# Melanie Stinnett

Melanie Stinnett is a Republican member of the Missouri House for district 133.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri House, district 133
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1df6dc2e-0d12-40d6-b368-4d0b3a19ef95

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1df6dc2e-0d12-40d6-b368-4d0b3a19ef95 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Stinnett sits at +0.78 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Republicans.

## What Stinnett says (MO 2025–26 session)

75 classified statements: 75 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Stinnett | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.0% | 9.3% | 337 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 29.3% | 31.9% | 426 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 348 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.3% | 12.7% | 231 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 68% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Families 18% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 4.5% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 4.5% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.78 (standard error 0.04), from 458 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 4. 58.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 19 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2642: Creates provisions relating to insurance coverage of alternatives to opioid drugs (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2642/
- HB 2592: Restores voting rights to individuals on probation and parole (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2592/
- HB 3352: Modifies provisions relating to physician licensure (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3352/
- HB 2591: Modifies provisions relating to clinical fellowships required for licensure as a speech-language pathologist (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2591/
- HB 3204: Authorizes a tax credit for contributions to prevention resource centers (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3204/
- HB 3010: Creates provisions relating to prior authorization of health care services (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3010/
- HB 2974: Modifies provisions relating to licensure reciprocity (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2974/
- HB 2643: Establishes the "Hope for Missouri Patients Act" (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2643/
- HB 2601: Repeals provisions relating to suspension of professional licenses for failure to pay state taxes or file state tax returns (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2601/
- HB 2602: Exempts entities registered with the department of health and senior services that distribute hypodermic needles or syringes from the crime of unlawful… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2602/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $465.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO/status/2098907192678043867
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO/status/2096282098319437940
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO/status/2090655838784356587
- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO/status/2079413075908710886
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO/status/2077568524000633215
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO/status/2076849358029328558
- 2026-07-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO/status/2074211117459796207
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO/status/2073529355192484046
- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO/status/2067426476689944956
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO/status/2056207516657226058

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=133
- Campaign site: https://www.melaniestinnett.com/
- X: https://x.com/MStinnettSWMO
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelanieStinnettSWMO/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melaniestinnettswmo/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-stinnett-07264673/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1df6dc2e-0d12-40d6-b368-4d0b3a19ef95