Missouri Senate District 32 — Jasper & Newton counties (Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City)

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Local people decide. Jill Carter listens, fights, and gets results. Growth, yes. Blank checks, secret deals, and cost shifting — no.

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Six voter questions

Six questions. Straight answers.

Here's who is sending the attack mail — from their own filings.

Who is Jill?

Bio facts, roots, family, small business, public service.

What has she done?

Bills she wrote, votes she cast — with the proof.

Who endorses her?

Endorsements from the people closest to the work.

What is her record?

Veterans, utility bills, local control, public safety, farm and rural, Second Amendment, seniors.

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Who is Jill?

“Everyone has a story. Here’s mine.”

In her words

I began my journey to the Capitol over a decade ago — not as a politician, but as someone who traveled there on my own dime, working on legislation to help our communities. I know what it feels like to sit on the other side of government.

I come from a long line of farmers, and I’m a small business owner. My love for Southwest Missouri — for my special-needs son, my four other children, and my two granddaughters — animates everything I do. I was not made for political theatre. I am you.

I’m on a mission to put the people of Southwest Missouri back in the driver’s seat. Join me.

The short version

Granby · Southwest Missourian for 36 years.
East Newton High School · Crowder College.
Family farmer · small business owner.
Mother of five · grandmother of two.
Sworn in to the Senate Jan 4, 2023.
Her favorite line: “Constituents welcomed on the Senate floor.”

Committee chairs & citizen advisory boards

Chairs the Senate Families, Seniors and Health Committee.
Chairs the Senate Select Committee on Rural Healthcare (appointed May 2026).
Created 13 citizen advisory boards across Southwest Missouri — education, veterans, vulnerable youth, and more — each one chaired by District 32 constituents, not by politicians. Anyone can join.

What has she done?

What she’s done — and where to check it.

Every card shows what she did, what happened, and where to check it yourself.

Veterans — SJR 46

Your utility bill — SB 4

Local control / data centers

Public safety & children

Farm & rural

Second Amendment

Seniors

What is her record?

Her record, with receipts.

Use the filters for a quick presentation, or scroll the full record.

Utility bill

She sided with you, not the power company.

NAY

SB 4 let utilities charge ratepayers for new power plants before those plants produced power. Carter voted NAY on Feb. 24, 2025 — one of 11 senators to vote no — and sided with ratepayers.

“Rate increases should follow clear improvements in service, not precede them.”

Source: Missouri Senate Journal roll call (SB 4, Feb. 24, 2025); senate.mo.gov bill record

Local control

When special interests came for your tax dollars, she said no.

NAY

Across four April–May 2026 incentive and redevelopment votes, Carter voted NAY. All four passed anyway.

SB 913 (tax credits): NAY, 22–9.
SB 1553 (incentives): NAY, 19–5.
SBs 1694 & 1688 (redevelopment): NAY, 24–5.
HBs 3231 & 2531 (economic development): NAY, 25–7.

Source: Missouri Senate Journal (SB 913, SB 1553, SBs 1694 & 1688, HBs 3231 & 2531; Apr.–May 2026).

Veterans

Veterans — SJR 46

32–0

She wrote the constitutional amendment extending the property-tax exemption to ALL Missouri veterans with a total service-connected disability, and surviving spouses.

She wrote it, passed it through the Senate 32 to 0, the House ran out the clock, and she filed it again.

Source: Missouri Senate Journal / LegiScan (SJR 46, 2025). House companion HJR 115 passed the House 152–2 (2026).

Public safety

She made grooming a felony — and the governor signed it.

Signed law

Carter sponsored HB 2273 in the Senate, the law making child grooming a felony and strengthening protections for children and vulnerable people. Gov. Mike Kehoe signed it April 7, 2026.

“This bill is about protecting kids and stopping sexual crimes before they happen.”

Source: Governor Kehoe bill signing, April 7, 2026 · senate.mo.gov

Local control

Local control / data centers

Local people decide

Before a billion-dollar company gets a deal, local people deserve the facts, a public process, and the final say. She convened a June 25, 2026 Joplin community council on large-scale data centers, transmission infrastructure, and property rights.

“Top-down decisions rarely work well.”

public answersratepayers protectedproperty rights defendedlocal people decide

Source: https://www.senate.mo.gov/Media/NewsDetails?id=2356

Farm & rural

Rural healthcare

Missouri Farm Bureau PAC endorsed Carter for reelection June 8, 2026, citing her listening and advocacy for farmers, ranchers, and landowners.

Chair, Senate Select Committee on Rural Healthcare (May 2026).

“Rural Missouri families… deserve dependable access to quality healthcare close to home.”

