# Tony Luetkemeyer

Tony Luetkemeyer is a Republican member of the Missouri Senate for district 34.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri Senate, district 34
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/98b8120c-7a9c-4415-9e7b-8bfcdc8fa8a5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/98b8120c-7a9c-4415-9e7b-8bfcdc8fa8a5 (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

83% of the 12 bills Luetkemeyer sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 33 in the Missouri Senate.

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

75 classified statements: 75 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Luetkemeyer | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 4.0% | 9.5% | 218 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 42.7% | 37.3% | 148 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.0% | 2.3% | 71 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 15.4% | 36 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 44% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Taxation 16% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Education 13% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.86 (standard error 0.04), from 332 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri Senate 11.0%; rank 1 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 979: Authorizes the use of the Senate Chamber for Missouri Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SR979/
- SR 980: Authorizes the use of the Senate Chamber for the Silver Haired Legislature (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SR980/
- SR 981: Authorizes the use of the Senate Chamber for Missouri YMCA Youth and Government program (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SR981/
- SR 982: Authorizes the use of the Senate Chamber for Missouri Girls State program of the American Legion Auxiliary (passed one chamber, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SR982/
- SB 1808: Authorizes legislation with a subject to be determined at a later date (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/SB1808/
- SCR 1: Authorizes the Senate, with the consent of the House of Representatives, to adjourn for more than ten days until June 16, 2025 (passed one chamber, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2025S1/SCR1/
- SR 394: Authorizes the use of the Senate Chamber for Missouri Girls State (passed one chamber, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2025/SR394/
- SR 396: Authorizes the use of the Senate Chamber for Silver Haired Legislature (passed one chamber, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2025/SR396/
- SR 395: Authorizes the use of the Senate Chamber for Missouri Youth Leadership (passed one chamber, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2025/SR395/
- SR 397: Authorizes the use of the Senate Chamber for the Missouri State Medical Association and the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (passed one chamber, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2025/SR397/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $607.5K (State Senate Republicans median $34.5K). 84% 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.

- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/status/2107235347776368788
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/status/2100698006454751588
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/status/2093300064055623707
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/status/2082514112576450924
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/status/2071975338926854184
- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/status/2061927456836366804
- 2026-05-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/status/2050392705210208541
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/status/2047629552705569212
- 2026-04-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/status/2044865970896838726
- 2026-04-11 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/TonyForMissouri/status/2042961031820087747

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mo.gov/senators/member/34
- Campaign site: https://www.tonyformissouri.com/meet-tony
- X: https://x.com/TonyForMissouri
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tonyformissouri/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyformissouri/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-luetkemeyer-99218628/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/98b8120c-7a9c-4415-9e7b-8bfcdc8fa8a5