# LaDonna Appelbaum

LaDonna Appelbaum is a Democratic member of the Missouri House for district 71.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Missouri House, district 71
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c3609dd-62d2-4030-9b24-7b5d49a16677

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c3609dd-62d2-4030-9b24-7b5d49a16677 (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

Appelbaum reported $600 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

46 classified statements: 46 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 | Appelbaum | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.7% | 2.5% | 62 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 23.9% | 10.4% | 74 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 37.0% | 39.2% | 426 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.0% | 105 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 24% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Finance and Financial Sector 12% (State House Democrats 1.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.05), from 148 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 16. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 140 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2728: Establishes the "Missouri Voter Fraud Prevention Act" (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2728/
- HB 2727: Changes the offense of weapons possession by adding high-capacity firearm magazines (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2727/
- HB 2725: Modifies property disclosure requirements with respect to radioactive or hazardous material (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2725/
- HB 2724: Creates provisions relating to insurance coverage for fertility treatments (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2724/
- HB 2729: Modifies provisions for renewable energy resources (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2729/
- HJR 156: Proposes a constitutional amendment relating to firearms (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HJR156/
- HB 2730: Creates provisions relating to the licensing of radon industry professionals and businesses (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2730/
- HB 2726: Creates provisions relating to insurance coverage of drugs (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2726/
- HB 2731: Authorizes a tax credit to offset fees from the adoption of rescue animals (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2731/
- HB 980: Authorizes a tax credit to offset fees from the adoption of rescue animals (in committee, 2025-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2025/HB980/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $600 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71/status/1905148314368045179
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71/status/1905148794645385509
- 2025-02-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71/status/1895367051075821765
- 2025-02-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71/status/1895369274858123478
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71/status/1892436627529531706
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71/status/1892656091407769961
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71/status/1892656092842283079
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71/status/1892656094314365287
- 2025-02-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71/status/1889947177830719831
- 2025-02-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71/status/1889947179982422274

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=071
- Campaign site: https://ladonna4missouri.com/about.html
- X: https://x.com/AppelbaumMO71
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LAforMO71/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIgnj6RPfLuG1lAa3M9BTGg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladonna-appelbaum-a747714/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c3609dd-62d2-4030-9b24-7b5d49a16677