# Peggy McGaugh

Peggy McGaugh is a Republican member of the Missouri House for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri House, district 7
- Serving since: 2023-01-04
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/920c5b79-73a0-477b-a90d-1a290e48e014

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/920c5b79-73a0-477b-a90d-1a290e48e014 (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

58% of the 19 bills McGaugh sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Missouri House.

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

8 classified statements: 8 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 | McGaugh | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 31.9% | 486 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 12.5% | 12.7% | 334 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 50% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Government Operations and Politics 50% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.09), from 26 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 57.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 20 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1906: Modifies provisions relating to payments of real and personal property taxes (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB1906/
- HB 1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB1871/
- HB 1940: Changes the law regarding advertisements and orders of publication in newspapers (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB1940/
- HB 3440: Establishes the offense of tampering with an elected county official (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3440/
- HB 3441: Designates August 12th each year as election worker appreciation day (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3441/
- HB 3439: Modifies provisions relating to eligibility of firefighters for a program that provides free college tuition for public safety personnel (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3439/
- HB 2596: Modifies provisions relating to health benefit plans (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2596/
- HR 4331: Grants use of the House Chamber for the Missouri Association of Counties Legislative Day on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, from 8:00 am to 8:45 a.m. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HR4331/
- HB 3183: Establishes the Missouri Ireland Trade Commission (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3183/
- HB 2605: Modifies provisions relating to the publication of election notices (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB2605/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.1K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeggyMcGaughR39/status/2072674076607291795
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeggyMcGaughR39/status/2055696222007013724
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeggyMcGaughR39/status/2055772982790791621
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeggyMcGaughR39/status/2014530995660161153
- 2025-11-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PeggyMcGaughR39/status/1990909748099588166
- 2025-02-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeggyMcGaughR39/status/1888760281297297565
- 2025-02-01 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/PeggyMcGaughR39/status/1885784822569705618
- 2025-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/PeggyMcGaughR39/status/1875925323973644293

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=007
- X: https://x.com/PeggyMcGaughR39
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pmcgaugh/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcgaup1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/920c5b79-73a0-477b-a90d-1a290e48e014