Source: https://mofb.org/carterpac26/ · https://www.senate.mo.gov/Media/NewsDetails?id=2351

Second Amendment

SB 216

SB 216, the “Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act” (Carter, sponsor): bans a firearm merchant-category-code registry; NSSF testified in support.

“Lawful gun ownership must never be treated as inherently suspicious.”

Source: SB 216; NSSF testified in support.

Seniors

She had our back

Fixed income, rising prices — property taxes hit seniors hardest, and this district knows it. Two things every senior household should know: (1) If you’re 62 or older, Jasper and Newton counties froze your property tax at 2024 levels. It is NOT automatic — apply with your county and make sure you’re getting what you’re owed. (2) When the state ordered counties to push property valuations up, Newton County’s assessor refused — and Sen. Carter had her back, in writing, telling the state where this district stands.

You earned that freeze. Make sure you’re getting it — and know who stood with you when the state pushed.

Source: 62 or older? Ask your county collector about the freeze application — it's yours to claim.

The Carter Record · Verified Sources

She passed a child-protection law shaped by local citizens — not lobbyists.

13 citizen boards · Senate vote: 32–0 · Signed by the Governor April 7, 2026

It started with constituents, not lobbyists.

Gov. Mike Kehoe signs HB 2273 at the Missouri Capitol with Sen. Jill Carter present

Gov. Kehoe signs HB 2273 — grooming a minor is now a felony · April 7, 2026

Citizens shaped it›

Carter carried it — 32–0›

The Governor signed it›

Kids protected back home

Senate record Signed Apr 7 News coverage

"When you come after our kids, there's going to be consequences."

— Sen. Jill Carter, at the signing

Join a Citizen Board

How District 32 writes a law.

No middlemen. The loop starts and ends at your kitchen table.

Kids needed
protection

Real problems, raised by real families at home.

13 citizen boards
shaped the fix

Teachers, farmers, veterans, parents, healthcare workers — chaired by neighbors, not politicians.

Carter carried it
through the Senate

Not a single senator voted no.

32–0

The Governor
signed it

HB 2273 — April 7, 2026. Grooming a minor is now a felony.

Back home:
kids protected

The loop closes where it started — your family.

Jill Carter built 13 citizen advisory boards across District 32 — education, seniors, veterans, agriculture, small business, healthcare, and more. Each one chaired by constituents. There's an application, and anyone can raise their hand. If you've ever said "nobody listens to us" — she built the table. Come sit at it.

The record

How She Voted

Every entry Journal- or senate.mo.gov-locked. Positive headline first, vote as the receipt.

Out-of-state money can buy mailers. It can't buy her vote — and her record proves it.

Veterans

She wrote the disabled-veteran property-tax amendment — and passed it 32 to 0.

32–0

Jill Carter wrote the constitutional amendment extending the property-tax exemption to ALL totally service-disabled veterans and their surviving spouses. Every senator — both parties — voted yes. The House ran out the clock. She filed it again.

SJR 46 · Passed Missouri Senate Third Reading April 14, 2025 · 32–0

House companion HJR 115 passed the House 152–2 (2026).

SOURCE: senate.mo.gov / LegiScan SJR 46

Your Utility Bill

She said no to billing families before power plants produce power.

NAY

When the big utility bill let companies charge YOUR monthly bill for construction costs before a single watt is produced, Jill Carter voted no — one of only 11 senators to side with the families paying the bills.

SB 4 (2025 regular session) · Third Reading Feb 24, 2025 · Carter: NAY (passed 22–11)

SOURCE: Missouri Senate Journal · senate.mo.gov

Your Utility Bill

She brought the utility executives to face their customers.

Town hall

After constituents reported delayed, inaccurate, and sharply higher Liberty bills, Carter brought Liberty executives to a public town hall and said rate increases should follow service improvements — not come before them.

Constituent town hall with Liberty Utilities · official Senate release

"Rate increases should follow clear improvements in service, not precede them."

SOURCE: https://www.senate.mo.gov/Media/NewsDetails?id=1968

Not For Sale

When special interests came for your tax dollars, she voted no. Four times.

4× NAY

Across four incentive and redevelopment votes in spring 2026, Carter voted NAY every time. All four passed anyway — which tells you how few senators were willing to stand in the way. She was one of them, every time.

SB 913 (tax credits) — NAY · April 2, 2026 · passed 22–9
SB 1553 (incentives) — NAY · April 13, 2026 · passed 19–5
SBs 1694 & 1688 (redevelopment) — NAY · May 6, 2026 · passed 24–5
HBs 3231 & 2531 (economic development) — NAY · May 13, 2026 · passed 25–7

SOURCE: Missouri Senate Journal · senate.mo.gov

Local Control

Before a billion-dollar company gets a deal, local people get the facts — and the final say.

