# Brad Christ

Brad Christ is a Republican member of the Missouri House for district 96.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri House, district 96
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8f5928b4-5528-4506-8075-4e69c5864b42

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8f5928b4-5528-4506-8075-4e69c5864b42 (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

Christ reported $420.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

79 classified statements: 79 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Christ | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 20.3% | 31.9% | 560 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 26.6% | 12.7% | 91 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 38% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 19% (State House Republicans 15%); Emergency Management 19% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Families 19% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.62 (standard error 0.04), from 589 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 3. 45.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 45 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3537: Creates the "Enhanced Personal Privacy Act" (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3537/
- HB 3536: Modifies provisions relating to extended sentences for prior criminal conduct (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3536/
- HB 3395: Provides incentives for expanded downtown redevelopment projects approved by DNR (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3395/
- HB 2498: Modifies provisions relating to the certification of a juvenile for trial as an adult (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2498/
- HB 2375: Modifies provisions relating to workers' compensation (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2375/
- HB 3231: Establishes the "Missouri Innovation, Public Safety, and Accountability Act" (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3231/
- HR 4042: Expresses support for the Big East Conference's acceptance of Saint Louis University as a member institution (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HR4042/
- HB 3151: Modifies the definition of food to authorize a reduced sales tax on the purchase of dietary and nutritional supplements (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3151/
- HB 3149: Modifies provisions relating to sales taxes for early childhood education services (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3149/
- HB 3152: Enacts provisions relating to payment for health care services (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3152/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $420.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradChristForMO/status/2108628251178602772
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradChristForMO/status/2098845388228723026
- 2026-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradChristForMO/status/2082621614647091392
- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradChristForMO/status/2081024089112691019
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradChristForMO/status/2076860784202629181
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradChristForMO/status/2073580121361895727
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradChristForMO/status/2073462686596071874
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradChristForMO/status/2066225493418865007
- 2026-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradChristForMO/status/2059842612094202140
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BradChristForMO/status/2058965665440997523

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=096
- Campaign site: https://www.bradchristformo.com/
- X: https://x.com/BradChristForMO
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BradChristForMO/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradchristformo/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bradchristformissouri7911
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-christ/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8f5928b4-5528-4506-8075-4e69c5864b42