Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Missouri's 7th District

3 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Eric W. Burlison
Republican · Incumbent
Currently represents Missouri's 7th District in the U.S. House.
Missi Hesketh
Democratic · Challenger
Kevin Craig
Libertarian · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Eric W. BurlisonMissi HeskethKevin Craig
Party on the ballotRepublican1Democratic1Libertarian1
StatusIncumbent2ChallengerChallenger
Raised$1,697,442 through October 14, 20263$50,540 through July 15, 20264Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$962,3643$33,5434Not found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending$12,107 for · $0 against5Not found in the public sources we checkedNot found in the public sources we checked
Health insurance systemHis campaign website lists affordable healthcare among his priorities, saying he would make healthcare more affordable and return control of their care to patients rather than bureaucrats.6
Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
Her Healthcare page says she supports a public plan option open to everyone, priced on a sliding scale by income, that leaves private insurance in place.7		Not found in the public sources we checked
Federal income tax ratesHis campaign website lists lower taxes among his priorities, and says he would cut wasteful government spending so that Missourians keep more of what they earn.6Not found in the public sources we checkedHis campaign website includes a small-government pledge that says he will vote for legislation to shrink taxes, spending and debt and against all tax increases.8
Federal spending levelsHis campaign website lists cutting wasteful government spending among his priorities, and lists helping lead the effort to cut $2 trillion from Washington's wasteful spending, waste and fraud among his accomplishments.6Not found in the public sources we checked
Cut overall federal spending
His campaign website says he wants to reduce federal spending by a trillion dollars, that all government spending must be cut, and that he would work to abolish federal programs it describes as unconstitutional.8
Fraud and improper payments in federal programsHis campaign website lists holding Washington accountable by ridding it of waste, fraud and abuse as a priority, and lists helping lead an effort to cut waste and fraud among his accomplishments.6Her Accountability page headline on auditing the Pentagon says the goal is to cut waste and fraud.9Not found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Eric W. Burlison — 1 issue
Missi Hesketh — 17 issues
  • Abortion law
    Her Healthcare page says she supports prohibiting government restrictions on providing and getting abortion services, including limits on prescribing certain drugs, offering services by telemedicine, or providing services immediately when a provider decides a delay risks the patient’s health.7
  • Abortion medication
    Her Healthcare page says the government restrictions on abortion services that she would prohibit include limits on a provider’s ability to prescribe certain drugs and to offer services by telemedicine.7
  • Farm payments and crop insurance
    Her Farmers and Natural Resources page says she would amend the federal crop insurance program so beginning and veteran farmers and ranchers receive a higher rate of premium assistance, by raising an added amount from 10 to 15 percentage points in each of the first two reinsurance years.10
  • Foreign ownership of farmland
    Ban purchases by buyers tied to China, Russia, Iran or North Korea
    Her Farmers and Natural Resources page says she would ban adversarial foreign governments, including China, from buying American farmland, and create a beneficial ownership registry so shell companies cannot hide foreign ownership.10
  • Voting Rights Act protections
    Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
    Her Protect Our Kids’ Future page says she would pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, along with the Freedom to Vote Act.11
  • Campaign finance rules
    Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
    Her Accountability page says she would prohibit for-profit corporations from forming PACs, require immediate disclosure of large donors, and work toward overturning Citizens United.9
  • Drawing district lines (redistricting)
    Her Protect Our Kids’ Future page says she would back the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act as a way to ban partisan gerrymandering.11
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
    Her Accountability page says members of Congress should be barred from owning individual stocks and securities during their service.9
  • Term limits for Congress
    Her Accountability page says she supports establishing term limits for members of Congress.9
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    Pause or limit new data centers
    Her Farmers and Natural Resources page says she would put a moratorium on new AI data centers and have the Secretary of Energy report on each facility’s water use, energy use, infrastructure needs, emissions, wastewater, cooling chemicals and noise.10
  • Paid family and medical leave
    Create a national paid leave program for all workers
    Her Affordability page says she would ensure 12 weeks of paid leave, funded through a payroll insurance fund, and bar employers from firing a worker who takes it.12
  • Military spending
    Her Accountability page says she would demand a full, independent audit of the Pentagon and apply what it finds to remove waste, moving the savings toward veterans, infrastructure and working families.9
  • Medicare drug price negotiation
    Expand it to more drugs and to people with private insurance
    Her Healthcare page says she would widen Medicare’s power to negotiate prices to cover 50 drugs a year and extend the resulting lower prices to private insurance plans.7
  • Social Security payroll tax cap
    Her Affordability page says she would lift the cap on wages that count toward Social Security contributions and extend the tax to investment income for people earning above $400,000.12
  • Taxes on very large fortunes
    Her Affordability page says she would tax carried interest as ordinary income and set a minimum tax that billionaires would pay.12
  • Data privacy
    Her Protect Our Kids’ Future page says she wants data privacy standards modeled on the GDPR to limit how businesses gather, retain and sell personal information, particularly minors’ information.11
  • Private care for veterans
    Her Healthcare page says she backs a three-year pilot program that would let veterans enrolled in the VA choose care from any provider in the covered care system, removing location requirements that limit access.7
Kevin Craig — 2 issues
  • US Department of Education
    Close the department and move or end its programs
    His campaign website says the first spending cut should be abolishing the Department of Education and returning education to parents.8
  • Border wall and barriers
    His campaign website, in a passage about border security, says the Republican plan to build a wall is unconstitutional and would strengthen the federal government at the expense of a free market.8

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.