

District 153

Darrell Atchison (R)

District 154

David Paul Evans (R)

District 155

Travis Smith (R)

District 156

Brian Seitz (R)

District 157

Mitch Boggs (R)

District 158

Scott Cupps (R)

District 159

Dirk Deaton (R)

District 160

Ben Baker (R)

District 161

Lane Roberts (R)

District 162

Robert Bromley (R)

District 163

Cody Smith (R)

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