# Michael Burton

Michael Burton is a Democratic member of the Missouri House for district 92.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Missouri House, district 92
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/24dc0503-f4cf-48b1-afdf-e57157bafec3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/24dc0503-f4cf-48b1-afdf-e57157bafec3 (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

0% of the 28 bills Burton sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Missouri House.

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

8 classified statements: 8 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Burton | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 12.5% | 10.4% | 252 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 39.2% | 588 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 12.5% | 1.0% | 3 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Democrats 11%); International Affairs 50% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Labor and Employment 50% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Taxation 50% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.04), from 123 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 28 bills: 28 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 21. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 140 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3432: Changes the amounts for liability insurance and liability limits for tort claims against the state, a political subdivision, or a public entity (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3432/
- HB 3367: Designates June twentieth each year as John Goodman day (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3367/
- HB 3368: Creates provisions relating to payments for vasectomies (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3368/
- HB 3365: Creates new provisions governing autonomous vehicles (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3365/
- HB 3366: Designates April 22 each year as "Missouri Black Bear Awareness Day" (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3366/
- HB 2981: Authorizes the "Missouri Homestead Preservation Act" (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2981/
- HB 2987: Designates the black bear as the official state mammal (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2987/
- HB 2983: Modifies provisions relating to the payment of workers' compensation upon the death of an employee to allow payments to be made to family members when there… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2983/
- HJR 167: Proposes a constitutional amendment exempting from taxation certain real and personal property owned by a veteran with a total service-connected disability (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HJR167/
- HB 2986: Adds that a minor legally married prior to a certain date may file a petition for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity of… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2986/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-02-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelburtn/status/2020125728860164127
- 2026-02-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelburtn/status/2020126374359375948
- 2026-01-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/michaelburtn/status/2007705962141069646
- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/michaelburtn/status/2005442226047070373
- 2025-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelburtn/status/1972777819433570677
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelburtn/status/1905335589366628400
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelburtn/status/1905336254260281718
- 2025-01-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelburtn/status/1882272862847008892

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=092
- Campaign site: https://www.burton4mo.com/
- X: https://x.com/michaelburtn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burton4mo/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@burtonformissouri3189/featured

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/24dc0503-f4cf-48b1-afdf-e57157bafec3