# Burt Whaley

Burt Whaley is a Republican member of the Missouri House for district 138.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri House, district 138
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/89ef08d6-96fd-4d5f-9a48-d8093ba60052

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/89ef08d6-96fd-4d5f-9a48-d8093ba60052 (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

10% of the 20 bills Whaley sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Missouri House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.06), from 45 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 68. 10.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 116 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3412: Modifies provisions relating to the abuse or neglect of vulnerable persons (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3412/
- HB 3377: Authorizes political subdivisions to elect to cover certain employees as public safety personnel, reducing their minimum retirement age (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3377/
- HCR 50: Rejects the Obergefell v. Hodges decision and calls upon the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HCR50/
- HB 3338: Provides that certain international organizations shall have no jurisdiction in this state and creates the "No Shari'a Act" regarding enforcement of certain… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3338/
- HCR 47: Expresses gratitude to local road crews and lineworkers throughout the state for their commitment to public safety during winter weather emergencies (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HCR47/
- HB 3120: Modifies provisions relating to the signature of the county treasurer (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3120/
- HB 3056: Specifies that an unborn child, at any stage of development, is subject to the protections of the 5th and 14th Amendments of the United States Constitution (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3056/
- HB 2656: Creates the "Clear Skies Act" prohibiting geoengineering, cloud seeding and other atmospheric interventions, authorizing DNR to investigate violations, and… (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2656/
- HB 2551: Modifies and establishes provisions relating to sexual offenses (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2551/
- HB 1685: Eliminates Daylight Saving Time (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB1685/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $19.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/memberdetails.aspx?year=2025&district=138
- Campaign site: https://whaley4mo138th.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Whaley4mo138th

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/89ef08d6-96fd-4d5f-9a48-d8093ba60052