# Kathy Steinhoff

Kathy Steinhoff is a Democratic member of the Missouri House for district 45.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Missouri House, district 45
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6ee52a1a-7c1b-4ebb-ac4f-8602d03b2034

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ee52a1a-7c1b-4ebb-ac4f-8602d03b2034 (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

Steinhoff sits at −0.38 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 85% of State House Democrats.

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

14 classified statements: 14 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 | Steinhoff | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 14.3% | 39.2% | 675 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 14.3% | 14.4% | 329 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Education 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.38 (standard error 0.05), from 437 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 15.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 106 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3253: Modifies provisions relating to property tax (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3253/
- HB 3228: Establishes provisions providing teachers with immunity if the teacher intervenes in incidents involving violence (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3228/
- HB 2499: Establishes provisions relating to purpose-built student housing (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2499/
- HB 2500: Repeals provisions authorizing the establishment of charter schools in Boone County (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2500/
- HB 2334: Prohibits persons under eighteen years of age from carrying firearms into public areas within urban areas (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2334/
- HB 2263: Creates provisions that allow for transfer of utility service to a spouse of the account holder without additional fees under certain circumstances (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2263/
- HB 2112: Establishes the "Missouri Teachers Matter Grant Program" (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2112/
- HB 2111: Modifies provisions relating to the calculation of income tax, repealing income tax subtractions for certain capital gains (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2111/
- HB 2113: Establishes provisions related to the safe storage of firearms (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2113/
- HB 2114: Adds additional options for photo identification needed to vote (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2114/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $47.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2025-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/KathySteinhoff/status/1931048626023027108
- 2025-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/KathySteinhoff/status/1927482509471764699
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KathySteinhoff/status/1925634496260366619
- 2025-04-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/KathySteinhoff/status/1915524727919215006
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/KathySteinhoff/status/1903957466557132914
- 2025-03-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/KathySteinhoff/status/1900599204772188225
- 2025-02-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/KathySteinhoff/status/1894963096961048928
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/KathySteinhoff/status/1881161426699796674
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/KathySteinhoff/status/1881161981627179290
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/KathySteinhoff/status/1881164499610374244

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=045
- Campaign site: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-steinhoff-8b5bb5290/
- X: https://x.com/KathySteinhoff
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KathySteinhoff45/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathysteinhoff45/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/kathysteinhoff

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ee52a1a-7c1b-4ebb-ac4f-8602d03b2034