Missouri 7th District
Eric Burlison (R) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Eric Burlison
Republican · holds this seat today
B-Liberty Score B-On the liberty side in 86 of 101 votes and bills.
Raised $1,697,442 since January 2025: 79% from people, 18% from PACs and other committees, 3% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Missi Hesketh
Democrat · mayor of Forsyth, teacher
FLiberty Score F25 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Hesketh has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Hesketh.
Raised $66,640 since January 2025: 77% from people, 12% from PACs and other committees, 11% from the party. The filing at FEC.gov
Higher on Liberty Score: Eric Burlison. Eric Burlison: B-, 81 out of 100 from recorded votes. Missi Hesketh: F, 25 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Missi Hesketh, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Hesketh, so the grade above comes from this list: what Hesketh has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Said the war in Iran should have been brought to Congress.
“We are involved in the war in Iran, and that should have been brought to Congress.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
She asks for a congressional vote but names no bill or policy toward Iran, which the brief treats as unclear.
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Answered the Springfield Daily Citizen written questions saying Congress needs to cut any funding going toward the Iran war.
“Secretary Pete Hegseth is leading the military into the abyss in Iran, as well as insofar as the future of military leadership is concerned. Hegseth needs to be impeached and removed from office and Congress needs to cut any funding going toward this conflict.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A call to cut off funding for the war in Iran is a limit aimed at stopping action against Iran, which is on the against side.
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She says she has a hard time justifying the US continuing to provide bombs and missiles to Israel.
“I really have a hard time justifying the United States continuing to provide bombs and missiles to Israel”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Questioning continued weapons for Israel is the against side.
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She says the US should continue to fund the war in Ukraine.
“So yeah, I think that we should continue to fund that war.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing continued Ukraine funding against Putin is with.
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Said sending more money to Israel is something she would go against her party on, calling its conduct genocide.
“send more money to Israel when they're basically, they're committing genocide.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Calling Israel's war genocide and opposing more money for it is against liberty on free nations.
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She would set a minimum tax for billionaires and tax carried interest as ordinary income.
“Reclassify “carried interest” as ordinary income and establish a minimum tax for billionaires.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A new minimum tax on billionaires is a higher tax, the against side.
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Answered the same written questions saying the corporate tax rate should be raised.
“Trump dropped that rate to 21% and now we are at $40 trillion and climbing. Increase the corporate tax rate.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A named tax increase, the corporate rate, is on the against side of the measure.
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She wants fair and balanced access to immigration and says it is hard to judge the border without seeing it.
“There should be a fair and balanced access to immigration in this country, not one that takes a year or two years or 10 years to go through for people.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Faster legal immigration with no stance on amnesty or enforcement does not settle the measure.
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Answered the same written questions saying that people in the United States illegally who have not begun the legal process should be deported to their home country.
“If an individual is in the United States illegally and has not begun the process for legal documentation they should be deported, not sent to a country on a different continent, but deported to their home nation.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Deporting those who are here illegally is on the with side of the measure.
Also on the ballot
Kevin Craig (Libertarian).
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