# Steve Roberts

Steve Roberts is a Democratic member of the Missouri Senate for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Missouri Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/20ad6a34-2965-4068-b819-49c5e0d27831

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/20ad6a34-2965-4068-b819-49c5e0d27831 (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

Roberts sits at −0.16 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 97% of State Senate Democrats.

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

4 classified statements: 4 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Roberts | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 42.9% | 265 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 100% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.16 (standard error 0.03), from 542 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 49 bills: 49 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 1. 8.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri Senate 11.0%; rank 13 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1694: Authorizes incentives for downtown redevelopment (passed one chamber, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1694/
- SB 1649: Modifies procedures relating to the detention of a juvenile (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1649/
- SCR 18: Establishes the "State of Missouri Seal of Civic Recognition" to recognize graduating high school seniors for their academic achievements and contributions to… (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SCR18/
- SB 1563: Establishes the Missouri Angel Investment Incentive Act (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1563/
- SB 1540: Modifies provisions relating to certain convention and visitors commissions (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1540/
- SB 1539: Establishes the Missouri Guaranteed Inclusive Voluntary Exceptional Service (MO Gives) Program to provide living donor medical orders to certain members of… (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1539/
- SB 1108: Regulates human and pet cemeteries (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1108/
- SB 868: Creates the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a minor (in committee, 2026-01-08) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB868/
- SB 1040: Authorizes a sales tax for special educational services (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1040/
- SB 1107: Modifies provisions relating to compensation for assisting or advising in veteran benefits matters (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1107/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $37.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% 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.

- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobertsforSTL/status/1998493392062525820
- 2025-05-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RobertsforSTL/status/1924477929544700313
- 2025-03-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobertsforSTL/status/1900180786122240316
- 2025-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobertsforSTL/status/1890232073996447763

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mo.gov/senators/member/05
- Campaign site: https://robertsforstl.com/
- X: https://x.com/RobertsforSTL
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repstevenroberts
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevencroberts/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevencrobertsjr/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/20ad6a34-2965-4068-b819-49c5e0d27831