Local people

On data centers, Carter's standard is simple: the decision belongs to the people who live here — not Jefferson City, not Big Tech. She convened a public community council in Joplin on data centers, transmission lines, and property rights.

Joplin community council · June 25, 2026 · official Senate release

"Top-down decisions rarely work well."

SOURCE: https://www.senate.mo.gov/Media/NewsDetails?id=2356

Local Control

She wants the sheriff answering to you — in the Constitution.

SJR 87

Carter's amendment would place the office of elected sheriff in the Missouri Constitution. It passed the Senate; it still requires further legislative action and voter approval.

SJR 87 · Passed Missouri Senate · official release

SOURCE: https://www.senate.mo.gov/Media/NewsDetails?id=2245

Gas-station gambling machines record card

Protecting Kids

Gas-Station Gambling Machines — April 5, 2023

YEA

Carter voted yes on SA 11 to put video lottery terminals under state licensing and regulation, including age restrictions and problem-gambling protections.

SA 11 to SS for SB 30 · April 5, 2023 · Carter: YEA (failed 11–20)

SOURCE: Missouri Senate Journal, 47th Day · Gas-Station Gambling Machines — April 5, 2023

Protecting Kids

She wrote the law that made grooming a felony. It's signed. It's real.

Signed

Carter handled HB 2273 through the Senate — grooming, online extortion of minors, and child sex trafficking measures. Governor Kehoe signed it into law April 7, 2026. Not a promise. A law.

HB 2273 · Signed into law April 7, 2026

"This bill is about protecting kids and stopping sexual crimes before they happen."

SOURCE: https://www.senate.mo.gov/Media/NewsDetails?id=2227

Protecting Kids

Her victim-protection provisions are moving into law.

SB 894

Key provisions from Carter's SB 894 — protections for victims of violent crime, human trafficking, and sexual exploitation — were included in SB 888.

SB 894 provisions included in SB 888 · official release

SOURCE: https://www.senate.mo.gov/Media/NewsDetails?id=2253

Protecting Kids

The prosecutors who do the work named her their champion.

Champion

The Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys named Carter a 2025 Legislative Champion for her role advancing SB 43.

MAPA 2025 Legislative Champion · SB 43

SOURCE: https://www.senate.mo.gov/Media/NewsDetails?id=2132

Farm & Rural

The people closest to the land looked at the record — and endorsed it.

Endorsed

Missouri Farm Bureau PAC endorsed Carter for reelection June 8, 2026, citing her listening and advocacy for farmers, ranchers, and landowners.

MOFB PAC endorsement · June 8, 2026

SOURCE: https://mofb.org/carterpac26/

Farm & Rural

She chairs the fight to keep rural healthcare close to home.

Chair

Carter chairs the Senate Select Committee on Rural Healthcare and the Families, Seniors and Health Committee — the seats where rural hospital and family-care decisions actually get shaped.

Chair, Select Committee on Rural Healthcare (May 2026); Chair, Families, Seniors and Health Committee

"Rural Missouri families… deserve dependable access to quality healthcare close to home."

SOURCE: https://www.senate.mo.gov/Media/NewsDetails?id=2351

Second Amendment

She sponsored the law that keeps gun purchases from being flagged and tracked.

SB 216

Carter sponsored the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act — banning a special credit-card code that would let banks flag and track firearm purchases. The firearm industry's trade association testified for it.

SB 216 · Carter, sponsor · NSSF testified in support

"Lawful gun ownership must never be treated as inherently suspicious."

SOURCE: senate.mo.gov / LegiScan SB 216

Local control / data centers

public answers · ratepayers protected · property rights defended · local people decide

Before a billion-dollar company gets a deal, local people deserve the facts, a public process, and the final say.

“Top-down decisions rarely work well.”

Who's paying for the attack mail?

The attack mail has a return address.

Here's who is sending the attack mail — from their own filings.

Card A — Mailer disclaimer

“Paid for by American Federation for Children, Inc.”

Facts: Washington, D.C.-headquartered advocacy group founded by a billionaire family; the Texas return address on its mail is a rented private mailbox; spent roughly $9 million on about 200 races nationally in 2022.

Sources: NBC News; public filings.

Card B — Website disclaimer

“Paid for by Stand for Truth PAC, Scott Lady Treasurer”

Facts: New Missouri Ethics Commission filings are due soon — they'll be posted here exactly as filed.

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