# Chris Brown

Chris Brown is a Republican member of the Missouri House for district 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri House, district 16
- Serving since: 2021-01-06
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/43f13a74-64cd-41b6-b03a-51af80dbfc10

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/43f13a74-64cd-41b6-b03a-51af80dbfc10 (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

60% of the 20 bills Brown sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Missouri House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.05), from 179 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 60.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 17 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2517: Creates provisions relating to certain disclosures by a real estate wholesaler (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2517/
- HB 1768: Modifies provisions relating to the classification of certain residential real property used for short-term rentals (passed both chambers, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB1768/
- HB 2508: Allows for a search of the series LLC in the SoS Business Entity website and to obtain a certificate of good standing (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2508/
- HB 3449: Modifies provisions relating to the appointment of commissioners in the 7th judicial circuit (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3449/
- HB 3448: Adds a circuit judge to the 7th judicial circuit (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3448/
- HB 3293: Expands the requirement for children to wear personal flotation devices (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3293/
- HB 3283: Modifies provisions relating to public labor organizations (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3283/
- HB 3175: Establishes a process in which persons registering a motor vehicle may apply for a designation indicating a health condition or disability that limits or… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3175/
- HB 3095: Modifies a provision relating to a tax credit for new business facilities (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3095/
- HB 2896: Modifies provisions relating to the governing bodies of certain public institutions of higher education (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2896/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $69.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=016
- Campaign site: https://www.chrisbrownformo.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/chris-brown/654793821

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/43f13a74-64cd-41b6-b03a-51af80dbfc10